JOANNA NEHOFF

• Acute assessments, interventions, treatment
• Providing therapeutic talking therapy and de-escalation for members of the community in crisis/acute mental health presentations.
• Duly Authorised Officer under the Mental Health Act, 1992.
• Liaising with relevant internal and external services/providers

• Case Manager in Community Adult Drug and Alcohol Service
• Clinical assessments and treatment planning
• Detox Nurse - Home and Community Detoxes/ Withdrawal programmes
• Opioid Substitution Team - working with opioid dependent clients on prescribed Methadone or Suboxone treatments

• Case Management of children and young people aged 0 – 18 years
• Assessment and treatment of young person with mental health disorders / Offering brief interventions tailored to meet the young persons and family's identified needs.
• Co-facilitating group therapy

• Key working with young people aged 13 - 25 years with psychosis and mood disorders.
• Consultation, liaison, education with Families , Maori Mental Health, Pacific Island Mental Health , Alcohol and Drug Services , GP's Community Services
• Co Facilitating client groups

Short term contract

• Case Management of complex Adult Mental Health clients requiring assertive follow up, treatment, and interventions

• Working in Mental Health Placements whilst studying; Placements ; Central Community Mental Health Team, Youth Specialty Service, Regional Youth Inpatient Ward
• Casual Mental Health Nursing – Adult Inpatient

• Providing support and health advocacy services for young people aged 10 - 25 years
• Working alongside and Supervising Peer Support Workers
• Organising staff in-service trainings
• Providing School Clinic Nursing Cover

• Developing and delivering education programmes for children, young people and adults

• On Call Nursing within hospital and private homes. Included Surgical, Acute, Medical,Psychiatric, Elderly care

• Rostered Duties in extended care for psychiatric clients
• Supervising Enrolled Nurses , Health Care Workers

• Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures in Orthopaedics, Haematology, Endocrinology, General Medicine, Long term care of elderly
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses