Andreea Bulgaru

Support Worker | Cherry Tree House | Bristol

Working in the support team, within a residential care home for teenagers with behavioural and emotional issues.

Key Responsibilities

. Running group sessions for clients presenting with more challenging and complex behavioural needs.

.Applying empathic communication skills when liaising with families and providing emotional support.

.Ensuring the safety of the clients in and out of the home by encouraging ongoing adherence to all health and safety standards, and company regulations.

. Assisting clients with their everyday needs and problems, both physical and emotional.

.Performed patient assessments, documented vital signs and reported changes to supervisors.

.Obtained information about clients medical history, drug history, complaints and allergies.

.Followed and promoted protocols and procedures to ensure

.Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory.

• Promoted physical activity through assistance with exercises improving overall health condition of the client.
• Participated in regular team meetings, enhancing quality of care provided.
• Contributed feedback on patient progress leading to adjustments in personalised care plans.

Responsible for the provision of personal and basic health care to clients, assisting them to gain confidence in the performance of their day to day self-care chores.

Key Responsibilities

. Providing support to adults with learning difficulties.

. Creating care plans for individual clients and providing the required assistance.

. Assist with the distribution of medication.

. Assisting with the management of finances and budgeting.

. When required to assisting clients with feeding, bathing, and dressing.

. Use appropriate infection control procedures to maintain a clean and safe working area.

. Advising senior managers of any issues concerning the welfare of clients.

• Assist with daily living activities. This includes delivering meals to patients, turning and ambulating patients and providing plenty of freshwater , as well as extra nourishment between meals.
• Helping service users to move around.
• Toileting.
• Making beds.
• Talking to patients and making them comfortable.
• Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respiration and weigh .
• Provide adjunct care for the patient, including ice packs, non-sterile dressings and therapeutic baths