GLADYS AMOAH WIREDU
London,Essex
Summary
Caring individual with strong motivation to deliver exceptional patient care and assistance. Committed to going extra mile to assist needs of patients. Flexible with in-home and hospital setting.
Responsible domiciliary care assistant with broad experience in monitoring vital signs, administering medications and studying behaviour. Patient and attentive to patient needs. Dedicated to providing all-around assistance to improve quality of life.
Attentive personal care worker skilled in helping home-bound clients. Diligent about following treatment plans, updating documentation and maintaining healthy environments. Strengths include time management, organisation and multitasking.
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Domiciliary Carer
Private homes
Ghana
01.2022 - Current
- Promoted independence and physical activity, in line with service users' capabilities and preferences.
- Assisted service users with personal care including bathing, dressing, continence management and care of pressure areas.
- Eased anxiety of service users by establishing and maintaining positive morning and evening routines.
- Catered to tailored nutritional needs of two service users by preparing meals and snacks in line with individual preferences.
- Controlled and appropriately administered medications with consent from service users dependents.
- Built and established strong rapport with service users and their families, regularly communicating by phone to deliver patient updates.
- Followed best practices to maximise efficiency and social impact as lone worker.
- Assisted service users with household activities, such as bathing, cooking and home maintenance.
- Laundered and repaired client clothing and linen.
- Completed shopping whilst responsibly managing budget.
- Delivered toileting support for clients with mobility issues.
- Prevented accidents and falls by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of service user homes.
- Guaranteed user safety by monitoring wellbeing and promptly reporting concerns.
- Improved eating and drinking habits, preparing two nutrient-rich scheduled meals daily.
- Performed daily care duties that enabled two service users to achieve maximum independence.
- Optimised user outcomes by ensuring care delivery was in line with care plans and individual wishes.
- Accompanied clients to medical or dental appointments, grocery and errands.
- Routinely assessed patients' wellbeing and safety by conducting standard risk assessments, reporting concerns to service user’s dependents.
Private Nanny
Private family
Ghana
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Performed day-to-day errands during school hours, including shopping, cleaning and laundry, to flexibly cater to parents' needs.
- Developed creative games and activities, providing opportunities for learning and development of core skills.
- Adhered to set timeframes to maintain consistency with nighttime routines.
- Cared for numerous young children, expertly coordinating and managing conflicting activity schedules.
- Supported families on holidays and trips with additional supervision, escorting children to activities and clubs.
- Prepared healthy and nutritious meals to specific dietary requirements.
- Performed cleaning, washing, ironing and laundry to maintain home order.
- Assisted children with homework and school assignments, offering advice and guidance to build learner confidence.
- Promoted social skills such as excellent manners and sharing to encourage polite, well-rounded attitudes in children.
- Safely transported children to and from school, events and activities, maintaining adherence to schedules to establish reliability and trust.
- Modelled appropriate social behaviours, promoting empathy, kindness and concern for others.
- Supervised children's play at home and in external settings, ensuring their physical safety at all times.
- Dropped off and picked up children from school, driving safely and arriving on time.
- Developed strong bonds with children through compassionate verbal and physical interaction.
- Assisted in light housework and laundry to reduce parents' workload.
- Encouraged children to express themselves confidently by cultivating safe, stimulating environments.
- Maintained secure, child-friendly environments with engaging activities and outdoor play.
- Established effective after-school routine by preparing meals in advance, maximising time for play and homework.
- Taught children safe behaviour while crossing streets, using climbing frames and cycling.
- Changed and bathed babies and supervised baths for older children.
- Administered medicine following parents' directions, and cared for children in case of illness or injury.
Education
GCSEs - HOME ECONOMICS
NEW JUABEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GHANA 06/2017 - 09/2020
Skills
- Medication prompting
- Information governance
- Food safety and hygiene
- Personal care
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Fire Safety
- Patient moving and handling
- Care planning
- Accident prevention strategies
- Bathing and grooming assistance
- Routine medical tests
- Light housework
- Medication assistance
- Food preparation
- Team building
Languages
English
Advanced
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.
Coco Chanel
Timeline
Domiciliary Carer
Private homes
01.2022 - Current
Private Nanny
Private family
01.2021 - 12.2023
GCSEs - HOME ECONOMICS
NEW JUABEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
06/2017 - 09/2020
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