Betty Gwati

· Providing and maintaining a quality of care in a warm and supportive atmosphere

· Acknowledging, respecting and promoting individual rights and personal dignity of service users.

· Promoting and ensuring the maintaining of an environment that ensures that the service users are provided with the means and opportunity to optimise their lifestyle physically, emotionally, spiritually and psychologically.

· Being sensitive and aware of the needs of services users and to meet those by good listening, observation and communication.

· Respecting the individuality of service users by being aware of their unique qualities as persons.

· Observing service users’ needs for confidentiality and privacy as an aim and as a professional attitude.

· Ensuring that anti-discriminatory practices are promoted and maintained throughout the company

· Ensuring that I am available for staff and team meetings.

· Familiarising self with and adhering to laid down health and safety standards for all service users.

· Keeping records as required by the Home Manager

· Contributing to written reports as required.

Adhere to company policies and procedures

• Assisting clients with personal care tasks promoting their independence as much as possible . Treating all clients with dignity and respect and promoting their choices
• Keeping clients clean by giving bed pans, assisting on oral care, and basic hygiene.
• Assisting clients with safe transfers using manual handling equipment provided
• Food preparation for clients
• Serving residents’ meals and assisting those unable to feed themselves.
• Improving clients’ daily living skills by promoting socialisation and increasing physical activity
• Administering medication
• Bed making
• Assisting clients to use urinals, bed pan and commodes. Ensuring clients' privacy and dignity is respected at all the times

• Optimising service users comfort by maintaining a homely, stable and caring environment
• Avoiding potential harm by administering medication with 100% accuracy
• Delivering toileting support for clients with mobility issues. Improving physical and mental wellbeing of service users through patient-centred care planning.
• Following strict safeguarding regulations to ensure safe, secure handling of service users.
• Assisting in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence.
• Preventing 90% accidents and falls by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of homes
• Contributing to specialised care for people with dementia, re-enablement or people with continence difficulties.
• Safely lifting, transferring and repositioning service users using hoists and wheelchairs.
• Chart daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
• Completing documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
• Preparing healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.

• Suggested medication reminder technology, minimising medication errors by 100%.
• Cooked healthy meals to uplift client and meet dietary requirements.
• Provided client with opportunities for social activities, maintaining well-rounded care offerings and enhancing mental wellbeing.
• Assisted client with daily personal, hygiene and incontinence care.
• Improved quality of life for residents through tailored and top quality care.
• Promoted community participation by accompanying service user to outings and events.
• Used moving and handling skills to facilitate safe transfers on mobility-impaired service user while promoting dignity and independence
• Provided ongoing companionship and supportive listening to build positive rapport and help combat loneliness.
• Provided incontinence care and bed baths, maintaining 100% dignity at all times.

I cared for my husband who was involved in a road traffic accident and suffered from traumatic brain injury and lost speech and lost mental capacity to make decisions around his care. I was involved in the following roles

· Minimised hospital readmissions by observing husband's reactions to medication and treatments, promptly reporting abnormalities to healthcare team.

· Optimised nutrition to increase food intake, adapting to different dietary needs.

· Administered medications and treatments in line with medical instructions and best clinical practice.

· Delivered personal care and grooming routines to boost wellbeing.

Used moving and handling skills to facilitate safe transfers on mobility-impaired husband while promoting dignity and independence

• Suggested medication reminder technology, minimising medication errors by 100%.
• Maintained patient hygiene by assisting mother in activities of daily living, including bathing, oral care, showering and dressing.
• Assisted mother with daily personal, hygiene and incontinence care.
• Adopted person-centred approach in all aspects of care-giving.
• Empowered mother to remain as independent as possible and retain sense of identity.

• ·Thoroughly cleaned and disinfected play areas to control health risks.
• Prepared nutritious meals and snacks, carefully adhering to individual dietary requirements and portioning standards.
• Supported children's development with learning-through-play activities, aiding social, emotional and educational growth.