Annabel Prior

Within my role as Head of Dementia care I have the responsibility to ensure that all residents within my care are safe, I work across a three floor residential home with a mixture of different support requirement's.

I have a responsibility of safe medication administration and storage as well as completing the correct risk assessments for those who wish to continue to self medicate. I complete regular reviews of care plans and assessments as well as general wellbeing reviews with my residents and their families.

I work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that my residents receive the best care possible along side promoting their independence’s and respecting their wishes. I work within company policies as well as in line with current legislations. I am continuously learning within my role both by undertaking training as well as learning on the job to extend my knowledge.

I complete timely and efficient documentation to reflect the individuals needs as well as how their day to day life is. I work within a fast paced environment where each day is different.

• I began working at Charlton Lodge in January as a Team leader, Charlton Lodge is a newly built home which opened in October 2024. I have a responsibility for ensuring that a safe, effective and efficient care service is maintained by all members of staff which meets the needs of residents. I have completed MCA for individuals within the home, to determine if they have the capacity to make decisions based on a variety of topics including care and accommodation, covert medication and safety mats. I have a responsibility for medication orders and ensuring all individualised medications are delivered in a timely manner ready for the next cycle. My day to day responsibilities include, stock checking and administering medications, writing individualised care plans for each individual, completing handover, carrying out staff members supervisions and appraisals and ensuring the smooth running of the shift. Charlton Lodge is a residential home and therefore I have to work closely with external professionals such as the District nurses. I have a responsibility to ensure effective communication between staff and residents as well as their families. I work closely with management to implement policies and procedures into the home and ensure these are updated and any changes are made to our working day to reflect new policies. I have undertaken pre-admission assessments within my role by going out into the community to meet individuals who may be looking for long term care or respite stay.

• I began working in this role as a care assistant as soon as I turned 18 years old. I worked as a care assistant, where I was quickly promoted to a senior care assistant, within this role I was a key member in the team in developing in our dementia community, as a relatively new build care home. I worked to imbed ways of working, coaching through dementia care and creating specialist care and support plans. Shortly after, I was then promoted to Team Leader of our Dementia community, within this role I was responsible for ensuring we were providing a deeper level of person centred care. Conduct appraisals, supervisions, and probation reviews. Key point of contact for relatives and representatives, including complaint management. Support planning, care plan reviews and pre-admission assessments. Working with local authority and community resources. Auditing and Governance. I was responsible for our ward round, with our GP practice weekly, ensuring all actions were fulfilled, liaising with other MDT’s, conducting medication reviews. I held the titles of Dementia care champion, Dysphagia champion and our End of Life champion. I led the rollout of a new Dementia dining strategy which won us an award in our business awards, for this I am extremely proud.

• Ensured adherence to safety measures, maintaining a secure environment for all customers.
• Completed various training modules, including food allergen and health and safety training, to enhance industry knowledge and competency.

• Filled shelves and organised new stock to maintain product availability.
• Processed orders to ensure timely replenishment of inventory.
• Prepared all products for customer consumption to enhance shopping experience.
• Ensured a tidy shop floor to promote a welcoming environment.
• Managed the evening dispatch of newspapers for next-day delivery.