Amy Hodgson
Middlesbrough
Summary
Dedicated care professional with experience in dementia care, palliative care, and end-of-life support. Proficient in personal hygiene assistance, hoist operation, and safeguarding practices, ensuring the highest standards of elderly and disability care. Skilled in infection prevention, patient observations, and maintaining accurate documentation to support person-centred approaches. Committed to respecting boundaries while delivering compassionate and responsive care tailored to individual needs.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Care assistant
parkville care centre
Middlesbrough
2018.12 - 2025.03
- Collaborated with healthcare team for effective patient care delivery.
- Administered medication to patients, ensuring proper health management.
- Worked closely under supervision from registered nurses contributing to efficient workflow within the facility.
- Maintained a calm demeanor during crisis situations thus providing reassurance to both the residents and their families.
- Respected privacy and dignity of each resident during provision of care services.
- Encouraged independence among patients whilst assisting them with tasks.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations, ensuring safety of all residents.
- Assisted in daily living activities for enhanced patient comfort.
- Adhered strictly to professional standards, regulations and policies at all times while executing duties.
Nursery Nurse
Parkway day nursery
Coulby Newham
2017.06 - 2018.09
- My duty as a nursery nurse is to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the Setting, To give support to other colleagues and work together as a team
- To implement the daily routine in the base room paying attention to details and parents requests
- During my time at parkway I have gained my first aid certificate
- Organised stimulating outdoor activities that encouraged motor skill development in a fun manner.
- Improved language skills in toddlers using interactive storytelling sessions and song routines.
- Guided positive behaviour amongst children through role-modelling appropriate actions and manners.
Nursery nurse
The Avenue Day Nursery
2015.01 - 2015.12
- My duties included helping staff with planning, assisting with meal times, bonding with the children, supervising play and nappy changes
- Assuring children develop and grow using different techniques through play helping to develop physically,intellectualy, emotionally and socially by adapting activities to the specific children's needs and tracking development to plan activities to tailor to the childrens needs
- Working well within a time and remaining calm under pressure
Nursery Nurse
Priory Day Care Southbank
Southbank
2014.01 - 2014.12
- Caring for children aged 3 to 5 year olds, designing and implementing activities, supervising play, recording progress, updating records, feeding back to parents
- Working in the baby room when required, changing, feeding and supervising play
Netherfields Junior Youth Club
Netherfields
2014.01 - 2014.12
- Undertaking activities with 5 and 6 year olds attending the community centre session
- Setting up and clearing up
Play worker
Pavillion Play Group
North Ormesby
2013.01 - 2013.12
- Working with 5 to 8 year olds, engaging, designing and undertaking activities with children, setting up and clearing up, ensuring the safety and well being of all participants
Nursery nurse
Rosedene nurseries
2013.01 - 2013.12
- Caring for children aged 6 weeks to 3 years, feeding, changing, escorting on outings, undertaking activities, recording progress
Sales assistant
Home Bargains
Middlesbrough
2012.01 - 2013.12
- Working in a busy multi-department store assisting customers to ensure they have got everything they need when working with customers on a daily basis ensuring i keep a professional friendly and helpful attitude at all times
- Maintaining exceptional Customer service when meeting and greeting, till operation working with technology and working well under pressure keeping the queues moving, cash handling, stock rotation, shelf replenishment, merchandising, maximising sales, keeping the store clean and tidy
- Working well as a team to make sure the shop floor has been cleaned to exceptional standards
Education
Health and social care level 2 - Health and social care
College
2017.06 - 2017.12
CACHE level 3 certificate - children and young people's workforce
Middlesbrough College
2013.01 - 2015.01
CACHE Level 2 certificate - children and young peoples workforce (QCF)
Shape Training
2010.01 - 2012.01
Level 2 - Science, Retail, English, Maths, Functional skills maths, Functional skills English, Health and Safety, First Aid
Ormesby Comprehensive
2005.01 - 2010.01
Skills
- Dementia care expertise
- Bathing and dressing assistance
- Palliative care experience
- Responsive listening
- Hoist operation mastery
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Respecting boundaries
- First Aid
- Elderly care
- Personal care assistance
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Personal care
- End Of Life Care
- Disability Care
- Infection prevention
- Documentation
- Personal hygiene support
- Patient record keeping
- Person-Centred Approach
- Patient observations
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Care assistant
parkville care centre
2018.12 - 2025.03
Nursery Nurse
Parkway day nursery
2017.06 - 2018.09
Health and social care level 2 - Health and social care
College
2017.06 - 2017.12
Nursery nurse
The Avenue Day Nursery
2015.01 - 2015.12
Nursery Nurse
Priory Day Care Southbank
2014.01 - 2014.12
Netherfields Junior Youth Club
2014.01 - 2014.12
Play worker
Pavillion Play Group
2013.01 - 2013.12
Nursery nurse
Rosedene nurseries
2013.01 - 2013.12
CACHE level 3 certificate - children and young people's workforce
Middlesbrough College
2013.01 - 2015.01
Sales assistant
Home Bargains
2012.01 - 2013.12
CACHE Level 2 certificate - children and young peoples workforce (QCF)
Shape Training
2010.01 - 2012.01
Level 2 - Science, Retail, English, Maths, Functional skills maths, Functional skills English, Health and Safety, First Aid
Ormesby Comprehensive
2005.01 - 2010.01