Social worker/AMHP at RMBC (Present)
Function as a full-time Approved Mental Health Professional within the Rotherham crisis team, predominantly adhering to the frameworks of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, while assessing individuals in crisis across adult inpatient and hospital settings, as well as within the community, who exhibit significant risks to themselves or others.
- Function as a full-time Approved Mental Health Professional within the Rotherham crisis team, predominantly adhering to the frameworks of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Assess individuals in crisis across adult inpatient and hospital settings, as well as within the community, who exhibit significant risks to themselves or others
- Conduct assessments of individuals detained by the police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Engage with a diverse patient demographic, caring for individuals across all age ranges and a variety of disorders, including dementia, psychosis, and depression
- Operate autonomously, consistently applying the principle of least restrictive interventions
Social Worker/AMHP, Recovery Team at Ferham Clinic
Provide continuous medical, behavioural, and emotional support to adult patients diagnosed with various disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, anxiety, and severe depression.
- Provide continuous medical, behavioural, and emotional support to adult patients diagnosed with various disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, anxiety, and severe depression
- Employ communal biopsychosocial perspectives to connect the external environment with patients' biological and psychological needs within a rehabilitation context
- Inspire patients to adopt a positive outlook by emphasising self-determination through a strength-based approach to mental health recovery
- Recognised for facilitating support for mentally disordered adults of working age, offering vital medical and emotional assistance throughout the treatment process
Assertive Outreach Service at Opal Centre
Deliver bedside care and treatment, whilst developing safety plans tailored for each individual within a caseload of 20 patients.
- Deliver bedside care and treatment, whilst developing safety plans tailored for each individual within a caseload of 20 patients
- Administer community treatment orders and undertake additional responsibilities under the jurisdiction of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Formulate comprehensive medical assessments of needs and risks for each patient to provide effective mental health care services
- Support critical cases of adults aged between 16-65, including those struggling with drug abuse, social challenges, and treatment resistance
Crisis & Home Treatment Practitioner at Opal Centre
Manage patient entries into mental health services and coordinate the discharge of medically stable patients.
- Manage patient entries into mental health services and coordinate the discharge of medically stable patients
- Assess seriously ill patients at Doncaster Royal Infirmary A&E department, and facilitate appropriate admissions through referrals by various agencies
- Oversee risk management processes and provide telephone support to service users, caregivers, agencies, and clinicians through immediate and effective decision-making
- Provide medical care by recording and organising regular clinic reports within an electronic database
- Design individual care plans for all patients, collaborating with families, service users, and caregivers to ensure effective plan execution
Senior Social Worker at Swinton Health Centre
Conduct social work assessments and interventions within patients' homes, evaluating their mental state, facilities, and social functionalities.
- Conduct social work assessments and interventions within patients' homes, evaluating their mental state, facilities, and social functionalities
- Participate in mental health review tribunals, assisting victims within the criminal justice system through effective advocacy
- Contribute to identifying the least obtrusive and most effective patient care alternatives by completing assessments under the Care Programme Approach
- Promote independence and quality of life for patients by developing impactful care plans that empower individuals
- Secure funding for mental health placements by participating in meetings and preparing requisite healthcare reports
- Recognised for excellence as an investigation officer, supervising individuals subjected to the Court of Protection
Registered Social Worker at Capita Social Care Recruitment Agency
Support Worker at Reed Social Care Agency
Accredited Volunteer at Rotherham Probation Service
Youth Worker at Brinsworth Parish Council Community Centre
