Bolaji Akanbi
Chester
Summary
Passionate Health care and support professional with experience in providing care and support to people with a diverse range of disabilities in their home, care homes and community to enhance individual wellbeing and making life more meaningful. Delivering with empathy, compassion, integrity and trust in the best interest of service user while ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines to inspire the delivery of effective care and support.
Professional Night Support Worker with proven record of reliability and adaptability. Skilled in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and maintaining safe, supportive environment. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Known for excellent communication skills and ability to flex with changing needs.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Waking Night Support Worker
Achieve Together Ltd
04.2024 - Current
- Enhancing and enriching quality of life for people we support by enabling them to keep moving towards agreed goals and life skills. This will involve supporting those individuals to plan and engage in activities in line with their individualized activity planner.
- Maintain the general health, wellbeing and emotional needs of people we support. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring a high standard of personal care which could include intimate care, attending health appointments, administering medication in line with company policies and responding appropriately to any medical or health concerns.
- Achieve together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people we support. Support Workers must ensure the safety of people we support complying with all health and safety requirements and all other relevant legislation, safeguarding policies and best practice. Ensure all concerns around safety and safeguarding are reported immediately.
- Encourage people we support to access a range of opportunities and experiences, supporting them to maximize their inclusion and participation in the community according to their needs, wishes and preferences.
- Supporting new team members.
- Supporting people we support to stay connected with family and friends, and to participate in social and community activities including annual holiday and professional networks.
- Maintain accurate and detailed records in line with legislation and organisation policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, preparing and implementing care plans, risk assessments, writing daily reports, behaviour support documentation, health appointments and accident/incidents and completing other environmental records.
- Maintain and work with an up to date knowledge of each individual’s preferred method of communication.
- Involve people we support in maintaining the cleanliness of the home to a high standard.
- Work as part of a team in a constructive and supportive manner, attending and participating in regular team meetings and contributing to a culture of open communication and constructive feedback with colleagues. Ensuring the safety of people we support by complying with all health and safety requirements and all other relevant legislation, safeguarding policies and best practice, and concerns around safety and safeguarding are reported immediately.
Waking Night Support Worker
BRB Temp (Health care Agency)
02.2023 - Current
- Assisting service user on complex care with personal care, in peg feeding, Ventilator support, bathing and dressing and grooming.
- Supporting service user with mobility, bowel management and daily activities.
- Monitoring and documenting changes in service user’s health and well-being.
- Providing emotional support and companionship.
- Ensuring a safe and clean environment for service users.
- To draw up a programme of meaningful leisure activities for each person we support, enabling them to acquire independence, whilst at the same time encouraging them to integrate as a group.
- To maintain a high standard of 'good housekeeping', ensuring that all areas are kept clean and tidy.
Waking Night Care Professional/ Support Worker
Pendine Park Care Organization
11.2022 - 06.2024
- Helping the residents with personal care and support.by aiding their emotional well-being and social needs.
- Serving meals/drinks and assisted feeding, whilst interacting with residents on a personal levels on the area of interest and hobbies such as reading and singing.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moving residents from lounge with hoist into wheelchair, applying safe handling techniques.
- Successfully keeping and maintaining care records, recording of observation on both physical and behavioral activities on a one on one resident care plan.
- Prioritized patient welfare, providing comfort, re assurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
- Hourly Turned and repositioning bedbound residents to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
Area Sales Manager
Kimberly Clark/Multipro Consumer Product Ltd
02.2019 - 09.2022
- Oversees daily operations to achieve high productivity level on all baby stores in the assigned area.
- Delivered tailored assistance to customers with disabilities.
- Reviewed customer history to recommend appropriate products and services.
- Forecasted sales trends to plan team resourcing.
- Worked flexible hours, covering night, weekends, and bank holidays.
- Completed customer orders with speed and accuracy.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Increase customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
Area Sales Manager
Hello Products Nigeria Ltd
08.2010 - 01.2019
- Responsible for the revenue generation through the primary and secondary sales in the Eastern region of the country.
Sales Representative
European Soaps and Detergent Ltd
05.2007 - 08.2010
- Responsible for the sales generation through the secondary sales in the Western region of the country.
Sales Representative
European Soaps and Detergent Ltd
05.2007 - 08.2010
- Responsible for the sales generation through the secondary sales in the Western region of the country.
Education
Core NVQ Level 2
City & Guilds (Pendine Park Academy)
Wales, United Kingdom08-2024
National Youth Service Corps - undefined
01.2007
Higher National Diploma (HND) - Accounting
OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
ESA-OKE, OSUN STATE01.2005
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination - undefined
TINCAN ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
TOLU, AJEGUNLE, LAGOS01.1997
Skills
- Tracheostomy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Feeding
- Ventilation
- Brain Injuries
- Dementia
- Residential Care Support
- Epilepsy
- Autism
- Mental Health care support
- Medication Administrations
- Children care support
- Young Adult care support
- Elderly care support
- Housekeeping tasks
- Behavioral support
- Compassionate care
- Professional boundaries
Healthcare Trainings
- Certificate - Infection Prevention and Control
- Certificate – Safeguard Adult Level 1&2 (Adult Support and Protection)
- Certificate - Dignity and Respect
- Certificate - Mental Health
- Certificate - Health and Safety Awareness
- Certificate - Manual Handling
- Certificate - Food Safety Level
- Certificate - Safeguarding Children-Care
- Certificate – Medications and Administration
- Certificate - Mental Capacity Act
- Certificate – Professional Boundaries
- Certificate – Bed Rail Safety
- Certificate – Moving and Handling Theory
- Certificate – Equality, Diversity, and LGBTQ
- Certificate – First Aid
- Certificate – Information Governance GDPR
- Certificate – Understanding Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling and meeting people
- Watching football
References
Available on request
Certification
- PCW - Personal Care Worker
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Waking Night Support Worker
Achieve Together Ltd
04.2024 - Current
Waking Night Support Worker
BRB Temp (Health care Agency)
02.2023 - Current
Waking Night Care Professional/ Support Worker
Pendine Park Care Organization
11.2022 - 06.2024
Area Sales Manager
Kimberly Clark/Multipro Consumer Product Ltd
02.2019 - 09.2022
Area Sales Manager
Hello Products Nigeria Ltd
08.2010 - 01.2019
Sales Representative
European Soaps and Detergent Ltd
05.2007 - 08.2010
Sales Representative
European Soaps and Detergent Ltd
05.2007 - 08.2010
National Youth Service Corps - undefined
Higher National Diploma (HND) - Accounting
OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination - undefined
TINCAN ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Core NVQ Level 2
City & Guilds (Pendine Park Academy)
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