CURRICULUM VITAE EDWARD AMORAKO 34 Preston roads North fleet, Gravesend, Kent, Da11 8de HOME: 0147448393 MOBILE:

07666663754 NATIONALITY: BRITISH EMAIL: esperanza_1000@yahoo.com PERSONAL STATEMENT.

I am a qualified registered mental health nurse. I have had the opportunity to care for patients with different mental health problems. I have the ability to admit, assess and plan care for patients. I ensure that I implement and evaluate the care that I have given and I also make referrals to other multidisciplinary team when necessary. I am computer literate and self motivated person with good communication and organizational skills. I am reliable, trustworthy hardworking and emphatic in providing quality care both in the hospital and in the community. I have just round up three months contract with the NHS in collaboration with Kent Adult social services in the community. I have developed the skills to work effectively and priorities my workload and ensuring that a safe clinical environment is maintained for patients as well as other members of the team. I have the ability to execute duties well to meet deadlines towards set standards. As a staff nurse, I

maintain the regulation governing the nursing profession and I have learnt to put evidence base research to practice in order to practice as a safe practitioner at all times. I have the ability to work in a busy environment and under pressure without compromising patients care. I am pragmatics, enthusiastic and a keen person, adapting to any changes and very good in developing new skills which will be useful to my nursing practice. I have good listening skills. I am calm, supportive and flexible and have the ability to work on my own initiative. Throughout my career as a staff nurse, I have always valued team work at all levels and also maintained a good rapport with my colleagues, patients and carers. My main role include: Assessment of clients drug use, motivational interviewing, key working with clients strict behavior principle, dispensing methadone with meth soft computer system and liaising with the pharmacy on supervised consumption and the general practitioner. Titration and monitoring of prescribed medications, joint working with drug support workers DIP and advocates. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION: 2004 2007: City University London, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Diploma in Higher Education in Mental Health Nursing. (RMN) Member Royal College Of Nursing (RCN) GENERAL EDUCATION: 1989-1994: University of Maiduguri, Nigeria (B.SC Hons Public Administration) JOB EXPERIENCES. AUGUST 2003- JULY 2004: Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. Working as a support worker, caring for clients group with both mental and neurological disorder. A rehabilitative unit with recreation input to rehabilitate client to go back to the community. SEPTEMBER 2004-AUGUST 2007: Student mental health nursing.

During the course of my study I undergo several clinical placements. Which cover all area of mental health nursing. Like rehabilitation, acute setting, low, medium hospitals. Community placement, child and adolescent mental health placement, early intervention, drug and alcohol unit. NOVEMBER 2007-AUGUST 2008. ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURODISABILITY, working as a qualified RMN. Working with clients with neurological and mental health problems Carry out assessment of patient, implementation of client rehabilitation programme. AUGUST 2008-up till date- BROMLEY ROAD LIMITED A rehabilitation unit that has patients with different mental health problems. Working with client group with different enduring mental illness Including drug and alcohol misuse. Focusing on rehabilitation programmes to integrate them back into the community. We liase with other agencies and multidisciplinary teams in delivering quality care. In December 2009-january 2010, I worked with KCA drug and alcohol services in Margate Kent, with Ambition24 hours. In June 2009-july2009 we had a contract with the NHS and Kent Adult Social Services; it was a community contract from ambition24hours. At present I am working on a contract with KCA drug and alcohol services in Reading. January 2011-March 2012- I worked with Community Drug and Alcohol Team, (CDAT), and Watford general hospital has a drug and alcohol liaison nurse. I carry out home detox, initiate comprehensive and triage assessment and make onward referral to different care part way. I also give advice to nurses and doctors on Chlordiazepoxide medication regime

and titration of methadone prescription. I have been working in substance misuse area in the past 4 years with lots of experience working with IDT clients. I also carry community detox, key working sessions, and I have worked in prescribing services. I have also worked in various prisons in Kent areas. SUPPORTING STATEMENT I have good communication and listening skills. I work with clients group with broad behavioral and mental health problems and also with drug and alcohol misuse. I am able to manage, assess, recognize. Handling and managing risk assessment within the MDT framework. I also got experience in creating a standardized structured, tailored activities that will positively engaged patients and give them more meaningful rehabilitative inclusion in their care. I also undergo some mandatory training while working as a registered mental health nurse in my present jobs. I have worked with service users who was diagnosed for drug related issues and by using the Triage and comprehensive assessment tools to identifying is health needs and social needs and by using this tools, it has helped to develop independence. This is a detailed assessment tool designed by the Trust, which effectively involves the service users outlining their care plans, which will be specific, measurable, achievable, and realistic. Also, to actively involved the service users in decision making about his//her own care, It helps to describe their goals in a precise and meaningful manner and It enable the user to identify and use their strengths to achieve their goals. Skills and abilities: My skills and abilities give me the privilege to know that every individual service user that requires treatment in the hospital should be treated in accordance with

the Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional (NMC) code of conduct and to understand the need not to practice outside it. In my present job where I work with clients sent by the probation services, this are clients with drug problems and committed crime under the influence of substance misuse. So we started with assessment and seen by the doctor, titration follows in regards to choice of treatment they chose such as methadone, subutex, subxone, naltreoxone. The mentioned medication will be given to them depending on outcome of the assessment, their capability, team decision, and it will be base on titration. In addition to my core skills of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, I have developed sound communication, interpersonal, organisational, supervisory, and liaison skills. I am proficient in the assessment of clients who abuse substances and in helping them to describe their goals in a precise and meaningful manner and to utilize their strengths to achieve these goals. I have come to understand the importance of effective communication and interpersonal relationship with service users using the hospital services and other professionals. I have observed other professionals communicating with client and I have also involved in such practice by using simple language, body language, gestures, empathy, importance of confidentiality, respect and listening to their requests and respond appropriately. By using these skills, it enables me to deal with the situation calmly in a non-threatening manner to avoid escalation with the service users. Team work I understand the need to work together as a team within nurses and other multidisciplinary team (MDT) and other inter-agency outside for the benefit of the service user to provide holistic care, especially when needs are identified. Also, to give and gain support from other members of the clinical team, obeying instructions from colleagues and managers as well as using my own initiative where necessary. All the above skills and abilities have been done during my present place of work and a sound reflection on various skills. I have also demonstrated good leadership qualities in assessing service user

under supervision by ensuring a safe clinical environment. To achieve this I have been a role model to the staff who supervised me during the shift by supporting them, assessing risk within the unit and promoting team spirit. Stress recognition: I am aware of the need to have a balance between work and private life, which gives me the ability to recognise stress at work. It gives me the opportunity to understand how to control my emotion when practicing and the ability to identify peoples emotion. With good understanding, it will lead to high quality of care and it will bring good rapport, trust, interpersonal relationship within service user and other professionals. Knowledge: Mental Health Act: I have understood the reason why service users are been detained against their will, and why nurses use the Act in the clinical practice such as reading and explanation of sections and their rights, using the Act to form a treatment plan for the service users. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC): The (NMC) stands as a guide to follow in clinical practice. As a nurse I am responsible and accountable for my practice in the clinical setting. I will adhere to the principle of the code professional conduct of the (NMC) and I have also learnt that rules and regulations are there to protect both patient and staff. Clinical supervision: This is where my senior practitioner supervises the way I practice, and observes my strength and weaknesses. This observation will be related to my area of practice, issues observed will be reflected for improve practice. Single assessment process: This is a form of assessment tools use for older people that identify violence, self-harm, self neglect, and vulnerability. This tool is similar to the full need assessment use in my clinical placements. Essence of care:

'The Essence of Care' has been designed to support the measures to improve quality, set out in 'A First Class Service', and will contribute to the introduction of clinical governance at local level. In all my jobs I have learnt to facilitate service user needs through one to one session, where by they ventilate their feelings and to help them adapt positively. Care Program Approach: The Care Program Approach was introduce in 1991 and review in 1999 to provide a patient cantered care client suffering for severe and enduring mental health problem. I have involved in clinical decision of service user within the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT), from admission to discharge after identifying the health care needs and social care needs, planning of care, implementing monitoring and evaluation. CPA has also given me the opportunity to know the difference between standard and enhanced level. In CRI, our care plan is base on SMART. Personal: To give equal opportunity to service users and their relatives, professional colleagues irrespective of their culture, religion, sexual, gender, and ethnicity background. Since nursing profession is a 24-hour care, then I am flexible to do any rotational shifts as a person and adapt to changes. Becoming a nurse is one of my ambitions in life, I have come to appreciate my values and beliefs which are to respect, listen, and to show empathy to the service users who suffer mental health problem in clinical practice. I think I have a lot to offer in terms of my knowledge, experiences, skills and abilities. I will work according to the rules and regulations of the community and the trust policies.