Nneka Okoye
Jackass Flat
Summary
Compassionate mental health support practitioner with strong dedication to helping individuals in need of mental health support. Skilled in providing patient-cantered care and evidence-based interventions. Possesses deep understanding of mental health and behavioural sciences with ability to utilize knowledge to assist individuals in managing mental health challenges.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Support Worker
Mind Australia
06.2022 - Current
- Enhanced patient well-being by providing empathetic and compassionate support in daily activities.
- Reduced patient anxiety through active listening, problem-solving, and crisis intervention techniques.
- Improved patient outcomes with accurate documentation of mental health symptoms and progress notes.
- Supported patients in achieving personal goals through goal-setting exercises and step-by-step guidance.
- Served as a reliable point of contact for families seeking updates on their loved one''s progress or needing additional resources.
- Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual needs.
Complex Mental Health Worker
Ermha 365
02.2022 - Current
- Enhanced patient well-being by implementing individualized care plans and mental health treatments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for patients, leading to improved mental health outcomes.
- Provided crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, resulting in increased safety for both patients and staff.
- Assisted in the development of group therapy programs, contributing to a more supportive environment for patients.
- Maintained detailed records of patient interactions, supporting accurate diagnoses and continuity of care.
Disability Support Worker
Care Choice
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Providing personal care to older people
- Assisting with incident reporting and progress notes documentations
- Working with those with Dementia
- Showering of residents
- Assisting with bed making
- Feeding of residents
- Devise and implement interactive programs targeted at achieving each patient's individual needs and goals
- Perform tasks related to patients' personal hygiene and health
- Assist patients with cooking, serving meals, housekeeping and shopping activities to ensure a healthy environment
- Working effectively with clients care plans
- Lending compassionate support in fulfilling complex needs of patients
- Assisting with the feeding of residents
- Providing social and emotional support to clients
- Ensured the safe and proper lifting and transferring of clients
- Assisting with aspects of everyday living
- Assisting with the disbursing of meals
- Providing personal assistance and care to indoor and outdoor patients
- Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure
- Provided on-call care at all times of day and night
- Introduced, negotiated and implemented new projects to expand scope of engagement
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow
- And any other domestic duties assigned to me
- Improved client independence by developing personalized support plans tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Enhanced quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
Disability Support Worker
Carers Network
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Providing personal care
- Showering
- Wound dressing
- Shopping
- Taking Clients for appointments
- Assisting with aspects of everyday living in Clients home
- Medication assistance
- Improved client independence by developing personalized support plans tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Enhanced quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
Disability Support Worker
Easy iCare
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Providing personal care to clients
- Assisting with incident reporting and progress notes documentations
- Working with those with Dementia
- Showering of residents
- Assisting with bed making
- Feeding of residents
- Working effectively with clients care plans
- Assisting with the feeding of residents
- Providing social and emotional support to clients
- Assisting with aspects of everyday living within the nursing home
- Assisting with the disbursing of meals
- And any other domestic duties assigned to me by the registered nurse
- Improved client independence by developing personalized support plans tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Enhanced quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
Education
CHC52015 Diploma of Community Service -
Australian Community And Management College
Sydney, NSW01.2021
CHC33015 Certificate III in Aged Care and Individual Support (Enrolled) -
Inspire Education Australia
Sydney, NSW01.2017
Skills
- Residential Support
- Client Engagement
- Vocational Support
- Substance Abuse Counseling
Additional Information
True, Australian Driver’s License, NDIS Workers Screening Check, NDIS Workers Orientation Module, Working with Children’s Check, Current CPR and First Aid Certificate, True, Covid 19 vaccination Certificate
Hobbies and Interests
- Researching
- Travelling
- Meeting People
- Attending Professional/Motivational Workshop.
References
Available on request.
Timeline
Mental Health Support Worker
Mind Australia
06.2022 - Current
Complex Mental Health Worker
Ermha 365
02.2022 - Current
Disability Support Worker
Care Choice
08.2021 - 02.2022
Disability Support Worker
Carers Network
08.2021 - 02.2022
Disability Support Worker
Easy iCare
05.2021 - 02.2022
CHC52015 Diploma of Community Service -
Australian Community And Management College
CHC33015 Certificate III in Aged Care and Individual Support (Enrolled) -
Inspire Education Australia
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