Lwandile Sodinga
Community Service Professional Nurse
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City of Cape Town, Western CapeMember since August 2, 2026
Power pointMicrosoft wordExcelExcellent verbal and written communication skillsCompassionate and patient-centred approach to careAbility to remain calm and efficient in high-pressure clinical environmentsAble to work effectively within a team while striving for excellenceCapable of independently organising and carrying out tasksStrong morals and ethics, ensuring professionalism, dependability, and honesty
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About
A dedicated and hardworking nursing professional with strong motivation and enthusiasm, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. Adaptable to fast-paced clinical environments and effective in managing multiple tasks while maintaining professional standards.
Experience
Community Service Professional Nurse - Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital - Cape Town
(2025-02 - 2026-01)
Contract Completed as agreed
- Received patients from sub-acute wards (ward 6 & 7) in Male Pre-discharge ward 4
- Assessed readiness of patients to leave treatment setting
- Assessed level of functioning concerning activities of daily living and discussed with MDT
- Ensured optimal health and well-being of patients
- Monitored patients for abnormal behaviours e.g. ongoing psychosis or delusional content
- Ensured early intervention during crisis and relapse e.g. giving sedation to aggressive patients
- Ordered discharge medication and gave health education on discharge about meds and importance of follow-up appointments
- Ordered ward stock medication, schedule 5 drugs, treatment meds and efficiently counted them
- Administered medication as prescribed
- Effectively controlled scheduled drugs
- Attended ward rounds and gave feedback to MDT on patient's condition prior to discharge
- Conducted and facilitated climate meetings
- Attended family meetings with MDT and gave feedback to staff
- Took over and handed over the ward in mornings/evenings, counted patients and scheduled drug balance
- Checked emergency trolley and fulfilled what was short
- Booked transport for patients going for appointments to other facilities
- Filled maintenance request book for equipment needing repair
- Admitted mental health care patients from other network hospitals in Lentegeur Adolescence Unit
- Conducted initial interviews with clients
- Performed physical assessment of patients on admission, checking for fresh wounds and scars
- Conducted TB screening on patients before allowing them to sit with other users
- Made first clinical calls to find out about patient's reasons for admission from relatives/close family members
- Communicated with patient's family concerning visiting days and client containment status
- Monitored patients for changes in behaviours and discussed with team
- Ordered, administered, controlled, and safekept psychotropic, treatment and scheduled medication
- Ordered weekend leave meds and assisted family members in filling MHCA 27
- Discharged patients following hospital procedures such as ensuring form 3 was signed and ordering discharge medication
- Administered antipsychotic intramuscular injections such as clopixol depot and fluanxol depot
- Administered intramuscular injections of sedations such as Lorazepams to very uncontained and aggressive patients
- Monitored patients and discussed with team the side effects of antipsychotic medication
- Transferred patients to sub-acute wards that were more stable
- Completed mental healthcare forms such as 72 hour assessment forms
- Oriented student nurses and warned them about patients in female high care unit
- Ensured close monitoring of patients in baths and dining area to reduce incidents of physical aggression
- Completed patient incident reports if incident occurred
- Completed seclusion forms and ensured seclusion procedure was followed
- Put and monitored aggressive patients in seclusion or any patient dangerous to self or others
- Ensured safe keeping of patient's valuables when they came to admission
- Completed staff injury on duty forms
- Made off duties for nursing staff and household staff
- Ensured proper diets for patients with specific medical needs such as diabetes and frail patients on required soft diets
- Ensured clients swallowed their oral medication and put pill swallowing care in place
- Physically restrained patients to take oral medication if reluctant
- Received patients from high care unit in Male sub-acute ward 5B
- Transferred more stable users to pre-discharge ward (ward 2)
Professional Nurse (Locum) - Mfuleni Community Health Clinic
(2025-04 - 2025-04)
- Immunised children from the age of 6 weeks to 12 years
- Integrated management of childhood illnesses from age 1 to 5 years
- Provided family planning services
- Triaged trauma and emergency cases
- TB screening for children and adults
- Practical approach to care kit for adult conditions such as Hypertension, TB, HIV, Cough, Headaches, and Pain
- Growth monitoring, developmental screenings and feeding advice for children
- Referrals to relevant health care providers within interdisciplinary team
Education
Degree - B Nursing R425 - General Nursing, Psychiatry, Community Health Nursing, Midwifery - University Of the Western Cape (2024)
Grade 12 - Mzikayise Dalasile High
Skills
Community Service Professional Nurse
