I have started working as a clinical audit assistant with the clinical audit team with my local MH Trust. I was taken on for my service user experience. My job is surveying the inpatients on their experiences, the nursing care they receive, information given on medication, whether treated with dignity and respect, other concerning issues and surveying the patients on PET time.
Protected Engagement Time. How daft-nurses work on a ward and have to have designated time to come out the office and talk to the patients -would medical and surgical nurses get away with such madness? Oh I am sorry I could not change the IVI bag because it wasn't PET time!!
Quite..................some still struggle with such a basic concept and many patients despite PET time on the wards have no idea it exists.
I have had a shaky start as the long gap since I saw my psychiatrist the smashing Prof Anthony Bateman has been far too long. I will feel better -more contained once I have my appointment on 30th July. However it feels a tad hard....no very hard I should say.
In his absence I have been supported well by his new clinical nurse specialist manager Rory who has been extremely solid and a star. Rory took over from Catherine in managing the day hospital for those affected by severe personality disorder.
Catherine is an amazing lady but has now branched out into other areas.I wish her well in her new venture.
I have seen some difficult things in my work so far however am confident that as another pair of eyes and ears it can only do good.
Fenella
Saturday, 19 July 2008
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