Finlay Caie
Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire
Summary
Offering strong interpersonal and communication skills with a compassionate approach to supporting individuals, and providing emotional support. I am empathetic, patient, and treat others with dignity and respect.
Working with a wide range of service users, families and carers, and colleagues from all backgrounds, I am very aware and respectful of individual beliefs, cultures, religions and values and understand that they may not always align with my own and will never treat anyone differently because of this.
I work in a very busy, frequently changing and at times challenging environment where I am required to ensure service users receive the highest standard of care and support.
I am looking for an opportunity to hone my skills in a new environment, where I can continue to support others, and am very interested in a role within a Crematorium or Funeral Directors where I can support bereaved families and individuals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Support worker (Older adults)
Bon Accord Care
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
2022.07 - Current
- Supporting daily living tasks using an enablement approach to aid service user independence.
- Assisting with personal care activities including bathing, washing and dressing.
- Enhancing service user wellbeing, confidence and independence, through compassionate care, social interaction, cognitive stimulation and emotional support.
- Supporting safe physical activity, and mobility and transfer using recognised moving and handling techniques.
- Supporting service users with rehabilitation following e.g. hospital discharge.
- Delivering high-quality care to individuals, adapting support to meet personalised care needs.
- Continuously promoting health and safety best practice to safeguard service user welfare.
- Maintaining accurate service user records for family, carers and health & social care professionals, aiding appropriate care planning.
- Reporting on service users wellbeing, raising concerns and suggesting appropriate action.
- Liaising with others to maintain continuity of care and provide holistic support.
- Using excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals, building strong relationships through compassionate care and a taking non-judgemental approach to help build trust.
- Helping to support service users through challenging life events using empathy and listening.
- Administering medication and following up with accurate record keeping.
Modern Apprentice (Support Worker)
Bon Accord Care
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
2021.04 - 2022.07
- Completing Support Worker tasks with guidance from supervisors and mentors.
- Collaborating with others including managers and peers, to meet learning objectives on time and to the best of my ability.
- Demonstrating flexibility and confidence in role whilst progressing through the apprenticeship.
- Handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
General Assistant
Bon Accord Care
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
2018.01 - 2021.04
- Carrying out general cleaning and kitchen duties within various care homes, which require a consistently high standard of cleanliness to reduce the risk of spread of infection.
- Duties include cleaning of common areas, service users' rooms and assisting the Cook on duty with a range of kitchen tasks such as chopping, serving food, cleaning the kitchen etc.
- Ensuring proper waste disposal practices were followed.
- Carrying out daily audits and inspections to ensure health and safety compliance was maintained.
- Communicating clearly with the team to ensure tasks were completely to a high standard.
- Interacting with service users and their families/carers in a friendly and professional manner.
- Fully complying with health and safety regulations.
Education
SVQ Level 2 - Social Services & Healthcare
SQA
Aberdeen 2021.04 - 2022.07
Modern Apprenticeship - Health & Social Care
Skills Development Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City 2021.04 - 2022.07
Various (including National 4 / 5 & Higher Grade) - Including Maths, English, Physics, Art, History & Computer Science
Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City 2011.08 - 2017.12
Skills
- Experience in dealing with both end of life and post-mortem care, taking pride in ensuring the service users are treated with dignity and respect during the last parts of life
- Experienced in dealing with bereaved families/carers of service users and helping to guide and support them through their difficult time ensuring sensitivity when having, at times, difficult conversations eg relating to collection of service users' belongings from the home after their death
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including provision of accurate care plan and medication updates, and provision of clear handover information eg at shift changes or to other professionals to ensure continuity of care and minimise health & safety risks
- Experience in using various Microsoft packages such as Teams and Word as well as specific IT package - Skedulo (which is used to manage rosters, log care visits and update contact notes)
- Use of recognised moving and handling techniques to manoeuvre people and equipment in a safe way
Affiliations
- Music (including drumming, and attending concerts) and art.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Support worker (Older adults)
Bon Accord Care
2022.07 - Current
Modern Apprentice (Support Worker)
Bon Accord Care
2021.04 - 2022.07
SVQ Level 2 - Social Services & Healthcare
SQA
2021.04 - 2022.07
Modern Apprenticeship - Health & Social Care
Skills Development Scotland
2021.04 - 2022.07
General Assistant
Bon Accord Care
2018.01 - 2021.04
Various (including National 4 / 5 & Higher Grade) - Including Maths, English, Physics, Art, History & Computer Science
Aberdeen Grammar School
2011.08 - 2017.12