ESTHER ADENIKE ADESUPO
Summary
Compassionate Care Support Worker skilled in providing high-quality assistance to individuals with diverse needs. Enhances clients' daily lives by fostering independence, ensuring comfort, and delivering personalised care plans. Recognised for creating positive impact through keen attention to emotional and physical well-being.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
5983
5983
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care support worker
Greenstar Healthcare
Leeds, North Yorkshire
01.2023 - Current
- Documented all care provided accurately, improving communication amongst team members.
- Enhanced patient dignity with respectful personal care assistance.
- Collaborated on multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care.
- Maintained clean and hygienic surroundings, promoting health and safety standards.
- Conducted regular checks throughout night shifts ensuring the safety of residents.
- Supported mobility-impaired patients, fostering independence while ensuring safety.
- Attended to basic medical needs, ensuring prompt professional attention when required.
- Addressed dietary needs by preparing nutritionally balanced meals.
- Assisted with daily living activities, enhancing residents' comfort and well-being.
- Assisted with housekeeping tasks, creating a tidy environment conducive to healing.
- Encouraged participation in recreational activities for enhanced quality of life.
- Safely lifted, transferred and repositioned service users using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Listened to clients' current struggles to signpost relevant support.
- Counselled clients through difficult times using approved and compassionate strategies.
- Reported on clients' progress to evaluate service impact.
Care assistant
Bluegate Homescare
Lagos, Lagos
01.2020 - 11.2022
- Aid in mobility exercises which resulted in improved physical strength among elderly residents.
- Encouraged independence among patients whilst assisting them with tasks.
- Respected privacy and dignity of each resident during provision of care services.
- Maintained a calm during crisis situations thus providing reassurance to both the residents and their families.
- Worked closely under supervision from registered nurses contributing to efficient workflow within the facility.
- Provided emotional support to patients, improving their mental wellbeing.
- Organized recreational activities for improved social interaction amongst residents.
- Submitted reports to manager regarding status of client.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through compassionate, considered care and communication.
- Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
- Prioritized patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Education Management
Lagos State University
Lagos State, Nigeria 04.2001 - 09.2006
Higher National Diploma - Marketing
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
Ogun State, Nigeria National Diploma - Marketing
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
Ogun State, Nigeria O'Level - Art
Western African Senior Certificate (WAEC)
Ogun State12.1988
Skills
- Personal care tasks
- Using medical software
- Basic clinical duties
- Respectful demeanour
- Nutritional knowledge
- Feeding procedure familiarity
- Palliative care understanding
- Proactive engagement
- Physical therapy techniques
- Personal hygiene maintenance
- Mobility assistance capabilities
- Communication with vulnerable individuals
- First Aid
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Elderly care
- Patient safeguarding
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Housekeeping
- Medication Administration
- Patient transport
- Meal preparation
- Disability Care
- Learning disability support
- Health assessments
- Domiciliary care
- Community inclusion facilitation
- Patient-centred care
- Assisted feeding
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Service needs assessment
- Record-keeping
- Disability awareness
- Strategic planning
Certification
Moving And Assisting Of People Level 2 (VTQ)
Communication In Care Level 1 (VTQ)
Safe Moving And Handing Level 2 (VTQ)
Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Level 2 (VTQ)
Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) Level 2 (VTQ)
Food Safety Level 2 (VTQ)
Medications Level 2 (VTQ)
Health And Safety In The Workplace Level 2 (VTQ)
Affiliations
- Reading
- Listening
- Meeting People
Languages
English
Intermediate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Care support worker
Greenstar Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
Care assistant
Bluegate Homescare
01.2020 - 11.2022
Post Graduate Diploma - Education Management
Lagos State University
04.2001 - 09.2006
Moving And Assisting Of People Level 2 (VTQ)
Communication In Care Level 1 (VTQ)
Safe Moving And Handing Level 2 (VTQ)
Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Level 2 (VTQ)
Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) Level 2 (VTQ)
Food Safety Level 2 (VTQ)
Medications Level 2 (VTQ)
Health And Safety In The Workplace Level 2 (VTQ)
Higher National Diploma - Marketing
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
National Diploma - Marketing
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
O'Level - Art
Western African Senior Certificate (WAEC)
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