Esina Chaukura
16762 Chaminuka Road, Zengeza 2, CHITUNGWIZA,Zimbabwe
Summary
I am an enthusiastic and compassionate healthcare professional with remarkable interpersonal communication skills in patient care. I take up the completion of tasks beyond my comfort zone in assisting with daily living activities, administering medications, and supporting medical staff. I am adept at maintaining clean and safe environments, ensuring comfort and dignity for patients.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Nurse Aide (Correctional Officer)
Chikurubi Psychiatric Hospital
Harare, Harare
12.2024 - Current
- Providing physical and emotional support to inmates with mental challenges and personality disorders to help achieve their full potential.
- Facilitating daily personal activities such as bathing and dressing.
- Controlling and administering medication.
- Ensuring safety of patients within the environment by monitoring health and safety hazards and carrying out risk assessments.
- Monitoring and encouraging food and fluid intake of patients.
- Monitoring and reporting of any physical or emotional changes of patients to other health personnel and relatives of patients.
- Adhering to infection control standard operating procedures.
Nurse Aide
St James Clinic
Domboshava, Mashonaland East
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Cleaned and dressed wounds to prevent infection spread and facilitate healing process.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature, and reported significant changes to nursing staff.
- Lifted and assisted patients to help with mobility problems.
- Bathed, changed and fed patients to ease discomfort and support basic caring needs.
- Administered medication under supervision, adhering strictly to prescribed dosages and timing schedules.
- Implemented infection control procedures rigorously to minimise risk of cross-contamination.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients, fostering a comfortable and supportive environment.
- Preserved patients' privacy, dignity and safety during work activities to maintain patient trust.
- Generated well-written, comprehensive handover reports to support inter-shift communication.
Rehabilitation Officer
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service
Harare, Harare
01.2012 - 06.2024
- Mentoring inmates to minimize the likelihood of re-offending.
- Supporting inmates to maximize personal, intellectual and social development through person centred rehabilitation programmes.
- Supporting offenders to attain a smooth reintegration through family engagement and maintaining a professional relationship.
- Ensuring positive outcomes through adherence to minimum standard rules for the protection of offenders and other statutory provisions.
- Providing social support.
- Identifying and dealing with security threats in line with official policy.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Nurse Aide
St John Ambulance
O Level -
Mutukwa Secondary School
Skills
- Team Building
- Medication administration
- Compassion safeguarding
- Ability to work independently
- Emotional intelligence
- Time management
- Accurate record keeping
- Problem solving
Certification
- Nurse Aide Certificate
- St John Ambulance
Training
Care Learning, UK
- First Aid
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Fire Safety
- Mental Capacity
- Basic Life Support (Theory)
- Manual Handling (Theory)
- Medication Administration
- Oral Health (including Dysphagia Awareness)
- Equality and Diversity
- Infection Prevention and Control
- End of Life Care
- Safeguarding Adults L1 & L2
Languages
Shona
Native language
English
Advanced (C1)
shona
Proficient (C2)
Reference
DR David Mbambe
St Davids Clinic
Stand number 5188
Crowhill
HARARE
CCO Vincent Muchakwaya
Chikurubi Psychiatric Hospital
P.Bag 7392
Greendale
HARARE
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading Literature
- Watching movies
- Visiting places of interest
Timeline
Nurse Aide (Correctional Officer)
Chikurubi Psychiatric Hospital
12.2024 - Current
Nurse Aide
St James Clinic
06.2024 - 12.2024
Rehabilitation Officer
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service
01.2012 - 06.2024
Certificate of Higher Education - Nurse Aide
St John Ambulance
O Level -
Mutukwa Secondary School
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