ADAM U. CHUKWU

• Delivered comprehensive assessment, risk management, and medication administration, facilitating recovery-oriented psychiatric care for diverse patient populations.
• Adapted to varied acute admission and community psychiatric units, collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams to support patient care.
• Completed temporary assignments across Dublin, enhancing expertise in diverse psychiatric nursing environments and service delivery.

• Developed and implemented simulation sessions utilising high-fidelity and lower-fidelity manikins, task trainers, and AV/simulation equipment.
• Guided students through role-play, skills rehearsal, and simulated clinical scenarios, enhancing professional communication, clinical reasoning, and safe practice.
• Facilitated undergraduate clinical skills teaching across nursing and midwifery programmes while concurrently serving as Occasional Lecturer.
• Worked with academic staff to organise practical sessions, laboratory sequences and learning resources, including Brightspace/VLE use.
• School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

• Facilitated clinical skills and simulation-based learning for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students in small-group laboratory and simulated clinical environments, enhancing practical application of clinical skills.
• Guided students through practical clinical procedures using task trainers, simulation manikins, and scenario-based activities, reinforcing integration of theoretical knowledge into clinical practice.
• Provide formative guidance and feedback during practical learning and support clinical competency assessment activities in collaboration with academic faculty.
• Coordinate and support delivery of clinical laboratory sessions with module teams and contribute to the organisation of learning activities.
• Utilised Brightspace and module learning resources to ensure continuity between classroom teaching, simulation, and students’ independent learning, promoting comprehensive understanding.

• Delivered teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, contributing to development of future mental health nursing professionals through the Higher Diploma in Mental Health Nursing registration programme.
• Designed and delivered an annual Spiritual Care in Mental Health Nursing seminar for nursing interns, integrating evidence, cultural responsiveness, person-centred care and reflective practice.
• Contributed to clinical skills teaching and facilitated practical sessions with undergraduate students, including simulation-based learning and theory-practice integration.
• Supported student learning by facilitating classroom sessions, small-group discussions, and enhancing engagement with VLE resources.
• Provided formative feedback on student academic work, enhancing academic writing and referencing skills through tailored teaching activities.

• Applied Cultural Psychology as the theoretical framework and managed research ethics, informed consent, reflexivity, data governance and secure qualitative data management.
• Utilised statistical analysis software (NviVo) for comprehensive data evaluation, ensuring accuracy and validity of research outcomes.
• Conducted an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study examining how Nigerian adults in Ireland negotiate religio-spiritual meanings in relation to help-seeking for mental illness/distress.
• Secured funding for research through successful grant applications.
• Published scoping review protocol in peer-reviewed journal, reaching nearly 800 readers, enhancing visibility of research findings.
• Presented research findings at various academic conferences across the country.
• Facilitated workshops and seminars, fostering critical thinking and analysis skills among students, promoting deeper engagement with course material.
• Ensured ethical compliance whilst conducting all aspects of research.
• Liaised with university faculty for guidance on dissertation progress, facilitating continuous improvement.

• Co-authored a technical report and co-authored a peer-reviewed publication on crisis mental health support within inclusion health, advancing knowledge in the field and informing best practices.
• Co-conducted research on clinicians’ experiences in addressing mental health crises for individuals experiencing homelessness in Ireland, contributing to a deeper understanding of systemic challenges.

• Delivered specialist psychiatric nursing care in eating-disorder service, enhancing assessment, care planning, therapeutic engagement, and multidisciplinary management of complex mental and physical healthcare needs.
• Conducted group and one-on-one therapy sessions, fostering a supportive environment for patients.
• Assisted in crisis intervention scenarios with calm, professional demeanour.
• Promoted understanding of psychiatric conditions through educational initiatives within the community.

• Delivered psychiatric nursing care to adults with acute mental health presentations, encompassing mental health and risk assessment, care planning, therapeutic engagement, medication management, and coordination of multidisciplinary care to support recovery.

Upheld strict confidentiality protocols in all interactions involving sensitive information.

Provided tutoring sessions for nursing students in psychiatry to enhance their understanding of mental health concepts. focusing on psychiatry as part of skill-sharing initiatives.

Assisted in research studies on psychiatric disorders by methodically collecting and organising relevant data. studies on psychiatric disorders by collecting necessary data.

• Completed psychiatric nursing internship in acute admissions setting, assisted with assessments and care plans to promote recovery for patients with mental illness.

Assisted senior staff in data analysis tasks to inform strategic decisions.

Prepared comprehensive reports to facilitate informed decision-making process.

Delivered exceptional administrative support to senior executives during peak business periods.