Claire Burnett
Truro,Cornwall
Summary
Compassionate Healthcare Assistant with a comprehensive background in effective, efficient care of elderly patients in care home settings. Providing exceptional care, thorough monitoring and dedication to safe nursing practices for continued patient trust. Maintaining excellent levels of patient care through continued kindness and commitment to safe working practices.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Band 3 Healthcare Assistant
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Truro, Cornwall
10.2018 - Current
- Built patient confidence through physical exercise, promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing.
- Provided personalised care and support to vulnerable individuals, helping them retain maximum independence.
- Maintained up-to-date patient records to enable care continuity between support providers.
- Safely and securely transported patients using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Able to preform ECG'S on patients.
- Liaised with external and internal professionals to provide holistic support.
- Worked in an Acute Stroke setting for three years.
- Confidently take patients observations and know when to report to higher qualified staff, if I feel observations are not accurate.
Cleaner
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro, Cornwall
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Ensured proper, compliant handling of cleaning equipment, chemicals and materials, upholding excellent safety records.
- Followed health and safety guidelines to properly dispose of waste and toxic materials.
- Reported breakages to supervisor.
- Correctly used colour-coded equipment.
- Communicated well with team across multiple locations.
- Restocked, refreshed and sanitised bathroom facilities.
- Safely stored cleaning solutions, equipment and chemicals.
- Kept cleaning equipment to optimal standards to reduce cleaning inefficiencies.
Education
NVQ Level 1 - Care Certificate
Learning and Development
Truro, Cornwall 10.2022 -
Functional Skills level 2 English - English
Cornwall Council
Truro, Cornwall 05.2022 - 05.2022
Skills
- Hoist operation
- Elderly care expertise
- Safeguarding policy compliance
- Patient chaperoning
- Health surveillance
- Phlebotomy
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Moving and handling
- Patient rehabilitation
- Team player
- Dementia care
- Clinical waste disposal
- Pressure relief
- Infection prevention and control
- Data confidentiality
- Meticulous eye for detail
- Confidence building
- Patient transfer support
- Venepuncture
Timeline
NVQ Level 1 - Care Certificate
Learning and Development
10.2022 -
Functional Skills level 2 English - English
Cornwall Council
05.2022 - 05.2022
Band 3 Healthcare Assistant
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
10.2018 - Current
Cleaner
Royal Cornwall Hospital
10.2017 - 10.2018
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