Healthcare Assistant Personal Care

Colletor Madzivanyika Healthcare Assistant

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Telephone: 078*******/071*******

Email: ********************@*****.***

Profile

A qualified and compassionate Healthcare Assistant, with expertise in diabetic and psychiatric hospital clinics as well as community care.Confident inproviding personal care to children, adolescents and adults.Able to monitor and record vital signs and observations in line with professional guidelines.Takes pride in maintaining patient confidentiality and treating every individual with dignity, offering emotional support and empathy in addition to medical advice and practical care.

Key Skills

* Personal Care * Taking Observations *Terminal Cleaning

* Health and Safety * Patient Communication * Community Care

* Safeguarding Adults * Continence Management and Care * End of Life Care

Professional Experience

Healthcare Assistant Day/Night Shift Sept 2021 – Jan 2023

Chipinge District Hospital

* Preparing clinical equipment for clinics

* Recording vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature

* Carrying out pre and post operative checks

* Wound dressing

* Urinalysis and personal care

Key achievements

* Maintaining a perfect attendance record for 1 year

Healthcare Assistant

St Martin’s, Roman Catholic home based health care. Part time Dec 2018 - Aug 2021

*Mental Health Care

Managed clinic and hospital appointments for individuals with mental health conditions. Focused on improving communication with person disability via pictorial presentations, communication applications on electrical devices and more importantly interpreting non verbal communication. More effort was made to understand and manage problem behavior. Reporting concern about safety of person with learning disability.

*Dementia care

Promoting activities that are both stimulating and enjoyable (checkers and other board games). Managing urinary and bowel continence through lifestyle modifications. Managing person's behavior and sleep problems. Protecting the client from all forms of abuse from family or work peers. Performing personal care, housekeeping and shopping errands. Helping persons with dementia to remain calm and oriented.

* Providing post stroke care

Feeding, bathing and dressing whilst recognising privacy and dignity in care.Aiding in housekeeping activities such as bedding, laundry, dusting and floor hygiene.Dressing wounds in compliance with best practice and safety standards. Coordinating health care needs including medication and doctor's appointments.

Key achievements

* Receiving positive feedback from their family for a caring attitude

* Enabling patients to live in their own homes and retain as much independence as possible

* Achieving high standards of hygiene, health and safety with zero incidents

Qualifications

Courses: Care giving by Alison 2022

Dementia Level 1 by Florence Academy

Safeguarding Adults level 1 (Adult Support and protection)

Continence Management and Care

Dignity in Care

Tertiary level: BSc Hons Nursing sciences:2018 2018

5 Ordinary Level passes:Including English and Biology 1998

Further Details

Availability: Available immediately and willing to work flexibly as the role demands

References

St Martin’s, Roman Catholic Church, Chikanga 1, Mutare, Zimbabwe

Sister Moyo+263*********

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Chipinge District Hospital

Human Resources Manager

Mr Marange+263*********

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