Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Leadership Experience
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Ernestina Efua Prah

Ernestina Efua Prah

Mitcham

Summary

I am currently a care-assistant with an understanding and empathetic attitude towards work. I thrive in challenging, fast-paced settings when managing multiple tasks and working with various clients and team members. I am a self-motivated, organised and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and capable of working individually using my own initiative. I have always had a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

With my exceptional communication skills coupled with my dietetic background and experience, I have been successful in collaborating with clinicians to optimise patients' plans.

I have strong relationship-building skills and emotional intelligence and a good history of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Support worker

Integrity care and support
05.2024 - Current
  • Using excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need.
  • Promoting personal wellbeing and independence, building service user confidence through social and community interaction.
  • Providing support in social, physical and emotional areas to assist clients with integration into the local community.
  • Continuously promoting best practices in health, safety and security to safeguard service user welfare.

Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker/Live in carer

Alive Healthcare International
11.2023 - Current
  • Helping clients with daily activities like bathing, dressing, continence care and monitoring vital signs.
  • Administering medication to service users.
  • Providing support to clients on use of stair lift and mobility.
  • Providing emotional support, ensuring the comfort and well-being of the patient.
  • Preparing meals, snacks and drinks for clients.

Mental health support worker

MEDIHANDS HEALTHCARE/ CLIFTON CARE HOME
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Reported on any observed changes in mood or behaviour, health care needs or mental health care needs.
  • Assisted service users to develop some domestics' skills and encourage them to use these when necessary.
  • Enhanced patient well-being by providing empathetic and compassionate support in daily activities.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual needs.

Intern Dietician

Diet Therapy Unit, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Took nutritional assessment, biochemical data assessments, clinical data, and dietary assessment of patients who are referred to the diet therapy unit and counselling them on various dietary modifications based on their health conditions.
  • Went on ward rounds to see patients based on doctor's referral for dieticians consult.

Volunteer dietician

Grace Medical Foundation
01.2021 - 08.2023
  • Took part in community health outreach.
  • Nutrition and public health education.
  • Conducted research on the latest nutrition trends and best practices.
  • Assessed nutritional needs of clients through nutrition screening and interview.

Clinical attachment

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Nutrition and dietary counselling.
  • Did nutrition diagnosis, and nutritional intervention of patients under the supervision of a registered dietician.
  • Created individualised diet plans.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
11.2022

General Science - West African Examinations Certificate (W.A.S.S.C.E.)

Aggrey Memorial Senior High School
Cape Coast
06.2017

Basic Education Certificate Examination - B.E.C.E.

University Junior High School
Cape Coast
06.2014

Skills

  • Good Interpersonal Communication skills
  • Team player
  • Problem-Solving
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Organisation and Time Management
  • PPE Compliance
  • Nutrition counselling and food therapy
  • Individualised Support
  • Continuous professional development
  • Attention to detail

Certification

  • E-learning for healthcare (elf nhs)05/2024
  • Pro.trainings.uk care certification
  • Diploma in Caregiving, Alison Certification Team, 01/01/23
  • Bachelor of clinical dietetics, 11/2022
  • Health and social care level 3 diploma
  • Identification and Diagnosis of Pediatric Malnutrition, Abbott Nutrition Health Institute, 01/01/22
  • Tailoring Care in Diabetes: Improving Outcomes Through Personalized Nutrition Interventions and Person-Centred Care, Abbott Nutrition Health Institute, 01/01/22
  • Microsoft Office Suite, Espera Computer School, Cape Coast, Ghana, 01/01/17

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Leadership Experience

  • Project committee board member, Grace Medical Foundation, Cape Coast, Ghana, 06/01/21, 11/01/22, Responsible for bringing onboard programs aimed at improving health at the community level.
  • Vice President-Nutrition and Dietetics Student Association (NADSA-UCC), University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, 06/01/21, 11/01/22

Accomplishments

As the former vice president of the Nutrition and Dietetics Students Association in the University of Cape Coast (NADSA-UCC), I was able to liaise with the department to bring on board nutrition entrepreneurial programmes and trainings and organised educational tours to various food factories in the University community.

Timeline

Support worker

Integrity care and support
05.2024 - Current

Mental health support worker

MEDIHANDS HEALTHCARE/ CLIFTON CARE HOME
01.2024 - 04.2024

Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker/Live in carer

Alive Healthcare International
11.2023 - Current

Intern Dietician

Diet Therapy Unit, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
10.2022 - 10.2023

Clinical attachment

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
05.2021 - 09.2021

Volunteer dietician

Grace Medical Foundation
01.2021 - 08.2023

General Science - West African Examinations Certificate (W.A.S.S.C.E.)

Aggrey Memorial Senior High School

Basic Education Certificate Examination - B.E.C.E.

University Junior High School

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

University of Cape Coast
Ernestina Efua Prah