Vincent Gough
Valentine,Australia
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Youth Outreach Worker, Student Support Officer, and Mental Health Clinician (Registered Nurse) with over 14 years of experience, including 6 years in senior leadership roles. Expert in providing trauma-informed care and evidence-based interventions to disadvantaged youth facing mental health challenges, biopsychosocial stressors, and substance misuse. Adept at coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing complex cases, and ensuring the highest level of care. Passionate about advocating for vulnerable populations and committed to fostering positive outcomes through collaboration with clients, families and external agencies.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Support Officer
Wakefield School For Specific Purpose (SSP)
Wakefield, NSW
09.2021 - Current
- Assist students and families in accessing appropriate external services, ensuring that their individual needs are met
- Establish and maintain referral pathways with local service providers, facilitating timely and effective interventions
- Collaborate with the school’s wellbeing team and counselors to implement evidence-based programs and strategies that promote resilience, wellbeing, and pro-social behaviors
- Provide immediate support during crises and escalations, triaging urgent needs and ensuring risk management protocols are followed
- Formatively reporting issues of suspected risk or significant harm - Provide advice on interventions, prioritize risk and communicate issues relating to the student to the executive team
- Liaise with Child Wellbeing Unit, Department of Communities and Justice & Juvenile Justice about on-going reports ensuring all available information is provided in a timely manner
- Writing correspondence letters to Psychologists, Paediatricians & GP's providing detailed formulations of presenting problems and concerns regarding student health and safety
- Assist students with formative intellectual and mental health assessments, interviewing carers and collating this data in preparation for new NDIS applications
- Liaising with current NDIS coordinators of students on the scheme ensuring cohesion and connection between students and their external supports
- This also ensures that all school management plans align with students Behavior Support Plans (BSP) and functional capacity
- Assist in the return from suspension process whilst implementing restorative practices and trauma informed plans
- Providing weekly staff workshops to promote staff wellbeing by incorporating evidence-based strategies such as mindfulness, meditation and grounding
Registered Nurse
Ramsay Health – Lakeside Mental Health Clinic
Warners Bay, NSW
06.2021 - Current
- Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments to determine care levels and develop individualized discharge plans, ensuring continuity of care
- Serve as Nurse in Charge for a 28-bed in-patient unit, overseeing patient safety while mentoring and supporting junior nursing staff
- Respond swiftly to psychiatric crises, managing severe mental health and behavioral issues with a focus on de-escalation and patient safety
- Build relationships with patients, offering reassurance, active listening and engaging in therapeutic conversations
- Conduct independent nursing rounds ensuring all care plans are accurate and up to date
- Clinical documentation including but not limited to deteriorations, escalation, risk, and medication in adherence to hospital policy
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings with healthcare professionals including Psychiatry, Psychology and Occupational therapy ensuring care is holistic and person cantered
Clinical Nurse Specialist
John Hunter Childrens Hospital
Newcastle, NSW
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Work as Nurse in Charge of the unit which involves managing patient flow, allocation and delegation of fellow staff, escalating care, liaising with afterhours specialists, management and key stakeholders regarding clinical and clerical decisions
- Deliver evidence-based education and training workshops to hospital and CAMHS teams, focusing on contemporary practices in adolescent healthcare, including assessment, management, and communication strategies
- Lead in-service education sessions for clinical staff, covering both clinical and non-clinical topics to enhance care delivery and team collaboration
- Ensure quality improvement of practice by assisting in the development of assessments tools and educational resources for patients which have since been approved by NSW Health and now form part of the admission screening process for every adolescent across the Hunter New England Health District
- Provide specialist 1:1 care of mental health patients with challenging behaviors at risk of suicide or self-harm
- Mentor and precept new-graduate nurses and/or new staff ensuring they are well supported during their orientation and throughout, this includes clinical supervision and 1:1 supported shifts
- Communicate assertively with the interdisciplinary team to implement and modify treatment care plans to meet healthcare objectives
- Perform patient and family education on issues relating to the current and on-going care of their child
- Incorporate knowledge of infant-child growth and development as well as knowledge of different disease processes and conditions
- Liaise with both Adolescents and/or their parents over the telephone to obtain detail-specific histories and current symptoms in order to triage needs
- Liaise with parents and surrounding family ensuring social, emotional, and physical needs are met
Youth Worker
LIFE WITHOUT BARRIERS
Newcastle, NSW
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Deliver trauma-informed support and care across multiple settings, including homes, schools, hospitals, and community centers, ensuring the emotional and physical wellbeing of young people in crisis
- Respectfully communicate with a wide range of young people suffering from physical, intellectual and mental health disabilities, as well as with their families to ensure optimal outcomes
- Oversee client planning, including case conferences, case plans and other programs that will benefit the client
Education
Graduate Certificate - Paediatric Mental Health
University of Tasmania
TAS11-2017
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW12-2015
Tertiary Preparation Cert III & IV -
TAFE NSW
NSW12-2013
Higher School Certificate -
Swansea High School
NSW12-2012
Skills
- Emotional Intelligence & Active Listening
- Crisis Management & De-escalation Techniques
- Mental Health Assessments & Trauma-Informed Care
- Case Management & Care Coordination
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Behavioral Health Intervention & Risk Assessment
- Family Education & Support
- Complex Problem-Solving & Analytical Thinking
- Program Development & Evidence-Based Practices
- Individual Counselling & Delivery of Psychological Education
- Leadership Qualities Including Team Building & Mediation
Certification
- Graduate Certificate – Paediatric Mental Health
- Grade 1 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification
- Registered Nurse - Division One
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Accredited Trainer
- Advanced Resus for Children Theoretical & Practical Certificate
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- Mentor & Preceptorship Accredited (NSW Health Internal Course)
Secondments
- JHCH Hospital Adolescent Ward - Nurse Unit Manager (January 2020 - May 2020)
- JHCH Youth Engagement Service - Clinical Nurse Consultant (February 2018 - September 2021)
- JHH Emergency Psychiatry Liaison Service - Clinical Nurse Specialist (May 2020 - September 2021)
References
- Tanayah Tooze
NSW DoE/Hummingbird Psychology – Clinical Psychologist
P: 0423 285 912 | E: ttooze@hummingbirdcentre.com.au - Tony Apostolovski
CAMHS Youth Engagement Service - Clinical Nurse Consultant
P: 0417 490 952 | E: Tony.Apostolovski@health.nsw.gov.au
Timeline
Student Support Officer
Wakefield School For Specific Purpose (SSP)
09.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Ramsay Health – Lakeside Mental Health Clinic
06.2021 - Current
Clinical Nurse Specialist
John Hunter Childrens Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2020
Youth Worker
LIFE WITHOUT BARRIERS
01.2010 - 01.2016
Graduate Certificate - Paediatric Mental Health
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Newcastle
Tertiary Preparation Cert III & IV -
TAFE NSW
Higher School Certificate -
Swansea High School
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