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Rachel Gates

Role/Title: Registered Nurse, Associate Director of Nursing mental health

Qualifications:BSc Psychology; MSc Nursing (mental health); PGDiploma Global Mental Health

Mobile:02041342583

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Location: Wellington

Cultural Supervision for Maori Nurses: No

Supervision Provided Via: Zoom, Skype, Face to Face, Facetime, Telephone

Travel to the Supervisee: Yes

Mileage Fee: As per IRD Rates

Format of Supervision: Individual

Supervision Specialty Areas:Mental health, child and youth, intellectual disability and neurodiversity. Nursing leadership and senior nurse roles, registered nurses, enrolled nurses, nurses new to practice, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, and other mental health professionals (allied health).

Professional Registration: Registered Nurse

Appointments: Available Monday-Thursday 4:30pm - 7pm / Fridays 9am-5pm

Fees: By negotiation

Payment Options: Internet banking / organisation invoice

Introduction:

Kia ora,
I am a registered nurse specialising in mental health, with over 10 years clinical experience working across adult and younger persons’ community and inpatient mental health services, as well as specialist services including eating disorders, forensic mental health, intellectual disability and neurodiversity. I gained my nursing qualification and Master’s degree in the UK and have worked also in Australia before I migrated to New Zealand in 2020. I have since worked predominantly in the greater Wellington region, including RN roles, quality improvement and patient safety, and currently in nursing leadership as ADON.

I have held many different roles within mental health nursing and have experience providing education and training cross-professionally, and mentoring student nurses. I am passionate about supporting nurses with professional development, building confidence in their practice, and providing a safe space for reflective learning. My core values as a supervisor are to be open and honest and work with people with integrity, empathy and compassion. I believe supervision is important support for what is an emotionally challenging role and can help to prevent burn-out.

I am able to offer one-to-one supervision for nurses, and inter-professionally, within the specialism of mental health.
Currently I have availability mostly on Fridays or can negotiate weekday evenings. I am happy to provide an initial free consultation call to discuss any requirements, goals and expectations for supervision to determine if I am the right fit for you.

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