Alice Abenawe
Sout,Hamps
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive expertise in palliative care, personal care assistance, and stoma care. Proficient in medicine administration, mental health support, and food preparation, ensuring confidentiality and a person-centred approach. Skilled in elderly care, interpersonal communication, emotional resilience, and end-of-life care competency. Adept at assisting with personal hygiene, managing challenging behaviour, and supporting individuals with learning disabilities including autism and ADHD. Experienced in moving and handling tasks. Committed to enhancing the quality of life for those in need through compassionate and comprehensive care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2010
2010
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Live-In caregiver
Every Care
Winchester, Hampshire
07.2024 - Current
- Administered required medication for improved health condition.
- Assisted with personal hygiene tasks to preserve dignity and promote cleanliness.
- Monitored health changes closely, leading to early detection of potential issues.
- Provided companionship during leisure time, fostering a supportive relationship with the client.
- Complied strictly with privacy guidelines to respect client's confidentiality rights.
- Handled emergency situations calmly, ensuring safety of clients at all times.
- Prepared nutritious meals, resulting in enhanced overall health of the client.
- Offered emotional support through attentive listening and empathetic communication.
- Maintained clean and safe living environment for optimal well-being.
- Assisted clients in maintaining independence by encouraging self-care where possible.
- Managed daily household chores for a tidy and organised home environment.
- Ensured client comfort by providing compassionate, one-on-one care.
- Coordinated medical appointments to ensure timely healthcare services.
- Accompanied clients on outings or errands providing essential support outside home settings.
- Maintained excellent standards of clients' hygiene, assisting with bathing, toileting and incontinence
Live in care and personal assistant
Self employment via Curam platform
Southampton, Hampshire
05.2024 - Current
- Provided round the clock support, living with and assisting clients with personal care, household tasks, mobility, medication management, and companionship, ensuring they live safely and comfortably in their own homes.
Live-In care assistant
Impact care
02.2022 - Current
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Administered medication to clients ensuring proper health management.
- Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.
- Documented reports on daily observations accurately, helping in keeping track of every client’s progress over time.
- Provided emotional support clients improving their mental wellbeing.
- Prioritised clients’ welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
- Observed clients’ conditions and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
Care and support worker
Sage Care
Southampton
01.2014 - 02.2025
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Developed personalised care plans after assessing individual needs, ensuring optimal care provision.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care while encouraging independence and activity appropriate to individual ability.
- Ensured medication adherence by administering prescribed drugs under the guidance of healthcare professionals.
- Provided emotional support to patients, easing feelings of stress or loneliness.
- Facilitated movement for patients using aids such as wheelchairs or walkers, increasing their independence.
Support care worker
Nurseplus
Southampton, Hampshire
02.2014 - 05.2016
- Administered medication according to prescribed schedules, ensuring health maintenance.
- Conducted detailed observations and reported changes in service users' behaviour to the service manager.
- Provided companionship during outings contributing to an active social life for service users.
- Assisted in meal preparation, household tasks such as cleaning, shopping, laundry.
- Enhanced wellbeing of service users by providing emotional support and companionship, also providing reassurance and comfort.
- Helped achieve service users' independence through guided tasks and activities.
- Assisted / supported with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Ensured proper record keeping on daily activities, any concerns or changes in conditions to the line manager.
Social work assistant
UNHCR
Nakivaale , Isingiro district
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Assisted social workers with complex cases, achieving improved outcomes.
- Enhanced refugee community awareness about available social services through active participation in outreach programmes.
- Coordinated with local authorities for swift resolution of refugees' issues.
- Improved refugees' engagement by developing and implementing creative therapy sessions.
- Worked closely with refugee families experiencing crisis, offering timely intervention and support.
- Prepared comprehensive reports summarising refugees' progress, facilitating informed decision-making by senior social workers.
- Conducted home visits for accurate need assessment.
- Facilitated group discussions that resulted in open communication amongst participants.
- Streamlined case management to ensure timely delivery of services.
- Managed caseload effectively thereby meeting key deadlines consistently.
- Updated clients' records regularly, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
- Ensured safety of vulnerable refugees by conducting regular welfare checks.
Education
social service
Certificate in socialmobilization and development
uganda 01.2007 - 05.2007
Higher National Diploma - Social work
Nsamizi Training Institute Of Social Development
Uganda 08/2007 - 08.2009
Skills
- Palliative Care
- Personal care assistance
- Stoma care
- Medicine administration
- Mental health support
- Food preparation
- Confidentiality understanding
- Person-Centred Approach
- Elderly care
- Interpersonal communication
- Emotional resilience
- End-Of-Life care competency
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Challenging behaviour
- Learning disabilities , Autism, ADHD
- Moving and handling
Affiliations
- Helping others.
- Reading.
- Listening to praise and worship music.
- Cooking
- Watching movies and documentaries.
Certification
Care certificate.
Diploma in social work.
Stoma care.
Moving and handling.
First aid
Diabetes awareness.
Safeguarding and protection of Adults.
Duty of care.
Mental health.
C
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Timeline
Live-In caregiver
Every Care
07.2024 - Current
Live in care and personal assistant
Self employment via Curam platform
05.2024 - Current
Live-In care assistant
Impact care
02.2022 - Current
Support care worker
Nurseplus
02.2014 - 05.2016
Care and support worker
Sage Care
01.2014 - 02.2025
Social work assistant
UNHCR
01.2009 - 01.2012
social service
Certificate in socialmobilization and development
01.2007 - 05.2007
Higher National Diploma - Social work
Nsamizi Training Institute Of Social Development
08/2007 - 08.2009
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