ELIZABETH OMOWUMI AKINTOLA
Southsea,Hampshire
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate care and support worker with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care and nursing home settings over a year of hands-on experience in the UK healthcare sector. My journey in this field has been shaped by a genuine passion for making a positive difference in the lives of those supported or cared for. Through my diverse experiences and continuous commitment to professional development, I have honed a comprehensive skill set that allows me to deliver exceptional care tailored to each individual's unique needs.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker
Crown Care Solutions Limited
Southsea, Hampshire
04.2023 - Current
- Assisted over 2 individuals with personal care activities daily such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Built strong, trusting relationships with patients by providing continuous support and delivering best possible care.
- Monitored and documented clients' behaviour, activities and development, reporting issues to senior staff or manager.
- Administer medication to patients as specified in medication plan and recordkeeping.
- Prepared healthy meals with feeding and support.
- Promoted personal wellbeing and encouraged independence while assisting patients with daily routines.
- Document service user's information such as mood changes, mobility activity and daily inputs and outputs.
- Delivered high-quality care to individuals with varying needs, tailoring support to meet personalised care plans.
- Collaborated with external support providers to maintain good care continuity.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved service users from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
- Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
- Prioritised service user's welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
Care Assistant
Mayfair Homecare
Portsmouth, Hampshire
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Assisted more than 5 clients daily in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities.
- Kept client's environment clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
- Ensured clients took all medications as prescribed by their doctor, recording details of timings and side effects.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Completed documentation of care and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
- Assisted with medicine and stock counting and documentation.
- Actively listened to clients' complaints and feedback, and addressing issues immediately in improvements to continuously elevate quality of care.
Care Assistant / Support Worker
Newcross Healthcare Solutions
Chichester, West Sussex
09.2023 - Current
- Assisted more than 5 residents with personal care while maintaining respect and sensitivity.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.
- Positioned, lifted and transported patients with limited mobility.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
Education
National Innovative Diploma - Software Engineering
AfriHUB ICT Institute
Nigeria 01.2010 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Federal University Lokoja
Nigeria 10.2013 - 11.2017
Master of Science - Information Systems
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth 01.2023 -
Skills
- Empathy and Compassion
- Communication
- Patience
- Patient observations
- Problem Solving skills
- Personal care skills
- Safeguarding knowledge and policies
- Documentation and Record Keeping
- Patient handling and positioning
- Medication administration
- Cultural Competence
- Healthcare law knowledge
- Urgent Healthcare response
- Flexibility, Resilience and Time Management
- Team work
Certification
- Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia & Disability
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- CSTF - Adult Basic Life Support Support L1&L2 Online
- CSTF - Equality & Diversity
- CSTF - Fire Safety
- CSTF - Health & Safety
- CSTF - Infection Prevention and Control Level 1&2
- CSTF - Information Governance and Data Security (GDPR)
- CSTF - Manual Handling & Moving of People & Inanimate Objects Level 1&2
- CSTF - PSTS/Conflict Management online training module
- CSTF. Safeguarding Adults Levels 1 & 2 (Adult Support & Protection)
- CSTF. Safeguarding Children (Level 1 & 2)
- CPR & Basic Life Support
- Dignity and Privacy
- Dysphagia
- Fluid Balance and Vital Signs
- Food Hygiene & Safety
- Lone Worker
- Mental Capacity Act
- Oral Health
- Risk Assessment
- Seizures & Epilepsy
- The Safe Handling & Administration of Medication
Timeline
Care Assistant / Support Worker
Newcross Healthcare Solutions
09.2023 - Current
Care Assistant
Mayfair Homecare
08.2023 - 09.2023
Support Worker
Crown Care Solutions Limited
04.2023 - Current
Master of Science - Information Systems
University of Portsmouth
01.2023 -
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Federal University Lokoja
10.2013 - 11.2017
National Innovative Diploma - Software Engineering
AfriHUB ICT Institute
01.2010 - 07.2012
- Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia & Disability
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- CSTF - Adult Basic Life Support Support L1&L2 Online
- CSTF - Equality & Diversity
- CSTF - Fire Safety
- CSTF - Health & Safety
- CSTF - Infection Prevention and Control Level 1&2
- CSTF - Information Governance and Data Security (GDPR)
- CSTF - Manual Handling & Moving of People & Inanimate Objects Level 1&2
- CSTF - PSTS/Conflict Management online training module
- CSTF. Safeguarding Adults Levels 1 & 2 (Adult Support & Protection)
- CSTF. Safeguarding Children (Level 1 & 2)
- CPR & Basic Life Support
- Dignity and Privacy
- Dysphagia
- Fluid Balance and Vital Signs
- Food Hygiene & Safety
- Lone Worker
- Mental Capacity Act
- Oral Health
- Risk Assessment
- Seizures & Epilepsy
- The Safe Handling & Administration of Medication
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