Audry Ngandu
Blackburn,Blackburn with Darwen
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive expertise in elderly care, specialising in end-of-life support and palliative care. Proficient in patient safety training, infection prevention, and medication administration, ensuring the highest standards of personal care assistance. Skilled in developing person-centred care plans and executing personal care strategies with a focus on dementia awareness and mobility assistance. Committed to enhancing patient well-being through compassionate end-of-life care competency and basic life support certification.
Compassionate Care Assistant with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care home settings. Provides exceptional care demonstrating dedication to safe nursing practices for continued patient trust. Maintains excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment to safe working practices.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Care Assistant
Haydock Nursing Home
Blackburn, Lancashire
2023.09 - Current
- Encouraged independence among patients whilst assisting them with tasks.
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst patients.
- Adhered strictly to professional standards, regulations and policies at all times while executing duties.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations, ensuring safety of all residents.
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
- Respected privacy and dignity of each resident during provision of care services.
- Monitored vital signs of patients for early detection of health complications.
- Assisted in daily living activities for enhanced patient comfort.
- Ensured safe environment by maintaining orderliness and cleanliness in the facility.
- Used manual handling techniques and lifting aids to position clients in safe, comfortable postures.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Aid in mobility exercises which resulted in improved physical strength among elderly residents.
Care Assistant
Prudent Health Care
Birmingham
2023.05 - Current
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst patients.
- Ensured safe environment by maintaining orderliness and cleanliness in the service users homes.
- Provided emotional support to patients, improving their mental wellbeing.
- 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 optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
- Worked professionally with caregiving teams and hospital departments to maintain continuity of care.
- Ensured patients took all medications as prescribed by their doctor, recording details of timings and side effects.
- Monitored individual's physical and emotional well being, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
- 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.
Teacher in a primary school
Ministry of Education Zimbabwe
Seke, Chitungwiza, Harare
2009.09 - 2021.12
- Integrated digital tools into lessons, facilitating interactive learning experiences for pupils.
- Provided constructive feedback on assignments, helping improve academic performance.
- Encouraged active participation in class discussions, fostering a positive learning environment.
- Adapted teaching methods to cater for diverse learning needs of students.
- Assisted in the development of school policies promoting inclusion and equality amongst students.
- Mentored new teachers providing guidance on effective classroom management techniques.
- Participated in continuous professional development workshops staying abreast of latest teaching methodologies.
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively, ensuring an optimal learning environment for all students.
- Ensured safe, respectful learning environment through strict adherence to school's code of conduct.
- Conducted parent-teacher meetings to discuss pupil progress and behaviour issues.
- Supported the integration of special educational needs students into mainstream classes.
Education
Ordinary Level - Ordinary Level of Education
Zengeza High 1 school, Chitungwiza
Harare , Zimbabwe 1987.01 - 1990.12
Diploma in Education - Education, Specialised in ECD
Seke Teachers' College
Seke, Chitungwiza Zimbabwe 2006.01 - 2008.12
Health Certificate - Community Based Health Care
Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
Zimbabwe 2021.01 - 2021.12
Skills
- End-Of-Life care competency
- Patient safety training
- Palliative care experience
- Bathing and dressing assistance
- Manual handling certification
- End-Of-Life support
- Elderly care
- Personal care assistance
- Medication Administration
- Infection prevention
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Hoist operation
- Person-centred care plans
- Mobility assistance proficiency
- Personal care plan execution
- Dementia awareness
Languages
English
Fluent
Shona
Native
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Care Assistant
Haydock Nursing Home
2023.09 - Current
Care Assistant
Prudent Health Care
2023.05 - Current
Health Certificate - Community Based Health Care
Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
2021.01 - 2021.12
Teacher in a primary school
Ministry of Education Zimbabwe
2009.09 - 2021.12
Diploma in Education - Education, Specialised in ECD
Seke Teachers' College
2006.01 - 2008.12
Ordinary Level - Ordinary Level of Education
Zengeza High 1 school, Chitungwiza
1987.01 - 1990.12