Skills
Independent clinical assessment, diagnosis, and prescribing within adult community mental health recovery services.
Development and implementation of physical health monitoring protocols for individuals with serious mental illness, including Clozapine, Lithium, and Depot medication safety monitoring.
Leadership in service improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety, quality of care, and outpatient service sustainability.
Practice education, staff supervision, and facilitation of work-based learning across inpatient and community mental health settings.
Multidisciplinary collaboration to support shared care protocols and integrated prescribing practices.
Research and audit capability including qualitative interviewing, survey design, clinical data collection, and thematic analysis.
Quality improvement aligned with recovery-focused and person-centred models of care.
Strategic planning, change management, and clinical leadership within community mental health teams.
Advanced communication skills including patient-centred engagement, family education, de-escalation, and professional documentation.
About
I am an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health) with extensive experience across community and inpatient adult mental health services, specialising in physical health monitoring for individuals with serious mental illness. Demonstrated leadership in service development, including the implementation of Clozapine and Lithium outpatient monitoring clinics and standardised physical health protocols within Recovery CMHT settings. Experienced independent prescriber with a strong background in education, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Committed to evidence-informed practice, with postgraduate research experience in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
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