Mental Health Support Worker

TARIRO UKAMA

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Peterborough United Kingdom

Compassionate caver with experience in assisting with daily living activities like dressing, meal preparation, grooming and bathing. Provides care to elderly clients that need assistance around the house. Skilled with working with a diverse array of clients and sensitive of cultural differences.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2023 – To Date: Support Worker, J &M Healthcare Limited,United Kingdom

•Promote the well-being of the service users by implementing the highest quality care possible.

•Assisted clients with daily tasks, including all care assistance such as personal hygiene, daily routines and social activity support.

•Helping clients to slowly develop more self care abilities, allowing them to live more independently.

•Providing essential support to key care workers and undertaking night shifts to ensure the provision of round the clock care.

•Ensuring safety of the clients in and out of the home by encouraging ongoing adherence to all safety standards and company regulations.

•Assisting clients with their daily needs and challenges, both physical and emotional.

•Accompanying clients on shopping trips and days out providing support during activities.

October 2022 – February 2023: Assistant Care Giver, Eland Private Hospital, Mutare ● Provide bed bathing, dressing and personal hygiene assistance, consistently promoting comfort, dignity and respect.

●Helping patients with feeding and support.

●Follow safe lifting practices to achieve highest level of client safety.

●Administer medication and record keeping.

●Observe and document vital signs, reporting abnormalities for monitoring ● Update doctor and family member on client’s progress.

●Talk and actively listen to clients to nurture trusted relationships and warm companionships.

SKILLS

•First Aid • Medication administration

•Personal hygiene assistance • Patient safeguarding

•Wound care maintenance • Care plan management

•Mental health support • Pulse assessment

•Wheelchair transfer • Clinical waste disposal

•Moving and handling • Patient transfer support

•Safeguarding policy compliance • Confidence building

•Data confidentiality • Infection prevention and control

•Cooking • Counselling

•Cleaning • Good communicator

• Driving • Disability Support

EDUCATION

Honors Degree in Media and Society Studies 2013-2017 (Class 2.1)

Alison Care Giving Diploma 2022

Introduction to Caregiving 2022

REFERENCES

Upon request.

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