Débora Sofia Vidro André
London,Grand London
Summary
Committed Health Care Assistant focused on enhancing daily life of patients through compassionate care. Provides physical assistance and mental stimulation for holistic wellbeing. Diligent in monitoring symptoms and progress to boost health outcomes. Flexible Health Care Assistant with 3 years of experience. Improves health outcomes and quality of life through meticulous service provision. Delivers attentive and compassionate care. Skilled in phlebotomy and ECGs. Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support. Responsible Care Assistant enthusiastic about supporting best practices in hospital operations, compliance and healthcare management. Demonstrated strengths in multi-area management, quality assurance and service. Resourceful professional and collaborative team player. Compassionate Care Assistant with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care home settings. Provides exceptional care demonstrating dedication to safe nursing practices for continued patient trust. Maintains excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment to safe working practices.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work history
Health Care Assistant
NHS
Swindon, Wiltshire
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Safely escorted patients during medical appointments and hospital visits.
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Vigilantly monitored changes in physical and mental health, reporting deterioration to senior carers for urgent attention.
- Built patient confidence through physical exercise, promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing.
- Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
- Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
- Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
- Thoroughly sterilised and sanitised clinical and mobility equipment.
- Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
- Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Supported clinical staff to complete health assessments.
- Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
- Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
Home Carer
Quality carers Ltd
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Gave me the experience to take care of an elderly with dementia
- Assisting the patient with bathing, grooming, and getting dressed
- Handling household tasks like grocery shopping and laundry
- Preparing and serving meals at the appropriate time
- Administering oral and topical medication under the supervision of medical personnel
- Providing mental and emotional support
- Making recommendations to family members and healthcare personnel on the plan of care
- Organising suitable recreational activities for the patient
- Collaborating with other health care and social care professionals to provide the best possible care
- Managed diverse daily wellbeing duties, from activity planning to mobility support.
- Promoted healthier living choices to improve wellbeing of clinically obese patients.
- Nurtured service users' confidence and independence, improving social rehabilitation for patients.
- Assisted in daily personal care routines for improved patient wellbeing.
- Picked up client shopping and prescriptions.
- Closely monitored patient conditions, minimising need for additional medical attention.
- Cooked meals to meet diverse dietary requirements.
- Conducted risk assessments and checked fire alarm systems.
- Hoovered and tidied rooms with keen eye for detail.
- Offered compassionate physical and emotional support to patients, enhancing overall health and wellbeing.
- Maintained wheelchairs, walking frames, and hearing aids.
- Transported and accompanied clients to appointments.
- Practiced safety and hygiene procedures by maintaining clean work environment.
cleaner
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Working at my auntie's business cleaning houses, gave me the ability of working fast
- Carrying out general cleaning duties including sweeping, mopping, and cleaning windows
- Removing old food from communal fridges or cupboards and disposing of waste
- Emptying the rubbish and recycling bins
- Cleaning spills or accidents and thoroughly disinfecting an area afterwards
- Safely diluting industrial cleaning chemicals and using them at the appropriate levels
- Keeping cleaning supplies stocked
- Maintaining cleaning equipment in full working order and carrying out repairs when necessary
- Completing a set number of daily tasks as specified by any Supervisors
- Worked in a warehouse-2021
- I learnt more about working as a team, being the only one packing up all deliveries, I had to make..
- Ensuring that all goods that are loaded or unloaded match the relevant paperwork
- Taking responsibility for a company's freight and assets by reporting any suspicious activity at work
- Storing and rotating stock according to established procedures
- Reporting any damaged or missing goods to Warehouse Managers or Supervisors
- Keeping the warehouse environment clean and tidy and maintaining equipment
- Following workplace health and safety rules when handling goods
- Ensuring efficient operations by adhering to operational procedures, rules and schedules
- Assisting with warehouse inventory controls, which typically involves using a hand-held scanner
- Always treating merchandise with care and concern
- Worked in KFC- June 2017
- I worked in KFC for 1 month as an experience and it was very captivating
- I was able to take a lot of experience of how to work together as a team, how to have responsibilities.
Nanny
Auntie
Bracknell, West Berkshire
06.2017 - 01.2019
- Developed strong bonds with children through compassionate verbal and physical interaction.
- Safely transported children to and from school, events and activities, maintaining adherence to schedules to establish reliability and trust.
- Modelled appropriate social behaviours, promoting empathy, kindness and concern for others.
- Assisted in light housework and laundry to reduce parents' workload.
- Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things through play.
- Established effective after-school routine by preparing meals in advance, maximising time for play and homework.
- Supervised children's play at home and in external settings, ensuring their physical safety at all times.
- Adhered to set timeframes to maintain consistency with nighttime routines.
- Maintained secure, child-friendly environments with engaging activities and outdoor play.
- Performed cleaning, washing, ironing and laundry to maintain home order.
- Assisted children with homework and school assignments, offering advice and guidance to build learner confidence.
- Prepared healthy and nutritious meals to specific dietary requirements.
- Dropped off and picked up children from school, driving safely and arriving on time.
- Changed and bathed babies and supervised baths for older children.
- Arranged playdates and outings for older children.
- Disciplined children when necessary, following parents guidelines.
Cashier
KFC
Bracknell, Wilkshire
2017.06 - 2017.08
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
Bakery Shop Assistant
Mum
Lisbon , Portugal
01.2001 - 05.2016
- Gave me experience by working with several different patients with different problems
- Helping by giving the respect food according to the diet
- Monitoring the fluids by doing fluid charts
- Removing cannulas
- Talking to families along the nurse to update them on the patient status
- Helping patients with Bathing, and getting dressed
- Weighing patients and doing simple handling and safety assessments
- Stock every room with pads, etc…
- Calculated required timescales and quantities using basic numeracy skills.
- Followed baker's instructions, multitasking to complete tasks in target timeframes.
- Delivered outstanding customer service to improve word-of-mouth recommendations.
- Performed daily opening and closing functions such as stock counting, cashing up and securing bakery premises.
- Regularly cleaned bakery areas, strictly following disinfection guidelines to sustain safe food preparation environments.
- Handled bakery transactions and operated cash registers with accuracy.
- Rotated prepared bakery items to maintain appetising, visually appealing displays.
- Collected payments and provided receipts for customers.
- Monitored expiry dates and used ingredients accordingly.
- Weighed, priced and packaged items for customers.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
London and Metropolitan University
London 07/2022 -
A-Levels -
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 09/2020 - 07/2021
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City of Oxford College
2020
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Bracknell and Wokingham College
2018
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2017
Skills
- Health assessment and monitoring
- Compassionate care giver
- Home care
- Exceptional communicator
- Meal preparation
- Organisational standards
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Disability care
- Care management
- Housekeeping
- Elderly care
Interests
Dancing
Singing
Reading
Helping people / Volunteering
Additional Information
- Problem solving I grew up taking care of my youngest cousins so fixing problems isn't hard for me. Flexibility: In my experience we don't always stay in the same area, I feel very comfortable getting out of my comfort area. Organization: Working as a carer I needed to tidy up the house so it could always be organized to the patient/client could not stubble on something and have a clean, healthy and fresh environment.
Languages
English
Fluent
Portuguese
Native
Spanish
Upper intermediate
Timeline
Health Care Assistant
NHS
05.2022 - 01.2023
Home Carer
Quality carers Ltd
01.2021 - 04.2022
cleaner
01.2020 - 01.2021
Nanny
Auntie
06.2017 - 01.2019
Cashier
KFC
2017.06 - 2017.08
Bakery Shop Assistant
Mum
01.2001 - 05.2016
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
London and Metropolitan University
07/2022 -
A-Levels -
City of Oxford College
09/2020 - 07/2021
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City of Oxford College
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Bracknell and Wokingham College
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