CHINWE IFENU
EDINBURGH,United Kingdom
Summary
A highly skilled professional with a strong foundation in verbal and written communication, adept at identifying issues and devising effective solutions. Demonstrates exceptional communication skills in professional settings, enhancing computer literacy applicable to diverse industries. Effectively manages time to boost productivity and applies excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders.
Overview
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1
Language
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
CARE ASSISTANT
REPOHEALTHCARE
2026.01 - Current
- Supporting service with medications
- Supporting service users with personal care and supporting them with their daily activities in their homes
- Monitor and reporting changes in their health and behaviours to healthcare professionals
CARE ASSISTANT
MY HOME CARE
EDINBURGH
2024.03 - Current
- Supported elderly and disabled individuals with daily living tasks
- Assisted with mobility, including the use of hoists and other aids
- Provided companionship and engaged clients in social activities
- Making sure every moment have potential and they are always happy
- Recognising and celebrating what they can do for themselves
- Supporting them with their medications
- Supporting them to shop, prepare their meal as required and supporting them to do house work.
SUPPORT WORKER
THE ACTION GROUP
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
2024.01 - 2024.05
- Escorted clients to shops, appointments and special events, tailoring service to meet mobility and personal needs of individuals.
- Build strong, trusting relationships with patients by providing continuous support and delivering best possible care.
- Provide personal care and support to clients in their homes, ensuring dignity and respect.
- Assist with daily activities such as meal preparation, dressing, and medication administration.
- Offer emotional support and companionship to improve clients' mental well-being.
- Monitor and report changes in health and behavior to healthcare professionals
COMMUNITY CARE ASSISTANT
PRESTINE HEALTHCARE
2023.10 - 2024.01
- Build strong, trusting relationships with patients by providing continuous support and delivering best possible care.
- Provide personal care and support to clients in their homes, ensuring dignity and respect.
- Assist with daily activities such as meal preparation, dressing, and medication administration.
- Offer emotional support and companionship to improve clients' mental well-being.
- Monitor and report changes in health and behavior to healthcare professionals.
CARE ASSISTANT
MISBIL HOSPITAL
ABUJA, NIGERIA
2020.02 - 2022.02
- Maintained patient privacy, demonstrating sensitivity and confidentiality when dealing with service users' personal affairs
- Generated well-written, comprehensive handover reports to support inter-shift communication.
- Bathed, changed and fed patients to ease discomfort and support basic caring needs
- Liaised with nurses and doctors to discuss plans of care for patients
- ABUJA NIGERIA
HEALTHCARE WORKER
ST LAUREN HOSPITAL
LAGOS, NIGERIA
2019.12 - 2020.02
- Worked with compassion and kindness, building positive relationships with patients to enhance care experiences
- Helped patients with personal hygiene, offering support with showering and bed bathing those with limited physical strength.
- LAGOS NIGERIA
CARE ASSISTANT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH-ONITSHA
ONITSHA, NIGERIA
2013.12 - 2019.02
- Documented care plans, hospital actions and patient activities in line with best practices.
- Reduced patient anxiety by clearly and calmly explaining clinical processes and procedures.
- Actively listened to patients' complaints and feedback, actioning improvements to continuously elevate quality of care
- Charted patient information related to vital signs, pain management and daily inputs and outputs
- Helped patients with personal hygiene, offering support with showering and bed bathing those with limited physical strength
- NIGERIA
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Port Harcourt
Nigeria2024-09
SVQ LEVEL 3 - Health and social care
Moray Management Ltd
Edinburgh , United Kingdom 2026-01
Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- Identified issues and devised effective solutions
- Demonstrated exceptional communication skills in professional settings
- Enhanced computer literacy skills applicable to diverse industries
- Effectively managed time to enhance productivity in {JobTitle}
- Applied excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders
Custom Section
CARE ASSISTANT
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Travelling
Training
- Complaint Handling
- Basic Life Support
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Health Safety and Welfare
- Personal Safety and Loan Working
- Moving and Handling
- Information Governance
- Caredemy standard 1 to 15
- Fire Safety
- Why Infection Prevention and Control matters
- Fraud awareness
- Child Protection and adult support and protection
- Prevention and management of violence and aggression
- Understand equality, diversity and human rights
- Health and fire safety
- Understanding duty of candour
- Behaviour monitoring approaches in dementia care
- Adult support and protection basic awareness
- An introduction to psychological approach to anxiety
- What is stress and distress in dementia
- Bed making
- Acutely unwell and deteriorating individuals
- Clinical observations
- Introduction to palliative and end of Life Care
- Introduction to skin care
- Comfort rounds and checks
- Nutrition and hydration
- Personal care
- Continence and catheter care
- Who's who in health and social care
References
Available on request.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
CARE ASSISTANT
REPOHEALTHCARE
2026.01 - Current
CARE ASSISTANT
MY HOME CARE
2024.03 - Current
SUPPORT WORKER
THE ACTION GROUP
2024.01 - 2024.05
COMMUNITY CARE ASSISTANT
PRESTINE HEALTHCARE
2023.10 - 2024.01
CARE ASSISTANT
MISBIL HOSPITAL
2020.02 - 2022.02
HEALTHCARE WORKER
ST LAUREN HOSPITAL
2019.12 - 2020.02
CARE ASSISTANT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH-ONITSHA
2013.12 - 2019.02
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Port Harcourt
SVQ LEVEL 3 - Health and social care
Moray Management Ltd