Gilbert Antwi Boasiako
Hawick,The Scottish Borders
Summary
Reliable Support Worker with 1 year of experience in the UK. Delivers medication management and adapts care planning with a person-centred approach. Well-versed in standardized practices to ensure the safety of service users and other staff. Specializes in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Dementia, epilepsy awareness, and palliative /end-of-life care just to mention a few.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Trainer in Medication Administration
Support Service 1stchoice LTD.
Hawick, The Scottish Borders
2023.10 - Current
- Organized training exercises and skill assessments for newly hired employees.
- Implemented competency frameworks to identify required key skills that meet care standards.
- Held refresher courses to reinforce key concepts and skills.
- Monitored employee progress, offering feedback to management on additional training requirements.
- Contributed to creating personalized care plans for 100 service users through pre-assessments and regular audits.
- Assisted as staff on call for emergency cases outside office hours.
Support worker
Mansfield Care
Galashiels, The Scottish Borders
2023.06 - Current
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Monitored and documented residents' behaviours activities, and development, aiding appropriate care plan management and meeting changing needs.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals for residents, strictly following prescribed dietary orders.
- Built strong patient relationships through compassionate care and friendly rapport building.
- Continuously promoted best practices in health, safety, and security to safeguard over 25 service users welfare.
- Promoted personal well-being and independence, building service user confidence through social interaction.
- Reported on service user progress to senior staff, addressing concerns and suggesting appropriate action.
Support worker
Support Services 1stchoice LTD
Hawick, The Scottish Borders
2023.03 - Current
- Delivered high-quality care to individuals with varying needs, tailoring support to meet personalized care plans for over 100 service users.
- Administered medication with rigorous planning and recordkeeping.
- Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with service users.
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely assist service users.
- Provided physical and emotional support, employing compassionate care to help individuals achieve their full potential.
- Promoted personal well-being and independence, building service user confidence through social and community interaction.
Education
Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Handling Medication (Train The Trainer course)
ARC
Scotland 2023.10 - 2023.10
Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Health and social care
Flexible Learning Centre
Online 2022.12 -
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science
University Of Cape Coast
Ghana 2017.09 - 2021.10
Skills
- Communication skills
- Medication administration
- Basic life support
- Care plan management
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Personal care
- Catheterization
- PEG Feeding
- Moving and Handling
- Palliative care
- Stoma care
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Trainer in Medication Administration
Support Service 1stchoice LTD.
2023.10 - Current
Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Handling Medication (Train The Trainer course)
ARC
2023.10 - 2023.10
Support worker
Mansfield Care
2023.06 - Current
Support worker
Support Services 1stchoice LTD
2023.03 - Current
Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Health and social care
Flexible Learning Centre
2022.12 -
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science
University Of Cape Coast
2017.09 - 2021.10