Joanne Hop

Delivery of care for Older Adults with Dementia in an inpatient setting. To support individuals, meet all aspects of Activities of Daily Living

Healthcare Assistant - Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust, Mental Health - Carleton Clinic, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3SX

(2000-04 - 2008-01)

Delivery of care for Older Adults with Dementia in an inpatient setting. To support individuals, meet all aspects of Activities of Daily Living

Care Pathway Co-ordinator - Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust, Mental Health - Carleton Clinic, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3SX

(2008-01 - 2012)

Essential to my role was to plan and Co-ordinate safe and timely discharges from hospital for Older Adult Inpatient services. Actively working in a collaborate manner with the Multi-disciplinary Team, ward teams, families/carers and external providers to facilitate smooth discharge processes.

Supporting

Admission and Discharge Pathways and funding processes, working with Adult Social care and Clinical Business Units across appropriate funding streams During this timeframe I entered my Professional Nurse Training programme - Diploma in HE in Mental Health Nursing – University of Cumbria And continued working in this role on a part time basis. I qualified as a Mental Health Nurse RMN in December 2012

Staff Nurse – RMN - Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust, Mental Health / Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust – CNTW - Carleton Clinic, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3SX

(2012-01 - 2016-06)

Older Adult services / Acute Inpatient wards (Trust changed over)

• Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patient care, with the focus of patient centred care.
• Facilitating Care, Assessment and Treatment in an inpatient Mental Health setting. Actively Working over a range of clinical settings supporting individuals experiencing severe enduring mental health conditions and physical health related needs.
• Demonstrating and delivering safe, effective care and evidence-based practices.
• Demonstration of effective channels of communication and promoting the therapeutic relationship
• Undertaking validated assessment tools, Observations, Risk assessments that inform wellbeing and care and risk management plans.
• Demonstrating clinical skills; Physical Health monitoring NEWS/Sepsis Tool, administration of medication / monitoring of adverse side effects and supporting education
• Actively participating in the multi-disciplinary team process. Working in a collaborate manner with patients / families and carers.
• Adhering to professional regulations, Legislation, Trust polices and local guidelines.
• Responsibility of managing shift which involved delegating and supporting unqualified staff members and professional colleagues.
• Demonstrating proficiency in maintaining standards of documentation - clearly concisely and accurately in accordance to Information governance guidelines

Clinical Lead RMN – Band 6 - Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust – CNTW - Carleton Clinic, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3SX

(2016-07 - 2020-01)

I was successful in my appointment of Clinical lead working on an inpatient unit for individuals with a range of functional mental health needs and physical health related conditions. Within my role as Clinical lead, I am a member of the ward leadership team, working in collaboration with the ward manager, specialist nurse, clinical lead nurses, psychologist, psychiatry colleagues, clinical nurse manager and associate director. Key to my role and responsibility as clinical lead is to provide high quality, safe and responsive patient centred care.

Which involves assessing, planning, and implementing the care plan process and evaluating outcomes to promote high clinical standards are maintained In addition to my key Nursing responsibilities, I complete clinical and management supervision, providing clinical advice, guidance and sharing clinical knowledge and experience by demonstrating positive role modelling. oversight over all 15 patients and take a lead on patients who present with behaviours that challenge and have complex needs, due to my clinical experience and ability to deliver high quality care. Within my role, I successfully inducted international colleagues and actively pa

• Undertaking clinical audits and developing quality safety standards and reviewing incident reports
• Within my role I complete dynamic risk assessments and advocate the need to utilise positive risk taking within the ward environment, I conduct this in collaboration with the patient and their carer/family.
• Communicating effectively
• Undertake operational responsibilities in the absence of the ward manager.
• Producing reports to inform assessment and legal frameworks.

Ward Manager - Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust – CNTW - Carleton Clinic, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3SX

(2020-01)

I am currently working as a ward manager on a 10 bedded inpatient Functional Mental Health Unit. The patient group also experience physical health related needs.

• Key to my role and responsibility of this position compromises overseeing the operations of the 24-hour inpatient unit ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and management of a wide team of staff. This expectation of this role is to maintain a blend of Nursing experience which spans over 20 years of working in the field of Mental Health care, leadership and management responsibilities.
• I am accountable to oversee the delivery of safe, responsive and effective care that promotes positive patient experience. I am responsive to address concerns and complaints from patients and families and apply clinical skills and judgments.
• Key to my role is supervising staff, facilitating clinical and management supervision and appraisals and provide leadership and support to the team.
• Facilitate training to improve skills and performance.
• Also actively contribute to the Trusts recruitment and retention processes
• Experience of managing budgets, E-rostering planning
• Policy implementation and drives continuous Quality and improvement.
• Demonstrating effective communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Clinical decision making and managing conflicts.
• Time management skills
• On call responsibilities – Point of Contact, out of hours.

Secondary School - Harraby Secondary School, Edgehill Road, Carlisle, Cumbria (1989 - 1994)

Professional Qualification in Diploma HE - Mental Health Nursing - University of Cumbria (2009 - 2012)

NHS Leadership in Care Development Programme - Warwick University (2024 - 2024)