Jennifer Griffin
Grassmere,VIC
Summary
My passion is to provide unbiased and appropriate care to every consumer I walk alongside. My nursing practice is guided by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act, Capability Framework and Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles. My empathy, compassion and respect, impacts lives by supporting consumer-based recovery, trauma-informed care, and family inclusiveness.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing
South West Healthcare
Warrnambool
05.2026 - Current
- Conduct comprehensive mental health status assessments
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments
- Safely manage behavioural or psychiatric crises
- Develop, implement and evaluate individualised recovery-oriented care plans
- Monitor medication adherence and evaluate therapeutic response
- Engaged with consumers and support networks to develop and maintain recovery and treatment plans, fostering hope, self-identity, and personal responsibility
- Liaised with agencies and networks to enhance support for mental health services
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to assess and plan treatment strategies
- Organise and coordinate appropriate referrals for individual consumers and their support network
- Documented interventions in electronic mental health records, ensuring compliance with legislative and service guidelines
- Upholding and adhering to professional requirements
- Maintaining registration requirements with AHPRA
- Ensuring practice encompasses safety, person-centered care, cultural safety, trust, and professional behaviour
- Performed essential duties in current position
- Conducted clinical care and assessments to ensure effective treatment
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Managed administration and compliance with regulations
Registered Nurse, Transition to Mental Health Nursing
South West Healthcare
Warrnambool
05.2025 - 04.2026
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive patient care strategies.
- Assisted in coordinating patient admissions, transfers, and discharges efficiently.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering skill development and adherence to best practices.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
Registered Nurse
Moyne Health Services
Port Fairy
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Administered patient care plans, ensuring adherence to protocols and safety standards.
- Monitored vital signs, documenting changes accurately for timely medical intervention.
- Implemented infection control measures, reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections among patients.
Registered Nurse
WPRS Dermatology Clinic
Warrnambool
02.2024 - 06.2024
Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing
South West Healthcare
Warrnambool
07.2022 - 03.2023
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Distinction
Deakin University
Warrnambool10-2023
Skills
- Mental health nursing
- Patient assessment
- Care planning
- Medication administration
- Privacy compliance
- Charting documentation
- Patient intake
- Infection control
- Patient advocacy
- Crisis intervention
- Trauma-informed care
- Compassion and empathy
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing
South West Healthcare
05.2026 - Current
Registered Nurse, Transition to Mental Health Nursing
South West Healthcare
05.2025 - 04.2026
Registered Nurse
Moyne Health Services
09.2024 - 05.2025
Registered Nurse
WPRS Dermatology Clinic
02.2024 - 06.2024
Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing
South West Healthcare
07.2022 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Nursing - Distinction
Deakin University