Jenny Devaney
Sligo
Summary
An enthusiastic learner, self-motivated, focused and extremely organized. Who can work on own initiative, with minimum supervision. Versatile with the ability to learn new tasks or skills quickly. Considered to be an empathetic person with a passion for mental health and devoted to promoting positive mental well-being.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Care Assistant
Intellectual Disability Residential Housing, Sligo
01.2022 - Current
- Administration of medication (SAMS Trained)
- Following behavioral support plans and maintaining optimal safety standards
- Assisting with all aspects of daily living e.g bathing, toileting
- Providing social support on outings and weekends away
- Working in co-ordination of other staff members ensuring open communication
- Completing personal and intimate care following personal care plans
- Providing palliative care to terminally ill resident
- Organizing and facilitating activities weekly
- General cooking, cleaning, and organizing
- Teaching sessions of life skills using effective communication
- Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes
- Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy
- Reduced risk of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols and ensuring infection control policies implemented during all aspects of care delivery
- Observed patient skin conditions and managed and reported findings appropriately
- Cultivated strong relationships with patients and families, fostering an environment of trust and open communication that facilitated better healthcare experiences
Mental Health Nursing Intern
HSE, Adult Acute Mental Health Unit
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Administered medications safely and accurately, adhering to hospital policies and procedures
- Demonstrated excellent time-management skills while balancing multiple patients with diverse needs
- Served as a preceptor for new nursing students, acting as a resource for skill development and clinical knowledge enhancement
- Streamlined workflow processes by effectively prioritizing tasks based on urgency levels of patients'' conditions
- onitoring inpatients for signs of deterioration in both physical and mental health
- Develop and implement individualized care plans based on patients' mental health needs and goals and acting as an advocate for patients to ensure they are included in their own care and treatment
- Providing therapeutic evidence-based nursing interventions and support to patients
- Monitoring patients' progress throughout their stay and adjust treatment plans as needed
- Educate patients and their families about mental health conditions, treatment options, and coping strategies
- Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment within the unit, including managing any crisis situations that may arise while following protocols set out within relevant policies and procedures
- Documenting patients' assessments, interventions, and progress accurately and comprehensively
- Provide support and guidance to patients transitioning to outpatient care or other levels of care upon discharge from the unit
- Staying up to date on current developments and best practices in line with mental health commission regulations and the mental health act 2001 by successfully accessing Q Pulse system
- Ensuring confidentiality and GDPR regulations are implemented and always followed
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating, and daily hygiene tasks
- Monitored and documented patient intake and output levels and reported concerns to care team
Mental Health Nursing Intern
Day Hospital Roscommon
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Running depot clinic
- Providing 1:1 person-centered nursing care daily
- Enhanced communication with interdisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes and provide comprehensive care and treatment.
- Delivering anxiety management groups.
- Implementing and evaluating person centered care plans.
- Conducting home visits to provide support and assist with ADLS.
- Monitoring and providing care for service users physical health.
- Ensuring GDPR regulations are always followed.
- Ensuring Kardex are up to date.
- Documenting service users treatment and care provided and progress in nursing notes.
- Administered medications safely and accurately, adhering to hospital policies and procedures.
- Streamlined workflow processes by effectively prioritizing tasks based on urgency levels of patients'' conditions.
Mental Health Nursing Intern
Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Galway
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Providing holistic care to inpatients in AAMHU suffering with a diverse range of mental health disorders
- Implementing and evaluating person centred care plans
- Administering medications including depots and monitoring for adverse side effects
- Working in collaboration and as part of a team with managers, nursing staff and other health professionals
- Liasing with multidisciplinary team (MDT) to discuss and implement treatment plans and provide comprehensive care
- Monitoring inpatients for signs of deterioration in both physical and mental health
- Develop and implement individualized care plans based on patients' mental health needs and goals and acting as an advocate for patients to ensure they are included in their own care and treatment
- Providing therapeutic evidence-based nursing interventions and support to patients
- Monitoring patients' progress throughout their stay and adjust treatment plans as needed
- Educate patients and their families about mental health conditions, treatment options, and coping strategies
- Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment within the unit, including managing any crisis situations that may arise while following protocols set out within relevant policies and procedures
- Documenting patients' assessments, interventions, and progress accurately and comprehensively
- Provide support and guidance to patients transitioning to outpatient care or other levels of care upon discharge from the unit
- Staying up to date on current developments and best practices in line with mental health commission regulations and the mental health act 2001 by successfully accessing Q Pulse system
- Ensuring confidentiality and GDPR regulations are implemented and always followed
Mental Health Nursing Intern
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of children and adolescents referred to CAMHS
- Developing and implement individualized care plans tailored to the unique needs of each child or adolescent, in collaboration with the patient, their family, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Providing evidence-based therapeutic interventions to support the mental health and well being of children and adolescents
- Monitoring and evaluate the progress of patients
- Liaise with MDT to coordinate integrated care and support for patients and their families
- Providing psychoeducation and support to parents, caregivers, and families to help them understand and cope with their child's mental health challenges
- Maintaining accurate and confidential documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and progress in compliance with legal and ethical standards
- Providing appropriate support, supervision, and encouragement around mealtimes
- Ensuring the safety of children and adolescents on the unit is always upheld
- Administering medications and monitoring for adverse side effects
- Working in collaboration with managers, nursing staff and other health professionals
- Implementing and participating in activities daily
- Observations and checks complete
- Night duty tasks and checks complete
- Completing nursing metrics
- Management day where I planned, prioritized and delegated tasks, attended and participated in management meetings, completed and uploaded physical restraint forms on to the mental health commission (MHC) database
4th year Student Mental Health Nurse
Adult Acute Mental Health Unit, Roscommon
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Assisted registered nurses delivering person-centred care enhancing daily life of patients throughout each 12hr shift
- Built caring and supportive relationships with patients
- Maintained up-to date care notes/plans and patient records to enable care continuity between multi-disciplinary teams
- Administered 2 depots following restraint procedure under supervision, administered 8 other depots
- Implemented personal development activities
- Monitored individuals physical and mental well-being, promptly reporting changes to persons in charge and consultants and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments
- Assisting with medication round
- Facilitated with discharges and new admissions completing assessments
- Assisting with medication rounds
- Documented and reported incidents to senior nurse and completed NIMS
- Participating in MDTs and clinical handovers including documentation to be completed
3rd year Student Mental Health Nurse
Creagh Suite, Continuing Care Facility, Ballinasloe
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Completing personal and intimate care routines daily
- Supporting 7 patients with feeding and drinking following SALT guidelines
- Used hoists for safe patient moving and handling when required
- Obtained Vital signs and recorded results on INEWS, reporting high scoring INEWS to persons in charge
- Observed and monitored patients for signs of deterioration to physical or mental state
- Assisting with medication rounds
- Maintaining a safe environment by prioritizing risk reduction and promoting high health and hygiene practises
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patients care needs daily
Education
BSc (Hons) -
Mental Health Nursing
University Of Galway09-2024
Ordinary -
Social Care Practice
05.2018
Skills
- Patient Focused Care
- Multi-Tasking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Professional Knowledge
- Administration
- Team Worker
- Observation
- Implementing policies
- Empathetic and understanding
- Excellent judgment and awareness
- Adhering to task deadlines
- Time management
- Empathy and compassionate care
Training
- CPR
- MAPA Training
- People Moving and Handling
- SAMS trained
- Fire Safety
- Children First Training
Timeline
Mental Health Nursing Intern
HSE, Adult Acute Mental Health Unit
07.2024 - 09.2024
Mental Health Nursing Intern
Day Hospital Roscommon
05.2024 - 07.2024
Mental Health Nursing Intern
Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Galway
03.2024 - 05.2024
Mental Health Nursing Intern
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit
01.2024 - 03.2024
4th year Student Mental Health Nurse
Adult Acute Mental Health Unit, Roscommon
09.2023 - 11.2023
3rd year Student Mental Health Nurse
Creagh Suite, Continuing Care Facility, Ballinasloe
01.2023 - 02.2023
Health Care Assistant
Intellectual Disability Residential Housing, Sligo
01.2022 - Current
BSc (Hons) -
Mental Health Nursing
Ordinary -
Social Care Practice
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