Lucy Almond

I have been a qualified RMN for 6 years. I am currently based within youth offending team CAMHs as a mental health practitioner. I have previously worked within a male medium secure forensic unit, a mixed gender PICU and a mixed gender admission ward.

I have done training with medication management, risk management, safeguarding and mental health act, amongst more. I am a determined person who works well individually and as part of a team. I communicate well both verbally and in written communication.

I have excellent time keeping skills and am keen to acquire new skills.

Willing to relocate: Anywhere.

Mental Health Practitioner - Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust - Fareham

(2024-12)

I currently work for the youth offending team child and adolescent mental health service. My responsibilities include holding a case load of young people and supporting them with their mental health needs.

• Offering emotional coping skills, support within education, organising medication reviews and assessing and managing risks
• Conducting ADHD assessment, writing the reports and presenting them in order to achieve appropriate diagnosis
• Supporting young people with diagnosis of autism and adapting approach to support them in the most effective way
• Completing regular care plans and risk assessments
• Supporting family/carers and signposting to appropriate support

Care Coordinator - Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust - Havant

(2022-04 - 2024-11)

I was a care coordinator within the Havant community mental health team. I have my own case load of service users and am responsible for planning and conducting their care.

• Completing risk assessments and care plans
• Working closely with service users, family and other professionals in order to create the best and most effective care plan
• Distributing some medications including depot injections
• Attending ward rounds within hospitals to make service users reintegration as seamless as possible
• Completing initial assessment and writing reports to suggest to the MDT the course of treatment which may suit the service user and whether criteria for the service are met

Senior Charge Nurse - Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust - Fareham, Hampshire

(2021-07 - 2022-04)

Throughout my time at Ravenswood House I worked on a forensic medium secure ward. I was responsible for assisting service users from admission through to discharge.

• Receiving mental health act paperwork, completing risk assessments and care plans, distributing and educating about medication
• Facilitating ward rounds and advocating for service users
• Working closely with service users and their families to ensure holistic person centred care plans
• Named nurse for a variety of service users and responsible for completing risk assessments prior to any leave off the ward
• Coordinating the unit, ensuring all wards were safely staffed and acting accordingly if not
• Fire warden and coordinating the unit in the event of a fire alarm

Mental Health Nurse - Solent NHS Trust - Portsmouth, Hampshire

(2019-11 - 2021-07)

Throughout my time at Solent I worked on the admission ward and the PICU. I also did shift on the older adults ward. I was responsible for assisting service users from admission through to discharge.

• Receiving mental health act paperwork, completing risk assessments and care plans, distributing and educating about medication
• Facilitating ward rounds and advocating for service users
• Working closely with service users and their families to ensure holistic person centred care plans
• Named nurse for a variety of service users and responsible for completing risk assessments prior to any leave off the ward

Support Worker - Enfield Mencap - London

(2017 - 2019)

• Supervise and support members in completing therapeutic and physical activities
• Assisting them with eating and personal care where necessary, but always promoting independent living

Customer Assistant - New Look - Hampshire, UK

(2014-11 - 2016-08)

• Serving customers, merchandising the window displays and operating tills
• Organising stock and marking down sale items
• Processing the deliveries and security tagging the products

Customer Assistant - The Fruit Basket - Hampshire, UK

(2013-09 - 2014-04)

• Accountable for managing stock and overseeing deliveries
• Serving customers and operating and cashing out tills
• Locking up and ensuring the alarm is set
• Maintaining food hygiene and health and safety

Sales Assistant - Boots - Hampshire, UK

(2012-11 - 2013-01)

• Organised the stockroom, replenishing empty shelves and processing deliveries
• Operated tills and assisted customers

Shop Assistant - Queens Parade News - Hampshire, UK

(2011-08 - 2012-09)

• Left unsupervised handling cash and cashing out the tills
• Restocking the shelves and serving customers
• Taking pre-orders and pricing new products

Bachelor of Science - Mental Health Nursing - Middlesex University (2016-09 - 2019-09)

Diploma - Allied Healthcare Professionals - Distance Learning Centre (2016-01 - 2016-01)

A Levels - English literature and language, business and economics and drama and theatre studies - Bay House School and Sixth Form (2013-01 - 2013-01)

GCSEs - English, Science, maths, German, statistics, History - Bay House School and Sixth Form (2011-01 - 2011-01)