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
12.2018 - 03.2025
- 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
06.2017 - 09.2018
- 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
01.2015 - 12.2015
- 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
01.2014 - 12.2014
- 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
01.2014 - 12.2014
- 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
01.2013 - 12.2013
- 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
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Caring for children aged 6 weeks to 3 years, feeding, changing, escorting on outings, undertaking activities, recording progress
Sales assistant
Home Bargains
Middlesbrough
01.2012 - 12.2013
- 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
06.2017 - 12.2017
CACHE level 3 certificate - children and young people's workforce
Middlesbrough College
01.2013 - 01.2015
CACHE Level 2 certificate - children and young peoples workforce (QCF)
Shape Training
01.2010 - 01.2012
Level 2 - Science, Retail, English, Maths, Functional skills maths, Functional skills English, Health and Safety, First Aid
Ormesby Comprehensive
01.2005 - 01.2010
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
12.2018 - 03.2025
Nursery Nurse
Parkway day nursery
06.2017 - 09.2018
Health and social care level 2 - Health and social care
College
06.2017 - 12.2017
Nursery nurse
The Avenue Day Nursery
01.2015 - 12.2015
Nursery Nurse
Priory Day Care Southbank
01.2014 - 12.2014
Netherfields Junior Youth Club
01.2014 - 12.2014
Play worker
Pavillion Play Group
01.2013 - 12.2013
Nursery nurse
Rosedene nurseries
01.2013 - 12.2013
CACHE level 3 certificate - children and young people's workforce
Middlesbrough College
01.2013 - 01.2015
Sales assistant
Home Bargains
01.2012 - 12.2013
CACHE Level 2 certificate - children and young peoples workforce (QCF)
Shape Training
01.2010 - 01.2012
Level 2 - Science, Retail, English, Maths, Functional skills maths, Functional skills English, Health and Safety, First Aid
Ormesby Comprehensive
01.2005 - 01.2010
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