Avril Scott
47 Trelawn Place, Cockle Bay,New Zealand
Summary
Experienced mental health clinician with a strong background in working with diverse individuals across all age groups. Skilled in assessment, psycho-social interventions, and effective communication. Committed to partnering with clients to support their recovery journey.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Manager
Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
Manukau City , New Zealand
2022.01 - Current
- Daily leadership of child and adolescent mental health team.
- Recruitment and retention.
- Developing, implementing, and reviewing processes and procedures.
- Assisting with budgeting and planning.
- Identifying quality control issues and offering ways to improve.
- Formulating team objectives.
- Ensuring legal compliance.
- Responding to complaints.
- Health and Safety
- Clinical support.
- Development of clinical pathways.
Clinical Nurse specialist
Re-centre. Evolution Healthcare.
Auckland , New Zealand
2019.11 - 2021.12
- Triage.
- Comprehensive mental health assessments across the age range.
- RTMS Treatment.
- Provision of psychological interventions including CBT and EMDR.
Clinical Team Coordinator / Keyworker
Whirinaki. CMDHB
Manukau City , New Zealand
2014.09 - 2019.10
- Providing day-to-day leadership and coordination
- Providing regular supervision to staff
- Working with tamariki and whanau to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and support plans.
Clinical Team Coordinator / Keyworker
Manukau CMHT CMDHB.
Manukau City , New Zealand
2013.11 - 2014.09
- Providing day-to-day leadership and coordination
- Providing regular supervision
- Working with clients and families to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and support plans.
Mental Health clinician
Whirinaki CAMHS CMDHB
Manukau City , New Zealand
2010.08 - 2013.10
- Child team / Youth Assertive Outreach Team/ CNS Nurse Lead
- Responsible for delivering services to children and adolescents between the ages of 5-18
- Providing specialist mental health assessments, planning, implementing and evaluating care and support plans with tamariki and their Whanau
- Assessing risk and supporting the therapeutic management of risk.
- Delivering psychosocial interventions.
- Support the development of the wider nursing team.
Community Mental Health Nurse
Taylor Centre, ADHB.
Auckland , New Zealand
2004.11 - 2010.08
- Early intervention team providing assessment and specialist treatment intervention to those suffering from psychosis and their whanau
- Delivering psycho-social interventions and psychological therapies
- Adopting a recovery and heath-promotion-focused stance
- Family Interventions
- Group work.
- Crisis Team
- Developed crisis intervention strategies for emergency situations.
Community Mental Health Nurse Grade G
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
London , United Kingdom
2001.09 - 2004.09
- Responsible for delivering services to individuals suffering from severe mental illness
- Providing specialist mental health and social care needs assessments planning and implementing and reviewing care packages for an allocated group of clients
- Providing a range of interventions to clients and their families including CBT for psychosis and family interventions.
Mental Health Nurse (various Roles)
NHS Tayside
Angus Scotland
1996.08 - 2001.09
- Older persons in patient. Assessment and treatment of older adults with dementia.
- Community mental health: Assessment and treatment of adults presenting with complex mental health problems.
- Day Hospital - Facilitating groups for adults presenting with mental health problems.
Education
MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health -
Kings College London
Institute Psychiatry, Psychology And Neuroscience12.2021
BSc Evidence Based Approaches In Severe Mental Illness. -
Kings College London. Institute of Psychiatry Campus. University of London.
London05.2004
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Dundee
Dundee08.1999
Diploma in Nursing Mental Health -
University of Abertay/ Tayside College of Nursing & Midwifery
Dundee08.1996
Skills
- Performance monitoring
- Time Management
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Effective communication Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Project Planning
- Team Leadership
Certification
- Diploma Child Psychology
- EMDR Adults and Children
- CBT Child and Adolescent - TF CBT.
- ACT
- BSFT
- RTMS
- CBT Psychosis.
- Coaching and mentoring
Hobbies and Interests
- Swimming
- sailing
- Dancing
- Trivia
- Walking
- Committee member
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Team Manager
Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
2022.01 - Current
Clinical Nurse specialist
Re-centre. Evolution Healthcare.
2019.11 - 2021.12
Clinical Team Coordinator / Keyworker
Whirinaki. CMDHB
2014.09 - 2019.10
Clinical Team Coordinator / Keyworker
Manukau CMHT CMDHB.
2013.11 - 2014.09
Mental Health clinician
Whirinaki CAMHS CMDHB
2010.08 - 2013.10
Community Mental Health Nurse
Taylor Centre, ADHB.
2004.11 - 2010.08
Community Mental Health Nurse Grade G
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
2001.09 - 2004.09
Mental Health Nurse (various Roles)
NHS Tayside
1996.08 - 2001.09
MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health -
Kings College London
BSc Evidence Based Approaches In Severe Mental Illness. -
Kings College London. Institute of Psychiatry Campus. University of London.
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Dundee
Diploma in Nursing Mental Health -
University of Abertay/ Tayside College of Nursing & Midwifery
- Diploma Child Psychology
- EMDR Adults and Children
- CBT Child and Adolescent - TF CBT.
- ACT
- BSFT
- RTMS
- CBT Psychosis.
- Coaching and mentoring
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