Kayleigh Mendoza

Kayleigh Mendoza is a Registered Mental Health Nurse at Harbor. She has worked in mental health care for around 15 years, and qualified as a nurse in 2018.

Her experience covers inpatient wards, community services, crisis teams and longer-term care coordination.

More recently, Kayleigh has worked on service transformation and on developing mental health support in primary care, meaning GP-based services. That work has involved supporting other professionals and improving how services work together. She has also contributed to efforts to reduce the stigma around mental illness.

Professional Background & Qualifications

Kayleigh holds a Foundation Degree in Health Care and a BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing.

She is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Mental Health Nurse.

Her clinical skills include assessment, crisis management, safeguarding and care planning.

Healthcare Leadership & Experience

As part of multidisciplinary teams, Kayleigh has worked alongside doctors, therapists and other professionals to keep each person’s care joined up.

As a care coordinator, she has been a consistent point of contact for people receiving longer-term care, while in crisis services she has supported people when they are most unwell.

She has also supervised and mentored other staff.

Approach to Care

Kayleigh puts building rapport first. She also keeps careful, up-to-date records, so that everyone involved in a person’s care knows where things stand.

Her aim is to help people build the skills and confidence to manage their own mental health, and she involves families and carers in that where it helps.

At Harbor, she brings this experience to the nursing team, along with skills in physical health monitoring and medication administration.