Amina ALHASSAN
Leeds,KEN
Summary
Dedicated professional with strong organisational and record-keeping abilities, proficient in using mobility aids and assistive technologies. Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, empathetic nature, patience, and attentiveness. Trained in medication handling and safeguarding, familiar with care plans, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance. Committed to confidentiality and data protection awareness while aiming to enhance the quality of care provided.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care Assistant
Reed Health and Care
Leeds, UK
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Provide high-quality personal care, including bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting, while maintaining client dignity and comfort
- Support individuals with limited mobility, including safe transfers using assistive equipment
- Administer and monitor prescribed medications, ensuring accuracy and adherence to health protocols
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals tailored to individual dietary needs
- Maintain accurate documentation of care, medication, health changes, and daily activities
- Promote emotional well-being through companionship, active listening, and encouraging participation in social or recreational activities
- Assist clients in attending medical appointments and community outings, enhancing social inclusion
- Uphold health and safety standards, including infection prevention and control practices
- Act as a liaison between clients, families, and healthcare professionals, advocating for client needs and preferences
- Participate in ongoing training and development to maintain up-to-date care knowledge
CARE ASSISTANT
GLOBAL CARE HOME
Lagos, NIGERIA
01.2018 - 12.2022
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness among patients.
- Respected the privacy and dignity of each resident during the provision of care services.
- Maintained calm during crises thus providing reassurance to both the residents and their families.
- Adhered strictly to professional standards, regulations, and policies at all times while executing duties.
- Followed strict dietary plans tailored for each patient's health condition resulting in improved overall health status of residents.
- Collaborated with the healthcare team for effective patient care delivery.
- Participated actively in team meetings discussing ways to improve service delivery leading to enhanced quality of life for the residents.
- Administered medication to patients, ensuring proper health management.
- Facilitated smooth communication between patients and medical staff, fostering understanding and trust.
- Delivered excellent customer service by addressing the concerns of patients' families.
- Responded promptly to emergencies, ensuring the safety of all residents.
- Organized recreational activities for improved social interaction among residents.
- Assisted in daily living activities for enhanced patient comfort.
- Provided emotional support to patients, improving their mental well-being.
- Documented reports on daily observations accurately, helping in keeping track of every resident's progress over time.
- Aid in mobility exercises which resulted in improved physical strength among elderly residents.
- Encouraged independence among patients whilst assisting them with tasks.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimized patient care.
- Delivered high-quality care to clients with disabilities, achieving care plan objectives.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to the manager.
- Monitored individual's physical and emotional well-being, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
- Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding, and support.
- Used outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients for exceptional satisfaction ratings.
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalized care that consistently met individual needs.
- Submitted reports to the manager regarding the status of the client.
- Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritizing risk reduction, health, and hygiene.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of the latest care practices by attending regular meetings and training opportunities.
- Ensured patients took all medications as prescribed by their doctor, recording details of timings and side effects.
- Adapted to service users' needs and requests to maintain personalized care.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through compassionate, considered care and communication.
- Prepared nutritionally balanced well-being meals and assisted with feeding to guarantee the well-being of individuals under care.
- Charted daily observations, mobility activity, and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
- Worked professionally with caregiving teams and hospital departments to maintain continuity of care.
- Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
- Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
- Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.
- Positioned, lifted and transported patients with limited mobility.
- Prioritised patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
- Improved patients' quality of living, engaging in fulfilling and meaningful activities to encourage community access.
- Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
- Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
- Assisted with medicine and stock counting, ordering and replenishing.
- Updated families regularly on patient progress and treatment plan changes.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - International Relations
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, united kingdom 01.2023 - 05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication
Kogi State University
Kogi State 01.2011 - 01.2014
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Empathetic
- Patient
- Attentive
- Strong organizational and record-keeping abilities
- Confidentiality and data protection awareness
- Trained in medication handling and safeguarding
- Familiar with care plans
- Familiar with risk assessments
- Familiar with regulatory compliance
- Proficient in using mobility aids
- Proficient in using assistive technologies
Certification
Awareness of mental health, dementia, and learning disabilities
Basic support life
Health and care: Communication
Complaints handling (England and Wales)
Control of substances hazardous to health
Counter fraud, bribery, and corruption
Duty of care
Health and care: Equality, diversity, and human rights
Food safety and hygiene
Health and care: Dysphagia awareness
Health and care: Epilepsy awareness
Health and care: fire safety
Health and care: health, safety, welfare and COSHH
Health and care: Infection prevention and control
Health and care: Information Governance, (England and Wales}
Health and care: Managing Challenging Behaviour
Health and care: moving and handling
Health and care: NHS Conflict Resolution
Health and care: Nutrition and fluids
Health and care: Oliver McGowan Tier 1
Health and care: Oral health care
Health and care: personal care and Lone working
Health and care: Preventing radicalization
Health and care: Privacy and Dignity
Health and care: Professional Boundaries
Health and care: Safeguarding Adults Level 3
Health and care: understanding your role
Health and care: working in a person-centred way
Health and care: infection, prevention and control
Health and care: preventing Radicalisation- Education
Health and care: Professional boundaries
Health and care: Administering Medication
REFERENCE
Available upon request
Personal Information
Nationality: Nigerian
Timeline
Diploma of Higher Education - International Relations
Leeds Beckett University
01.2023 - 05.2024
Care Assistant
Reed Health and Care
01.2023 - 01.2025
CARE ASSISTANT
GLOBAL CARE HOME
01.2018 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication
Kogi State University
01.2011 - 01.2014
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