Healthcare Assistant Health Care

SIMAIDA MBANO

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Contact: +263********* /776331339

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

Location: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Profile

Compassionate and kind hearted healthcare professional seeking employment as a Care Assistant or a

Support Worker. A warm and kind person who can work on the frontline of care delivery, helping

service users to overcome their everyday difficulties. I take pride in maintaining patient confidentiality

and treating every individual with dignity, offering emotional support and empathy in addition to

practical care.

Hard Skills Soft Skills

Safe guarding. Team player

Risk assessment. Detail Oriented

Counselling. Leadership skills

Safe patient handling. Proactive and ethical

Health promotion. Good communication skills

Employment Profile

Mpilo Hospital 2022-Current

Healthcare Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Bed making including changing of soiled and dirty linen.

• Prioritizing safety of service users by performing regular comprehensive risk assessments.

• Ensuring the comfort of service users including eliminating strong smells and bright lights.

• Mobility support for clients who can’t move on their own using wheelchairs.

• Incontinence support including toileting assistance using relevant equipment when necessary

for example, commodes, urinals and bed pans.

Ingutsheni Mental Hospital 2019 -2022

Healthcare Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Implementing treatment plans and administering medication

• Documenting and maintaining patient health records

• Promoting positive mental, physical and nutritional health of service users.

• Supervising and monitoring patients within the facility to ensure their safety

• Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans for people with

mental health condition.

Ekuphumuleni Old People's Home 2016-2019

Support Worker

Responsibilities:

• Provision of personal care to include bathing, hair care and oral care

• Administering medicine, Feeding the residents and documenting their food and liquid intake

• Seeking assistance from my supervisor or any registered nurse to help on tasks beyond my scope

of training

• Providing emotional support and counseling to patients to help them with their emotional needs

Entembeni Old People's Home 2014-2016

Voluntary Social Care Worker

Responsibilities:

• Serving meals and assisting with feeding giving verbally assisted feeding were necessary.

• Caring for a diabetic patient who got leg amputation.

• Provision of personal care including bathing, dressing, personal and oral care.

• Monitoring patient vitals including blood pressure and temperature checks.

• Assisting in medication administration making sure the service user takes medication in the

right quantities and at the right time.

Training

Center for Occupation Health and Safety (COS&S) 2023

Nurse Aide Certificate

Entembeni Old People’s Home 2023

Geriatric Care Certificate

Education

Lower Gwelo Adventist High School 2005

GCE Ordinary Level Certificate

References

Available on request

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