Angela Spalding has over 20 years of experience in mental health nursing. She has worked in a variety of clinical, educational, and leadership roles in both community and inpatient settings in New Zealand and overseas. Her philosophy focuses on social empowerment, inclusion, and trauma-informed recovery. She is seeking opportunities to work with indigenous communities to contribute to positive individual and community health outcomes.

1. Summary
My career in Mental Health Nursinghas spanned over 20 years. I bring cumulativeskills
and knowledge in sound clinical,educational,and leadership experienceprimarily in
community settings.I have worked in Intake and assessment,ward, NGO, and tertiary
settings in New Zealand and overseas.
My personal philosophy of nursingis grounded in psycho-social principles of social
empowerment, inclusion and trauma informed recovery focused interventions.I am
seeking opportunities to be partof a team working alongsideindigenous communities to
foster my professional growth as a practitioner where my skillscan contributeto positive
individual and community health outcomes.
Professional Experience
Clinical Nurse Specialist / Senior Nurse: Primary Care Liaison / Intake and
Assessment. Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
March 2015 – Present
Clinical Nurse Specialist: Residential Rehabilitation. EMERGE Aotearoa (NGO)
Auckland, New Zealand. July 2013 – March 2015
Special Advisor: Disability. The Republic of Nauru. 2013 Fixed Term
Special Advisor: Complex Behaviour Team. Ministry of Education. Taranaki,
New Zealand. January 2012-December 2012
Clinical Supervisor Mental Health. Western Institute of Technology. Taranaki,
New Zealand. January 2012 – Dec 2012(PT concurrent with MOE)
Teacher: Special Needs / Complex Behaviour. Halswell Residential College
Christchurch, New Zealand. 2011 (fixed term)
Teacher: Special Needs / Autistic students. Allendale Specialist School
Christchurch, New Zealand. 2010 (fixed term)
Student Teacher Training. Canterbury University.New Zealand.2009-2010
ESOL Tutor: Refugee support - Borneo Malaysia& Valencia Spain.2007-2006
Lecturer Clinical Teaching. Christchurch Collegeof Education School of Professional
Development Canterbury University, Christchurch,New Zealand.2004 – 2006
Lecturer (Mental Health) / Clinical Lead / Key worker.St Martin’s Teacher and Nurse
TrainingCollege/ North Lakeland HealthcareNHS Trust CarlisleCumbria UK. 1999-
2001.
Adult Educator: Health Science and Personal Development. Lakes College,
Whitehaven, Cumbria,UK. 1997-1999.
Family Support and Advocacy Worker. Making Space. Workington Cumbria, UK. 1996-
1997.
Angela Spalding
Areas of Expertise
 Psychosocial approaches
 CBT, ACT, DWD, MI
 Addiction / Drug & Alcohol
 Education & training
 Clinical Supervision
 Communication
 Relationship building
 Facilitation of social inclusion
 Leadership
 Change management
 Project/eventmanagement
 Smoking cessation
Qualifications
 MSc Advanced Nursing
Practice -Psychosocial
interventions
 BSc(Hons)Health Science
 PGd Dip in Teaching &
Learning Primary / Disability
 PGd Cert in Teaching &
Learning Tertiary
 Diploma in Nursing Studies
Mental Health
 Cert in Dementia Care
 Cert in Counselling Skills
 Cert Professional Mentoring &
Supervision
 Cert in He Papa Tikanga
 Cert Maori Ora
 Cert in Computer Skills
Training summary available on
request
Personal Qualities
 Self-motivated
 Team player
 Solution focused
 Persistent and resilient
 Strong interpersonal skills
 Strengths oriented
 Creative Lateral thinker
 Culturally aware
 Curious lifelong learner
CurrentNursing Council ofNZ
Practice Certificate
Full Driving License
acm .s palding@gm ail.com