David Odusina

Six years' extensive experience as a clinical assessor in psychiatric intensive care, acute inpatient ward, outpatients, emergency department liaison, and community mental health services. Mental-status evaluations skills, suicide and risk assessment skills, physical health observations skills. Manage and coordinate care planning, referrals workload, admission, clinical handover, discharge planning and post-discharge follow-up to ensure smooth transition to the community.

Competent in supporting patients with complicated mental health crisis, personality disorder, dementia, learning and physical disabilities, drug and alcohol abuse. Effective communication with the patients, families, consultant, referral sources, community providers, and multidisciplinary teams. Prevention and management of aggression, agitated, psychotic and personality disorder patients.

Experienced about patient's safeguarding, informed consent, confidentiality, accurate documentation, professional responsibility and accountability.

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Barts NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital - Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1FR, United Kingdom

(2020-09 - 2026-08)

• Clinical assessment, conducted inpatient admission, referral management, care planning, clinical handovers discharge planning and post discharge community follow-up.
• Risk assessment management by conducting comprehensive mental state and physical health assessment.
• Assessed risk including aggression, suicide, vulnerability, substance misuse, self-harm, medication noncompliance, physical and mental health deterioration.
• Assessed findings were communicated to physicians and multidisciplinary team to help with the treatment plan and care decision making.
• Initial point of contact for the patients and family members at the emergence department, community services and other referral sources.
• Promoted effective therapeutic communication with patients, families, physicians and community providers.
• Used de-escalation techniques and therapeutic communication to engage distressed, psychotic, paranoid, agitate and aggressive patient.
• Documented accurately and timely the clinical report while upholding privacy, confidentiality, and escalated any safety concerns to the appropriate team.
• Maintained least restrictive practice, safeguarding procedures, enhanced observations, and involved in multidisciplinary team meeting.

Community Mental Health Nurse - Lambeth Home Treatment Team - Orchard House, Lambeth Hospital 108 Landor Road, London, SW9 9NT, United Kingdom

(2021-04 - 2025-09)

• Coordinated patient assessment in community settings and identified any deterioration in the mental state that required urgent clinical intervention or hospital referral's admission.
• Managed appointments, treatment plans, medication adherence support, and post-discharge follow-up services.
• Provided effective communication with patients, relatives, psychiatrists, social workers, and community agencies.
• Improved and sustained recovery, treatment compliance, independence, and access to appropriate mental health services according to patient's need.

Volunteer Support Worker - Bethlem Royal Hospital - Monks Orchard Rd, Beckenham BR3 3BX, United Kingdom

(2017-03 - 2017-09)

• Assisted adults with learning disabilities during structured activities and daily routines.
• Encouraged social participation, independence, respectful communication, and emotional wellness.
• Supported staff to maintaining a respectful, conducive, inclusive and safe environment.

Prerequisite Courses - Nursing - Prince George's Community College (2026-05)

Certification - Certified Nursing Assistant Program - Cambridge Nursing Academy (2025-08 - 2025-09)

Bachelor's degree - Mental Health Nursing - Kingston London University (2017-09 - 2020-09)