Ebuka Linus Uzuagu
SHEFFIELD,SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Summary
A very reliable, empathetic, compassionate, competent, committed care and support workers with more than 2 years experience in care and support work. I have through the wealth of my experience in health care sector acquire good work ethics and approach to supporting young people, children, and adults living with disabilities or challenging behaviour to live independently. I offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for service users. Experienced in care homes, private home care, and residential homes, and community care. Providing support, care, and encouragement to service users with disabilities to live independently. To deliver person-centered care for each individual on a daily basis. Offering strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Support worker
Progressive Care Limited
Sheffield
06.2024 - Current
- Promoted mental stimulation through conversation, reading, key-work sessions, useful activities, and games resulting in enhanced cognitive function.
- Provided transportation for medical appointments, ensuring timely arrival.
- Actively listened to client concerns thus creating a comforting environment.
- Implemented care plans set out by healthcare professionals leading to improved patient well-being.
- Monthly Care Plan review and update
- Welfare checks and support if need be it in carrying out cleaning, cooking sessions, prompting for laundry and managing finances
- Supported daily living skills training which increased client self-sufficiency.
- Administered medication according to schedule, promoting optimal health outcomes.
- Participated in regular team meetings, enhancing quality of care provided.
- Maintained detailed records of patient behaviour changes for healthcare team reference.
- Interact with their health professional like Social workers and GP, Dentist, Opticians and others.
Support Worker and Healthcare Assistant
FLORENCE STAFFING LTD (AGENCY)
Sheffield
10.2024 - 03.2025
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care while encouraging independence and protect dignity
- Met needs of service user with learning difficulties and managed the challenging behaviours
- Maintained high levels of patient morale, providing guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence
- Actively contributed to personalised support planning, presenting new opportunities to achieve maximum choice and control in service users' lives
- Medication administration and recording
- Support service users to access the community
Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant
A24 GROUP (AGENCY)- NORTHEAST
07.2023 - 03.2025
- Led group activity programmes to support independence and encourage community inclusion
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene
- Monitored individuals' progress, continuously updating and adjusting care plans to meet health and wellbeing needs
- Delivered high-quality care to individuals with varying needs, tailoring support to meet personalised care plans
- Reported on service user progress to senior staff, addressing concerns and suggesting appropriate action
- Promoted personal wellbeing and independence, building service user confidence through social and community interaction
Support Worker and Health Care Assistant
RAYVVIN CARE UK (AGENCY)
02.2023 - 03.2025
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care while encouraging independence and activity appropriate to individual ability
- Met needs of service user with learning difficulties and managed the challenging behaviours
- Maintained high levels of patient morale, providing guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence
- Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need
- Delivered high-quality care to individuals with varying needs, tailoring support to meet personalised care plans
- Ensured consistent quality improvement by developing improved personal care services, optimising service user satisfaction
- Conducted one-to-one and group support sessions, helping service users to achieve care plan objectives
Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant
NEWCROSS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Collaborated with clients to clean house and prepare meals with person-centred care approach
- Medication administration
- Monitored patient symptoms and progress to boost health outcomes
- Actively contributed to personalised support planning, presenting new opportunities to achieve maximum choice and control in service users' lives
- Ensured ongoing patient safety, promptly reporting concerns about abuse or safeguarding issues to care managers
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene all day
- Monitored individuals' progress, continuously updating and adjusting care plans to meet health and wellbeing needs
- Conducted one-to-one and group support sessions, helping service users to achieve care plan objectives
- Provided physical and emotional support, employing compassionate care to help individuals achieve their full potential
Health care assistant / Support Worker
GK Healthcare Ltd
Sheffield
05.2023 - 11.2024
- Delivered high-quality patient service by maintaining cleanliness in wards.
- Managed personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, maintained dignity and respect at all times.
- Provided basic health education to patients for proper self-care post discharge.
- Kept detailed records of patient progress, assisted medical staff in treatment planning.
Healthcare Assistant
Friday Chigbu Memorial Clinic
02.2015 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Enugu, Nigeria
- Collecting samples like blood, urine, sputum, etc from patients
- Processed samples, labelled containers and completed required paperwork
- Handled samples in line with required laboratory procedures using appropriate PPE
- Adopted aseptic techniques to maintain sample integrity
- Retained research documentations and safety requirements, procedures to maintain compliance
- Performing lab test using microscope and other manual equipment
- Analysing samples using Automated Lab equipment and Test kits
- Monitor and record stock use, materials to maintain laboratory services
- Enugu, Nigeria
Education
Bachelor degree - Information Technology
Novena University
11.2007 - 08.2011
MSC - International Business and Mgt
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, UK 09.2013 - 12.2014
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficiency in reading and writing
- Personal care assistance
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Disability care
- Nursing care
- Elderly care
- Patient Observation
- Working as an individual and a team player
- Computer literacy
- Computer skills
- Use of digital supporting devices for recording and keeping records
- Ability to support young people and adults with Learning disabilities in achieving independence
- Ability to access Risk and manage it
- Knowledge of Safeguarding in children, young people, and adults
- Oral care and feeding assistance
- Person-centred care
- Medication administration
- Activities of Daily Living
- Safeguarding policies
- Life skills development
- One to One support
- Care plan management and record keeping
- Supporting independent decision-making
- Dealing with vulnerable clients
- Dementia care knowledge
- reliable and trustworthy
- Assistive technology use
- Care management
- Finance management
- Daily living assistance
Custom
- Care Assistance and Support Work Services
- Recreative activities
- Walking
- Gardening
- Chatting/talking
- Watching movies/football
- Travels
Timeline
Support Worker and Healthcare Assistant
FLORENCE STAFFING LTD (AGENCY)
10.2024 - 03.2025
Support worker
Progressive Care Limited
06.2024 - Current
Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant
A24 GROUP (AGENCY)- NORTHEAST
07.2023 - 03.2025
Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant
NEWCROSS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
07.2023 - 06.2024
Health care assistant / Support Worker
GK Healthcare Ltd
05.2023 - 11.2024
Support Worker and Health Care Assistant
RAYVVIN CARE UK (AGENCY)
02.2023 - 03.2025
Healthcare Assistant
Friday Chigbu Memorial Clinic
02.2015 - 01.2023
MSC - International Business and Mgt
University of Central Lancashire
09.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor degree - Information Technology
Novena University
11.2007 - 08.2011
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