Robin Winlow

A compassionate and caring mental health professional with almost eighteen years of experience of working within the health and social care sector in the UK. I spent ten years working as a nursing assistant / mental health support worker, before qualifying as a registered mental health nurse for which I still hold a UK based nursing license. My expertise lay within the area of severe mental illness, with much of my nursing career working in the field of severe mental illness such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, and co-morbid substance misuse.

Additionally, I do hold additional qualifications in cognitive behavioural therapy which allows me to blend both my nursing and psychotherapy skills to promote recovery through a person-centered approach. I am both a compassionate and experienced registered mental health nurse in the UK, although currently seeking a mental health support worker position here in Canada. With this I bring strong experience in therapeutic engagement, crisis intervention, risk management and safety planning, and person centered care after several years of supporting individuals with severe mental illness.

I am genuinely motivated to work within a support worker role, providing consistent and thorough assistance whilst developing knowledge and understanding of the Canadian mental health system, services, and standards of practice. Although I do eventually plan to pursue my BC nursing license in the future, my current priority is to gain invaluable knowledge and experience of the Canadian mental health system. Additionally, increasing my awareness and understanding of third party organisations that support the psychosocial concept of mental health recovery would be essential, alongside building positive relationships with both service users and colleagues, and working within multidisciplinary teams.

Care Assistant - HC-ONE

(2009-01 - 2012-12)

Entry level job into the health and social care sector by working as a care assistant in a residential care setting for the elderly. Key roles and responsibilities consisted of supporting with personal hygiene, maintaining adequate diet / fluid intake, light housekeeping, and completion of care records.

Nursing Assistant - NHS

(2012-01 - 2016-12)

This role consisted of providing direct support to the registered nurses on the ward, with completion of all tasks relating to basic care, with the addition of completing vital physical health observations such as BP, Temperature Respiration Rates, Oxygen Saturation, and Electrocardiogram.

Staff Nurse - NHS

(2019-01 - 2020-12)

My first role as a registered mental health nurse was working with an inpatient setting for males of working age. Key duties required delegation of tasks, completing assessment and monitoring of symptoms of mental illness, completion of care plans.

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse - NHS

(2020-01 - 2025-12)

A community based position which required managing a caseload of patients who were either undergoing assessment or had an established diagnosis of enduring mental illness. Duties included brief psychological and psychosocial interventions, assessment, assessment of risk and safety planning, and supervising junior members of the team.

Staff Support Practitioner - NHS

(2025-01 - 2026-12)

This role was a fixed term contract of one year to lead on a pilot programme exploring staff health and wellbeing within the organisation. This required assessment of individuals within varying departments to identify common themes that negatively impacted staff health and wellbeing, and then providing subsequent health and wellbeing interventions to support the reduction of staff sickness, implement workplace adjustments, and improve overall job satisfaction. A final report was then created to submit to hospital managers with the findings.

Casual Contract - Crisis Intervention Team Senior Mental Health Nurse - NHS

(2022-01 - 2026-12)

For three years I also completed additional shifts regularly on a crisis intervention team as a senior mental health nurse. This required comprehensive assessments to be facilitated identifying risk and individual needs of those presenting in crisis. Subsequently, this required complex risk management and safety planning, alongside completing daily visits to individuals for the completion of home based treatment to reduce inpatient admissions by providing brief crisis interventions.

BSc - Mental Health Nursing - Liverpool John Moores University (2016-01 - 2019-12)

PGDip - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - University Of Oxford (2022-01 - 2024-12)

PGCert - Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - University Of Oxford (2022-01 - 2024-12)