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ALBERTINA CHIROPA

Southampton,Hampshire

Summary

Dedicated professional with a strong foundation in safeguarding practices, problem-solving, and risk assessment. Demonstrates exceptional time management, critical thinking, and the ability to work effectively both independently and within a team. Skilled in maintaining confidentiality, providing empathetic support, and ensuring warm companionship while adhering to high standards of care. Proficient in moving and handling techniques, including slides and hoist operation, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Health care assistant

Colten Care
Lymington, Hampshire
06.2024 - Current
  • Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
  • Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
  • Used outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients for exceptional satisfaction ratings.
  • Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
  • Thoroughly sanitise mobility equipment.
  • Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
  • Prioritised patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
  • Adapted to service users' needs and requests to maintain personalised care.
  • End of life care
  • Moving and handling using the right equipment ensuring safety and efficiency and preventing injuries
  • Observed and monitored behavior, well being in a profesional setting, ensuring compliances with policies and procedures


  • Assisted in patient care, improved comfort and well-being.
  • Managed personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, maintained dignity and respect at all times.

Care Assistant

Ubertas Care Home Limited
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • Documenting and reporting residents care data into electronic charts with 100% accuracy
  • Controlling and administering medication, establishing regular reminders to ensure 100% on-time intake
  • Delivering highest standards of support to people with learning disabilities, in line with individual support plans, cultural needs and wishes
  • Complying with all safeguarding, risk management, risk assessment and lone working policies and procedures
  • Carrying out safe, secure manual handling, promoting independence whilst assisting residents with mobility
  • Providing incontinence care and bed baths, maintaining 100% of residents' dignity at all times
  • Working with compassion and empathy, prioritizing wellbeing and dignity for optimal residents' comfort
  • Delivering toileting support for residents with mobility issues
  • Preventing 80% accidents and falls by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of care home
  • Operating hoists to move clients in and out of bed
  • Involving clients in decision-making to promote independence
  • Changed bed linens, washed clothes and cleaned living spaces for hygiene
  • Utilised manual handling techniques and aids to ensure residents' comfort
  • Feeding residents with severe limitations and assisting more mobile residents with self-feeding

Assistant Carer

Abbey Cross Home
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Carried out safe, secure manual handling, promoting independence whilst assisting residents with mobility
  • Preserved residents' dignity while performing tasks related to personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, toileting, bedpan changes, oral care and showering
  • Established turning and repositioning routine for bedridden residents that led to 80% reduction in reported bedsores
  • Supported residents with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders with person-centred approach
  • Showed sensitivity, confidentiality and respect towards residents' needs, providing safe environment for residents accessing services
  • Assisted residents with disabilities and special needs to maintain access for all participants
  • Prepared nutritional meals and snacks and encouraged healthy food intake, assisting with feeding as required
  • Provided mobility assistance to residents using moving and handling techniques and appropriate mobility aids
  • Supported residents to take prescribed medication following doctor's directions and access repeat prescription service

Aesthetics Laser Therapist

Ginger
08.2018 - 12.2022

Beauty Therapist

Swept
09.2013 - 07.2018

Manager

Tasha's Restaurant
06.2013 - 08.2013

Waiter

Baglios Restaurant
01.1999 - 05.2006

Education

Diploma - Caregiving

Alison

GCSE - Education

High School

Diploma in human resource management - Human resources

Birnam bussiness College
South Africa
01.2010 - /2011

Skills


  • Adhering to strict confidentiality
  • Problem solving and risk assessment
  • Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
  • Eagerness to learn and continuously develop
  • Empathetic
  • Warm companionship
  • Moving and handling
  • Time management
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Safeguarding knowledge
  • Understanding verbal and written instructions
  • Critical thinking
  • Ability to work alone or as a team
  • Slides and hoist operation


Custom

Available upon request

Timeline

Health care assistant

Colten Care
06.2024 - Current

Care Assistant

Ubertas Care Home Limited
01.2024 - 06.2024

Assistant Carer

Abbey Cross Home
01.2023 - 12.2023

Aesthetics Laser Therapist

Ginger
08.2018 - 12.2022

Beauty Therapist

Swept
09.2013 - 07.2018

Manager

Tasha's Restaurant
06.2013 - 08.2013

Diploma in human resource management - Human resources

Birnam bussiness College
01.2010 - /2011

Waiter

Baglios Restaurant
01.1999 - 05.2006

GCSE - Education

High School

Diploma - Caregiving

Alison

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