Care Assistant Personal

September ****-Present

May **** -Present

August 2021 -August 2022

Lisa Tagwada

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Care Assistant

Person-centered, trained Health care assistant with demonstrated experience in providing compassionate care and improving service users well-being. Passionate about offering superior services and wanting to make a positive difference, skilled in quality observations, assisting the elderly and persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facilities. Work Experience

Support Worker

Interpid Care and Support

Absolute care

Promoting independence

Assisting with personal care

Assisting with house keeping requirements

Assisting with medication administration

Safe patient handling

Pressure area care

Effective time management

Healthcare Assistant

Saints Care Home

Providing personal care to patients such as bathing, dressing and toileting Monitoring patients' conditions and reporting any changes to the healthcare team

Offering emotional support and companionship to patients and their loved ones

Assisting with meal preparation and feeding if necessary Helping patients with mobility and transportation

Maintaining a clean and safe environment for patients Taking care of service users who are on end-of-life package Care Assistant

Dandaro Care Home -Zimbabwe

Treated the residents with respect and offered support with kindness to promote their

independence whilst enhancing their quality of life September 2022-April 2023

February 2023

February 2023

February 2023

Assisting residents in washing, dressing and undressing. Promoted residents’ mental wellbeing by encouraging participation in stimulating

activities, including reading, watching movies, painting, baking and arts events

Nurse Aide

Aerodrome 24 Medical Center

supported the patients with maintaining their health and nutrition in line with their

assessed needs and care support plan.

supported the patients with managing medication and any other duties to enable them

to remain living safely in the community.

duties included personal care such as assistance with personal hygiene, grooming, the

management of continence and getting ready for the day and going to bed. Entrusted with bed making.

Damp dusting with understanding of infection control Offering bed pan and urinal

References

Available upon request

Education

Dementia

Florence Academy

Help the person to stay calm

Recognise dangerous situations and implement solutions Having familiar objects and people around

First Aid

Florence Academy

Florence Academy

Preserve life Prevent worsening Promote recovery

Stroke awareness

Florence Academy

How to recognise a person who experiencing stroke Knowing B.E.F.A.S.T warning signs

Types of stroke

February 2023

February 2023

11/01/2024

June 2023

April 2024

Wound Care and Tissue Viability Training

Florence Academy

Develop an understanding of the complex body of knowledge in relation to tissue viability and wound management

Mental health awareness

Florence Academy

Practise kindness and compassion

Showing individuals respect and acceptance removes a significant barrier to successfully coping with their illness

Diploma in Care Giving

Alison Academy

Knowledge in elderly care, disability support, and healthcare assistance.

- Patient safety, personal hygiene, and medication management.

- Skills in providing emotional support, meal planning, and activities of daily living.

- Training through hands-on experience and real-world scenarios. Medication Awareness Level 2

Saints Care

Understanding medication administration

Diploma in Health and Social Care

Alison Academy (e-learning)

Unit 01 - An introduction to Health and Social Care Unit 02 - Communication for Health and Social Care Unit 03 - Promoting Health in the Population

Unit 04 - Person-Centred Care

Unit 05 - Understanding Diabetes Care

Unit 06- Understanding Stroke Awareness

Unit 07- Understanding Dementia Care

Hobbies

Travelling and Researching

Skills

• Apply steroid cream above 1% • Monitor condition of skin that is at risk of pressure ulcers • Assist individuals to eat who are at risks of choking • Use of NHS provided equipment • Manage a stoma, colostomy, urostomy and ileostomy

• Administer eye and ear drops • Undertake blood sugar testing • Reapply a simple dressing to secure an existing dressing as a short term measure • Home Care • Caring for the elderly • Caring with children with disabilities • Patient behaviour management • Hospice care • Caring for patients with dementia

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