FARAI MATEZA
Stenson Fields,United Kingdom
Summary
Dedicated Care worker with two years of experience, with knowledge and hands on skills in patient-centred care, medication administration, basic life support, wound care, and physical therapy assistance. This is backed up by strong communication abilities, compassionate approach and a happy and ever smiling approachable face. Further more very good in care planning, team collaboration, and safeguarding practices to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Easily adjust to changing environments and easily recognise changes in behavioural patterns and providing emotional support and companionship, with a commitment to upholding healthcare ethical standards. Aspires to contribute to improving patient well-being through reliable and adaptable care solutions. Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for service users. A fast learner with a teachable spirit and always seek to learn new things in health and social care so as to improve myself.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work history
Care Worker
Gutu Mirror Health Care Limited
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
02.2025 - 09.2025
- Assisting services users with personal care (bed bathing, shower, oral care and changing clothes).
- I am working with patients with dementia, mental health problems, physical and learning disabilities, Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease and end of life .
- Meal preparation to ensure proper nutrition
- Moving the services user in and out of the bed using manual handling equipment such as the hoist and rotunda.
- Supported patients with mobility issues, promoted independence.
- Doing housekeeping for the service user, this includes vacuuming, dusting and emptying the bins.
- Medical administration and ensuring proper recording is done.
- Taking the service user to appointments, social places, collecting the services user medication from the pharmacy and doing shopping.
- Changing and cleaning of catheter and stoma.
- Pad changing of service users.
- Caring out risk assessment and updating the care plan.
- Helping service user to access services in the community education.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for increased independence.
Health Care Assistant
Ebenezer Care Services
Manchester, United Kingdom
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Assisting clients with taking medication
- Assisting patients with nutrition, meeting their dietary needs and requirements, feeding the patients, and ensuring that the patients' fluid and nutritional needs are met, so as to promote health and recovery.
- Established that clients are given choice in their meals, clothes to wear and daily activities to help them retain their dignity.
- Ensuring client's safety by ensuring houses are locked, key safe is secure, and that all electric gadgets are switched off on exit.
- Moving, positioning, and handling clients using right procedure and equipment such as hoist, rotunda, support rails, wheelchair, Slide sheets and electric profiling beds, so as to promote recovery and comfort.
- Communicating with clients to build good rapport, and offering genuine and therapeutic social interaction.
- Assisting clients with housekeeping chores e.g., vacuuming floor, dusting furniture, washing, ironing their laundry and cleaning dishes.
- Performing basic medical checks such as temperature and pulse.
- Reporting any damages to the client's property and any damages to supporting equipment to senior manager and next of kin.
- Keeping a keen eye for details to keep all care plans up to date and accurate.
- Enhanced healing process by changing wound dressings regularly.
- Escorted patients for tests or procedures within the hospital premises whilst ensuring their safety and comfort.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Safely escorted patients during medical appointments and hospital visits.
- Actively developed professional healthcare competencies through regular training.
- Escorted residents to and from social and leisure activities for improved physical and mental wellbeing.
- Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
- Helped design and update treatment plans based on progress and health developments.
Laboratory Technician
Progress Christian College, Zimbabwe
Gweru, Zimbabwe
01.2020 - 04.2023
- Planning and preparing practical solutions for Ordinary Level and Advanced Level students.
- Supervising students during practical sessions.
- Cleaning and maintaining the school laboratories.
- Operating, maintaining, and calibrating lab equipment, and supporting learners with academic challenges.
- Managing and organizing school events e.g. sports day and prom dinners and trips.
- Leader of the school first aid team and part of the leading exam board.
- Offering learners with career guidance as well as supporting them emotionally (giving counselling) and safe guarding the young adults.
- Managed and organised inventory to ensure constant availability of necessary supplies.
- Calibrated laboratory equipment to achieve accurate test results.
Receptionist
Sheasham Investments,Zimbabwe
Gweru, Zimbabwe
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Answering and making phone calls on behalf of office employees.
- Welcoming and directing office guests and visitors.
- Handling office correspondence and mail.
- Maintaining office supplies and records.
- Scheduling and cancelling appointments.
- Preparing meeting and training rooms as well as organising meals during working hours for all employees.
- Giving a detailed explanation to visitors services we offer as a company when they come for enquiry.
- Collaborated with team members in organising company events; enhancing team cohesion and morale building activities.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
London College of Professional Studies
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 01.2020 - 12.2022
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
London College of Professional Studies
London , England 05.2025 -
BSc. Honours Degree - Chemical Technology
Midlands State University
Gweru , Zimbabwe 01.2014 - 12.2017
GCSE Advanced Level - Maths, Chemistry and Biology
Fletcher High School
Gweru , Zimbabwe 01.2012 - 12.2013
GCSE Ordinary Level - Maths , Science and English
Fletcher High School
Gweru, Zimbabwe 01.2008 - 12.2011
Skills
- First aid administration and basic life support
- Computer literate
- Care planning and team collaboration
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Adaptability and reliability
- Medication administration
- Emotional support and companionship
- Behaviour pattern recognition
- Time management and organisation
- Caring, patient and compassionate
- Disability understanding
- Resilient and always calm under pressure
- Bereavement handling
References
Available upon request
Affiliations
- nature walks, cooking , sporting , watching movies and gardening
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
London College of Professional Studies
05.2025 -
Care Worker
Gutu Mirror Health Care Limited
02.2025 - 09.2025
Health Care Assistant
Ebenezer Care Services
07.2023 - 07.2024
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
London College of Professional Studies
01.2020 - 12.2022
Laboratory Technician
Progress Christian College, Zimbabwe
01.2020 - 04.2023
Receptionist
Sheasham Investments,Zimbabwe
01.2018 - 12.2019
BSc. Honours Degree - Chemical Technology
Midlands State University
01.2014 - 12.2017
GCSE Advanced Level - Maths, Chemistry and Biology
Fletcher High School
01.2012 - 12.2013
GCSE Ordinary Level - Maths , Science and English
Fletcher High School
01.2008 - 12.2011
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