Gifty Quansah
Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) & CQC Registered Care Manager
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About
Highly motivated and experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse and CQC Registered Care Manager with extensive experience across acute mental health, inpatient services, dementia care, crisis intervention, community healthcare, leadership, governance, education, research, audit and quality improvement.
Experienced Practice
Assessor and Practice Supervisor supporting student nurses, newly qualified nurses, healthcare support workers, carers and multidisciplinary teams through supervision, mentorship, coaching and clinical teaching.
Experience
Registered Mental Health Nurse - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
(2022-11)
- Comprehensive mental health and physical health assessments.
- Risk assessments, care planning and crisis management.
- Physical health lead responsibilities.
- Discharge planning and multidisciplinary working.
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor for student nurses.
- Support and supervision of newly qualified nurses and healthcare support workers.
- Clinical audits, governance and quality improvement.
Associate Practitioner - NSHP Professional
(2021-07)
- Clinical assessments, triage support, venepuncture, cannulation, ECGs and catheterisation.
- MDT participation and discharge planning.
Director / Manager / Assessor / Head of Centre / Locum Mental Health Nurse
(2020-08)
- CQC Registered Care Manager.
- Governance, compliance, safeguarding and quality assurance.
- Recruitment, supervision and staff development.
- Training delivery, competency assessments and workforce development.
- Service improvement, audits and operational leadership.
Medical Assistant A&E - St George's University Hospital
(2014-01 - 2021-07)
Healthcare Assistant - Lakeside Nursing Home
(2012-12 - 2014-01)
Live-In Carer
(2009 - 2012)
Office Clerk - Forest Stewardship Council Ghana
(2004 - 2009)
Nursery Nurse / Practitioner
(2001 - 2004)
Assistant Nurse - Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana
(1998 - 2001)
Education
PGCert - Education - Queen Mary University of London
BSc (Hons) - Mental Health Nursing - London South Bank University (2022)
BSc - Health and Social Policy - London Metropolitan University (2018)
HND - Health and Social Care - University of Greenwich / Bromley College (2018)
Level 5 Diploma - Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care
Level 5 Diploma - Education and Training
Level 3 Certificate - Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA)
Level 3 Diploma - Health and Social Care
CACHE Level 3 Certificate - Preparing to Work in Health and Social Care
Level 3 Award - Dementia Awareness
Level 2 Diploma - Health and Social Care
NVQ Level 1 - Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
