EMELIA YEBOAH
Launceston
Summary
In my role as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager, I demonstrate high- quality clinical practice and ensure that my team understands and follows best practices. I support colleagues in their professional growth through mentorship and sharing knowledge. I encourage open communication by facilitating regular meetings during shifts where everyone can voice concerns, ask questions and share ideas for improvement. I stay current by keeping up to date with the latest clinical guidelines, research and innovations. I ensure compassionate care by advocating for patients' needs, involving them in decision-making and considering their preferences and values always adhere to standards by working within the boundaries of established clinical guidelines, policies and ethical standards. This helps ensure consistency in delivering high- quality care which provides a benchmark for the team to follow. I lead by example by demonstrating behaviours that reflect professionalism such as being punctuality, respect and excellent communication.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Nurse Unit Manager
Northside Mental Health
11.2016 - Current
- Assist the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) with the day to day management and coordination of resources to ensure optimal patient care
- Coordinate patient/client centred care delivery and flow
- Ensure the maintenance of effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to promote patient/client delivery
- Provide a high level of clinical knowledge and skill to ensure clinical standards and policies and procedures to promote a patient focused model of care according to best practise and principles
- Act as a role model and clinical resource person to provide clinical advice, recommendation and effective utilisation of resources
- Provide clinical leadership and clear direction to staff so that all have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and duties in relation to patents/clients and colleagues
- Identifying, defining and developing recommendations to implement the delivery of complex care needs for patients/clients, including supporting the development of new operational guidelines or clinical practices and monitoring and evaluating clinical outcome measures
- Providing clinical leadership and clear direction to staff so that all have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and duties in relation to their patients/clients and colleagues
ECT/Therapy Nurse
Northside Mental Health
07.2011 - 11.2016
- Preparing patients for Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) and assisting Doctors during the ECT procedure, educating, clients, families/relatives, carers and students about ECT
- Undertaking risk assessment and risk management, care planning, care management and care-review
- Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients
- Liaising with other health professionals in providing good quality care for patients
- Supervision of junior staff, management of Aggression and mentoring of students in the clinical environment
- Having one to one therapeutic session with patients, assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients
- Meeting clients/ patients to discuss their needs and progress within the service with the view to enhancing service delivery, Management of Clients/Patients detained under the Mental Health Act 2014 (MHA) and Educating detained patients about their legal rights under the Mental Health Act
- Taking part in clinical meetings such as ward rounds, Team reviews and Nursing handovers
- Writing Progress notes and engaging clients/ patients in ward-based activities
- Liaising with other health professionals in providing good quality care for patients
- Administering of medication in accordance with the Nursing Act and ANMC Policies
- Providing information regarding medication, treatment, dosage and side effects to patients, relatives and carers
- Taking charge of the ward, dealing with delegation and allocation of staff and ensuring an effective skill mix and maintaining a safe working environment for patients and staff
- Supervision of junior staff, working effectively with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), and contributing positively towards decision making and advocating for patients
Staff Nurse
Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust
03.2006 - 12.2008
- Company Overview: Ravenswood House Forensic Unit, UK
- Meeting clients/patients to discuss their needs and progress within the service with the view to enhancing service delivery, management of clients/patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983(MHA), educating detained patients about their legal rights under Section 132 of the MHA
- Taking charge of the ward, dealing with delegation and allocation of staff and ensuring managerial aspects of the ward are carried out in a safe controlled environment, following national and local policies implemented by the trust in a systematic order
- Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients
- Writing nursing reports to the Mental Health Review Tribunals and Managers' Hearings for designated clients/patients
- Facilitating access to advocacy and legal services for clients/patients, in preparation in legal appeals, advising clients/patients on complaints procedure in relation to conditions of detention and their care
- Administering medication in accordance with the local policy and Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) guidelines
- Undertaking Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Care Planning, Care Management and Care review, Care Co-ordination
- Taking part in clinical meetings such as ward rounds, Care Program Approach (CPA) meetings, Team reviews and Nursing handovers, writing Progress notes and engaging clients/ patients in ward-based activities
- Clinical supervisor, for Band two and three staff with the view to service improvement and professional development
- Facilitating students' learning during their clinical experience
- Supervision of junior staff, management of Aggression and mentoring of students in the clinical environment
- Having one to one therapeutic session with patients, assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients
- Ravenswood House Forensic Unit, UK
Staff Nurse
Cawston Park Hospital
09.2005 - 03.2006
- Company Overview: Low Secure Forensic Unit UK
- Assessing patients and writing care-plans
- Risk assessment and Management, dealing with and managing aggression, prevention/ de-escalation of violence
- Liaising with other health professionals in providing good quality care for patients
- Administering medication in accordance with the local policy and Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) guidelines
- Supervision of junior staff, management of Aggression and mentoring of students in the clinical environment
- Having one to one therapeutic session with patients, assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients
- Low Secure Forensic Unit UK
Health Care Support Worker
Barnet, Enfield and Harringay NHS Trust
09.2000 - 09.2005
- Working closely with patients with mental health problems and substance abuse, providing support to patients such as helping with their activities of daily living, doing clinical observation of patients, assisting the trained staff in assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients, reporting any concerns to the trained staff
Education
Masters' - Clinical Nursing
University of Tasmania
01.2012
Post Graduate Diploma - Mental Health Nursing
University of Tasmania
01.2011
3yr Diploma - Nursing
University of Surrey
Guildford, UK01.2005
NVQ - Health and Social Care Level I and 2
Prime Care College
01.2001
Post-Secondary Teacher Training Certificate -
LA Training College
Cape Coast, Ghana01.1993
Ghana G.C.E. Advanced Level -
Extra Mural Academy
01.1989
G.C.E Ordinary Level -
Saint John's Grammar School
Accra, Ghana01.1987
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Medication administration
- Infection control measures
- Vital signs monitoring
- Compassionate care
- Emotional resilience
- Nursing care planning
- Patient assessment
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Travelling
- Voluntary Work
REFREES
Sarah Nelson - Bazaadut
Northside Mental Health Unit
0418392312
Gail Williams
Calvary Mental Health Unit
0427197171
Timeline
Associate Nurse Unit Manager
Northside Mental Health
11.2016 - Current
ECT/Therapy Nurse
Northside Mental Health
07.2011 - 11.2016
Staff Nurse
Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust
03.2006 - 12.2008
Staff Nurse
Cawston Park Hospital
09.2005 - 03.2006
Health Care Support Worker
Barnet, Enfield and Harringay NHS Trust
09.2000 - 09.2005
Post Graduate Diploma - Mental Health Nursing
University of Tasmania
3yr Diploma - Nursing
University of Surrey
NVQ - Health and Social Care Level I and 2
Prime Care College
Post-Secondary Teacher Training Certificate -
LA Training College
Ghana G.C.E. Advanced Level -
Extra Mural Academy
G.C.E Ordinary Level -
Saint John's Grammar School
Masters' - Clinical Nursing
University of Tasmania
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