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Celebrating our mental health nurses at Oxleas – continued!
National Mental Health Nurses' Day is celebrated on February 21st every year.
This is part two of our special appreciation for the essential work of our mental health nurses.
Here, we talk to our mental health colleagues, to find out more about these kind and caring individuals.
Liese ‘loves everything about her job’ and has been a mental health nurse for a staggering 45 years, after having discovered the profession totally by chance, via an advert in a local newspaper.
Our crisis manager at Hawthorns unit, Liese, has a passion for making a difference that has never changed since her very first day.
I particularly enjoy the patient/carer contact and listening to their story.
Lindsay has been a specialist nurse for mental health in learning disabilities for over 8 years. After qualifying, Lindsay developed an interest in mental health conditions in people with learning disabilities and developed her skills, knowledge and experience, so that when an opportunity arose she was able to take it and has continued to support people with learning disabilities to access mental health care.
The best part of her job, Lindsay says:
Is seeing people with learning disabilities recover from mental illness and start to live their best life.
Watching Crystal Palace Football Club, swimming, meeting up with family and friends and being a Scout volunteer are just some of the ways Lindsay looks after her mental and physical wellbeing.
(Caption left to right: Leah (centre) with colleagues Babatunde and Gill, Lindsay).
Meet Leah, a mental health nurse for 20 years. Coming from a family of nurses, her grandfather was a charge nurse at the Old Bexley Hospital. Leah used to love to hear his stories of how he helped people.
Her grandfather used to say:
When someone thanks you, it means you've really made a difference.
Leah says the most rewarding part of her job is meeting and working with some truly amazing people.
Sadia, who’s been a mental health nurse for six years, said she developed interest in mental health nursing after working in one of our psychiatric intensive care units as a mental health associate.
Sadia said:
I really enjoy supporting service users and carers, offering words of reassurance during difficult times. It is very satisfying to see clients recovering and improving their mental health.
If you want to be part of an awesome team, here we are!
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