Gloria Alaba
Gloucester
Summary
Healthcare Worker
Skilled Healthcare Support Worker dedicated to improving the lives of clients through high-quality assistance and patient guidance. Competent in life, financial, and social skills, assisting clients in integrating into the community and living more robust lives with experience working with individuals across varying demographics to promote healthy living and productivity, having over two (2) years experienced as a Carer, support worker, senior support worker, providing care, for children, young adults, and the elderly who have autism, down syndrome, learning disabilities, dementia, medical conditions, diabetes, mental health, addiction and severe challenging behavior, i am a collaborative team player with clinical and interpersonal skills
I am a honest hard working individual, I am diligent, patient, kind, and caring, I value and respect people, I hold integrity with high esteem, having the interest of others at heart, i have Knowledge on Care and Positive Behavior Support, i have a great communication skill and can multitask.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Support Worker
Holmleigh Care (Iris Care)
06.2023 - Current
- Provided compassionate patient care and communication, upholding high standards of health, hygiene and dignity at all times.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary health teams to maximise opportunities for therapeutic care.
- Regularly evaluated company care standards and service provisions, implementing necessary changes for continued best practices.
- Communicated updated changes to safeguarding standards and legislation with wider team for continued compliance.
- Handled new employee inductions, offering support for optimum care of staff and service users.
- Monitored standards of care, and mentoring to ensure consistently high-quality services.
- Maintained safe, secure environments for service users, providing protection from possible harm or risk.
- Monitored and evaluated service users health, wellbeing and progress to mitigate potential health risks.
- Assisted service users with daily personal, hygiene and incontinence care.
- Cooked healthy meals to uplift service users and meet dietary requirements.
- Provided service users with opportunities for social activities, maintaining well-rounded care offerings and enhancing mental wellbeing.
- Liaised with family members to organise activities and deliver updates on client progress.
Support Worker
Holmleigh Care
09.2022 - Current
- Administered medication with rigorous planning and recordkeeping.
- Provide a high-quality, reliable support service,
personalized to the needs of each individual in line with their goals and aspirations as
detailed within their support plan. - Safely promote and encourage independence, choice
and community inclusion. - Supporting individuals with Autism, Learning Disabilities,
Behaviors of concern, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health, Epilepsy, and Complex - Encourage those I support to speak up for themselves, and/or advocate on their behalf. This includes acting as a key person/worker to ensure their voice is heard and needs are met.
- Supporting people with their challenges or difficult days, where an
identified need. Supporting the person to utilize or develop any proactive strategies to maintain their emotional well-being and mental health. This includes following any written plans and guidelines for each person. - To contribute to the safeguarding of individuals in care by adhering to Company policies and procedures and ensuring that concerns are escalated to management and those supported are kept safe.
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
Healthcare Assistant/ Support Worker
Florence Nursing Services
12.2021 - Current
- Providing adequate support and personal care
- Making residents feel at ease by communicating with them and engaging with them.
- Temperatures, pulse, respiration, and weight of residents are taken to monitor their conditions.
- Serving meals and assisting in the feeding of patients
- Assisting residents in achieving independence and community inclusion
- Provided personalized care and support to vulnerable individuals, helping them retain maximum independence.
- Escorted residents to and from social and leisure activities for improved physical and mental wellbeing.
- Monitored patients' conditions closely and escalated concerns to senior staff.
- Built caring, supportive relationships with residents, providing mental stimulation to enhance daily life.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimized patient care.
- Provided hygiene care to patients, ensuring skin integrity and accurately observing, recording and reporting on changes to minimize damage.
- Supported patients through personal care tasks such as toileting, showering and feeding, maintaining sensitivity to needs and ensuring comfort, dignity and safety throughout.
Support Worker
Essential Care And Support (National Care Group),
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Support and prompt clients with medication administration
- Improve quality of life by supporting clients with the growth of personal skills through interests and hobbies.
- Supported clients with social, physical, and emotional needs in order to help them integrate into local community.
- Prompting and assisting with healthcare needs, such as routine checks and medication administration.
- Documentation such as updating client's health action plans, Client's files.
- Supporting residents with domestic chores and personal care activities such as washing and dressing, while consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Teaching life skills such as shopping, public transportation, and bill payment.
- Reporting on service user progress to senior staff, addressing concerns and recommending appropriate action.
- Provided physical and emotional support, as well as compassionate care, to individuals in order to help them reach their full potential.
- Monitored and documented client behaviors, activities and development, aiding appropriate support and care plan management.
- Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need.
- Ensuring safety of clients both inside and outside their home by encouraging ongoing adherence to all health and safety standards and company regulations.
- Supporting them in gaining independence and living free by giving good quality of care.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Introduction to Social Work
Teesside University
MiddlesbroughMsc - International Managements Operations (Applied)
Teesside University
Middlesbrough 09.2021 - 06.2023
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
Inspire London COLLEGE
UNITED KINGDOMBtech - Computer Science
Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology
Nigeria11.2012
Skills
- Communication skill
- Team management and leadership
- Ability to work under no supervision
- Infection control protocol
- Confidential record management
- Medication administration
- Personal care
- Care management
- Time management skills
- Alzheimer's disease and dementia knowledge
- Emotional Support and Companionship
- Moving and handling theory
- Promoting and preserving wellbeing
- Autism awareness
- Safeguarding and protection of adults and children
- Introduction to learning disability
- Fundamentals of care and support
- Diabetes awareness for care staff
- Documentation and record keeping
- Covid19
- Oral health
- Mental health awareness
- Fire awareness in care
- Equality and diversity
- Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)
- Epilepsy awareness
- Hoist operation
- Expert in feeding assistance
- Administrative skill
- Ability to work both alone and as part of a team
- Medical Records Management
- Care Plan Management
- Patient Management
- First Aid and Safety
- Daily Living Assistance
- Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- PPE Usage
- Risk assessment
- Infection control
- Professionalism
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Stress management
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Training and mentoring
- Support plan development
- Quality assurance
- Incident Reporting
- Care Plan Adherence
- Progress Documentation
- Behavioral Management
- Mobility Assistance
- [Language] Fluency
Timeline
Senior Support Worker
Holmleigh Care (Iris Care)
06.2023 - Current
Support Worker
Holmleigh Care
09.2022 - Current
Healthcare Assistant/ Support Worker
Florence Nursing Services
12.2021 - Current
Support Worker
Essential Care And Support (National Care Group),
12.2021 - 08.2022
Msc - International Managements Operations (Applied)
Teesside University
09.2021 - 06.2023
Certificate of Higher Education - Introduction to Social Work
Teesside University
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
Inspire London COLLEGE
Btech - Computer Science
Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology
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