Emma Flaherty
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Support Worker
Lancashire County Council
Ormskirk/ Burscough
2022.04 - Current
- Prepared nutritious meals that met special dietary needs of clients and the choices of what they wanted to eat as well.
- Promoted mental stimulation and social activities through conversation, reading and games and 1:1 days out of their choice every week which enhanced their wellbeing and provided companionship.
- Assisted with mobility issues enabling easier movement around their home through various ways.
- Assisted with all levels of personal care where needed and also promoted independence where able to.
- Administration of medication daily, as prescribed and documented correctly.
- Taken to appointments, activies and social clubs weekly driven by their own car and supported with activities and to socialise.
- Encouraged and supported where able, to do house hold jobs.
Care assistant (Day Centre)
Lancashire County Council
Ormskirk
2019.02 - 2020.03
- Organised recreational activities for improved social interaction amongst service users.
- Create a weekly activity board with service users with activities they would like to participate in.
- Promote exercise activies to help stay active.
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst service users.
- Provided emotional support to service users, improving their mental wellbeing and to have someone they can talk to and listen if needed.
- Assist with meal times when needed.
Health care assistant (Nursing/EMI Home)
Jencare Limited
Ormskirk
2012.06 - 2017.04
- Assisted Nurse with changing wound dressings regularly.
- Assisted residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and getting dressed each day.
- Help to prepared meals for patients, ensured balanced nutrition intake and also to their dietary care plan and needs.
- Regular pressure relief and toileting needs.
- Ensuring a safe and caring environment for residents
- Planning activies to individual likes and abilities as well as group activies for anyone wanting to join in.
- Assisting with mobility to each residents abilities and per care plan.
- Monitoring for any changes and reporting to relevant person.
- Daily documenting e.g. food, drink, toileting, pressure relief.
Education
GCSEs - English
High School
GCSEs - Maths
High School
NVQ Level 2 - Health and social care
College
In house training - Anaphylaxis, food hygiene, COSHH, fire safety.
Lancashire county council
In house training - Moving and handling, autism training, mental health
Lancashire county council
In house training - Peg feed, medication administration, record keeping
Lancashire county council
In house training - Safe guarding, emergency first aid, epilepsy
Lancashire county council
Skills
- Dealing with vulnerable clients
- Empathy for clients
- Palliative care understanding
- reliable and trustworthy
- Basic nursing care
- Dementia care expertise
- Infection control knowledge
- Dementia care knowledge
- Medication Administration
- Finance management
- Care management
- Meal preparation
- Disability support
- Record-keeping
- Disability awareness
- Elderly care knowledge
Timeline
Support Worker
Lancashire County Council
2022.04 - Current
Care assistant (Day Centre)
Lancashire County Council
2019.02 - 2020.03
Health care assistant (Nursing/EMI Home)
Jencare Limited
2012.06 - 2017.04
GCSEs - English
High School
GCSEs - Maths
High School
NVQ Level 2 - Health and social care
College
In house training - Anaphylaxis, food hygiene, COSHH, fire safety.
Lancashire county council
In house training - Moving and handling, autism training, mental health
Lancashire county council
In house training - Peg feed, medication administration, record keeping
Lancashire county council
In house training - Safe guarding, emergency first aid, epilepsy
Lancashire county council