Linda Mouw

Experience

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  Villa Maria Nursing Home (Palliative & High Care)

  Feb 2005 - Aug 2009

  Nursing Supervisor

  60 bed High Care Nursing Home comprising of 30 bed Dementia Specific and 30 bed High care needs and Palliative Care needs. As the only Div 3 Nurse on the night shift I was responsible for all out comes of the shift.I was also the only Psychiatric trained staff member so would teach the staff how to manage people with Dementia.Responsibilities:• Formulate Behaviour modification programs for Dementia patients • Assess physical injuries. Liaise with Doctors, Hospitals and Emergency services.• Provide support to grieving relatives / Organizing Funeral arrangements.• Documentation of Audits / ACFI / RODs / Assessments• Supervise, teach and provide structure to new staff and students. • Write Policies & Procedures / Perform Staff Appraisals Show less

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  Greater Eastern Primary Health

  Sept 2009 - Jul 2012

  Credentialed Mental Health Nurse

  GEPH is an independent non-profit organisation that exists to improve the health of Melbourne's outer east communities. My role is to prevent hospitalization of people with severe mental health issues. My role is also through teaching people with a severe debilitating mental illness, new life skills and coping mechanisms how they can have a better quality of life. Responsibilities: • Provide support to General Practitioners and Psychiatrist• Regular mental state exams, Risk assessments, psycho-education and counselling• Monitor medication compliance • Liaise with other relevant organisations.• Provide Individual / Family and Couple Counselling. • Independent Practitioner• Supervise, teach and provide structure to new staff and students. • Clinical file auditor. Write Policies and Procedures.• Write articles for GEPH monthly medical newsletter. Show less

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  Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2018

  Credentialed Mental Health Nurse

  EMML is an independent non-profit organisation that exists to improve the health of Melbourne's outer east communities. My role is to prevent hospitalisation of people with severe mental health issues. My role is also through teaching people with a severe debilitating mental illness, new life skills and coping mechanisms how they can have a better quality of life. Responsibilities: • Provide support to General Practitioners and Psychiatrists• Mental state examination / Risk assessment / psycho-education and counselling• Monitor medication compliance / Drug & Alcohol Assessment • Liaise with other relevant organisations• Provide Individual /Family and Couple Counselling• Independent Practitioner• Supervise, teach and provide structure to new staff and students. • Clinical file auditor. Write Policies and Procedures. Show less

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  EHeadspace

  Jul 2018 - now

  Senior Clinician

  Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12 - 25 year olds.The service is designed to make it easy as possible for a young person and their family to access the help they need for problems affecting their wellbeing.This takes into account their mental health, physical health, work and study support, and includes alcohol and other drug services.Headspace services include: centres ( metropolitan and regional areas. )eheadspace ( online and phone counselling )headspace ( school support - a suicide post- vention program for schools )digital work and study servicethe national telehealth service Show less