Catherine Blewitt
Poole,England
Summary
Dedicated care professional with extensive expertise in elderly and palliative care, demonstrating proficiency in end-of-life compassion, dementia awareness, and safeguarding knowledge. Skilled in personal care, medication administration, and infection control procedures, ensuring patient confidentiality and adherence to health and safety standards. Adept at managing person-centred care plans and providing daily living assistance with a focus on nutrition, hydration maintenance, and physical activity encouragement. Committed to enhancing patient well-being through effective communication aids proficiency and sensory impairment communication. Career goal: to continue delivering exceptional care while advancing skills in specialised healthcare settings.
Reliable with many years of experience. Applies person-centred approach to enhance health and holistic outcomes. Offers flexibility and compassion to meet diverse client needs.
Overview
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Care Assistant
Kingland House
2019.08 - 2024.02
- Distribute medication during rounds and follow agreed dosage procedures each shift.
- Lead staff during shifts to keep care routines consistent and timely.
- Support residents with everyday needs including personal assistance and requests.
- Provide meal service by setting trays, delivering meals, and clearing tables.
- Update care plans daily using resident notes and progress observations.
- Delivered compassionate end-of-life care, respecting dignity of the individual at all times.
- Assisted in daily personal care tasks, promoting independence amongst residents.
- Co-ordinated with healthcare professionals for improved resident care outcomes.
- Contributed to the preparation of meals, following specific dietary requirements of each resident.
Care Assistant
Ferndown Manor
2017.05 - 2018.08
- Supported daily living needs by following care routines and checklists.
- Prepared food and served fluids safely to residents throughout shifts.
- Maintained a clean, homely environment by completing regular domestic tasks.
- Encouraged independence whilst promoting dignity and respect.
- Documented reports on daily observations accurately, helping in keeping track of every resident's progress over time.
- Assisted in daily living activities for enhanced patient comfort.
Care Assistant
The Laurels and Pine Lodge
2015.05 - 2017.05
- Assists elderly residents with daily tasks and practical routines.
- Supports meal times by assisting with food and fluids.
- Maintains rooms clean and tidy for comfort and wellbeing.
- Encourages social activities to reduce isolation during daily life.
- Checks that all resident needs are met each day.
- Promotes choice and independence through everyday decision-making.
- Documented reports on daily observations accurately, helping in keeping track of every resident's progress over time.
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst individuals.
- Administered medication to patients, ensuring proper health management.
Care assistant
Linkfield Court
2014.01 - 2015.01
- Attend daily needs and support routines throughout the day.
- Serve meals and drinks, supporting comfortable eating and hydration.
- Maintain a clean, homely environment using agreed cleaning routines.
- Offer choices and promote independence during daily care activities.
- Encourage a social life by joining residents in shared activities.
Education
Level 1 - Health and Social Care
Bournemouth and Poole college
Diploma 3 - Health and social care
Quest vocational training
Christchurch and Poole Council, BournemouthSkills
- End-Of-Life compassion
- Physical activity encouragement
- Tube feeding proficiency
- Children's care experience
- Catheter care expertise
- Communication aids proficiency
- Nutrition and hydration maintenance
- Patient confidentiality adherence
- Sensory impairment communication
- Dedication to duty
- Palliative care understanding
- Elderly care
- Housekeeping
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Personal care
- Palliative Care
- Medication Administration
- Meal preparation
- Care plan management
- Health and safety knowledge
- Reliability
- Record-keeping
- Daily living assistance
- Infection control procedures
- Wound dressing
- Manual handling training
- Person-centred care plans
- Dementia awareness
Refernces
References available upon request
Hobbies
I enjoy socialising with friends and family, take long walks with my dog and toddler.
Accomplishments
- Carried out many training courses including:
- medication administration
- first aid
- fire safety
- manual handling trainer
- COSHH
- and many more (available on request)
- Completed NVQ 2
- completed Diploma 3
- Gained knowledge and understanding or dementia and palliative care
- Gained very good communication skills in different forms
- Understanding needs of elderly and disabled residents
- Helping with day to day tasks with elderly and disabled residents
- Gaining trust of residents, their families and work colleges through hard work and enthusiasm
Affiliations
- Hobbies include outdoor activities such as walking,cycling.
- Doing activities with my children which can be both educational and fun.
Certification
NVQ 2
Diploma 3
Personal observation
A very good time keeper
Willing to learn new skills
Enthusiastic
Good communication skills
Can work well both with a team or independently
A keen eye for detail
Timeline
Senior Care Assistant
Kingland House
2019.08 - 2024.02
Care Assistant
Ferndown Manor
2017.05 - 2018.08
Care Assistant
The Laurels and Pine Lodge
2015.05 - 2017.05
Care assistant
Linkfield Court
2014.01 - 2015.01
Level 1 - Health and Social Care
Bournemouth and Poole college
Diploma 3 - Health and social care
Quest vocational training