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Graham Harkin

Care Assistant
Derry

Summary

Compassionate Healthcare Assistant with a comprehensive background in effective, efficient care of elderly patients in care home settings, as well as a decade of domestic experience within a Hospital setting.

Currently seeking to transition away from the Healthcare sector, after taking time to care for an ill relative in the last few months of their life.

The skills acquired working in a care home have enabled me to provide exceptional care, thorough monitoring of medications and food/fluid intake, and scheduling appointments, improving the overall quality of their life.

However, after a lot of thought, I feel like it's time to eagerly begin a new career path, and am ready to enthusiastically take on any challenges and learn any new skills required.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Health Care Assistant

East Eden LTD.
Derry,
01.2017 - 02.2023
  • Built caring, supportive relationships with residents, enhancing daily life through personalised care.
  • Provided personalised care and support to approximately 100+ vulnerable individuals over 5+ years, helping them retain maximum independence.
  • Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
  • Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
  • Monitored changes in physical and mental health, reporting deterioration and escalating concerns to Nursing staff for urgent attention.
  • Promoted positive physical and emotional wellbeing through empathetic care and compassionate assistance.
  • Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
  • Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
  • Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
  • Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
  • Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
  • Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.

Support Services Assistant

Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Derry
02.2006 - 01.2017
  • Ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained and adherence to Health and Safety regulations
  • Cleaning and tidying of designated areas (bedrooms, public rooms, meeting and conference rooms, bathrooms, shower blocks, changing rooms, self-catering accommodation and climbing wall common areas
  • Cleaning and disinfection of clinical areas in according with Infection Control protocols.
  • Executed regular deep cleans for optimal health and hygiene.
  • Responsible for removal of rubbish, emptying litter bins, vacuum cleaning, sweeping, mopping, polishing, dusting and where necessary, use of powdered equipment e.g. vacuum cleaners, carpet shampoo machines etc.
  • Recorded completed work on daily checklists and company logs.
  • Liaise with Team Leaders and Infection Control department regularly to keep up-to-date with current cleanliness practices
  • Stored chemicals safely to reduce risks and avoid misuse, in accordance with COSHH regulations

Education

A-Levels - History

St Columb's College
Derry
09.2004 - 06.2006

A-Levels - Religious Education

St Columb's College
Derry
09.2004 - 06.2006

A-Levels - French

St Columb's College
Derry
09.2004 - 06.2006

GCSEs -

St Columb's College
Derry
09.2002 - 06.2004

Skills

Health assessment and monitoring

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Timeline

Health Care Assistant

East Eden LTD.
01.2017 - 02.2023

Support Services Assistant

Altnagelvin Area Hospital
02.2006 - 01.2017

A-Levels - History

St Columb's College
09.2004 - 06.2006

A-Levels - Religious Education

St Columb's College
09.2004 - 06.2006

A-Levels - French

St Columb's College
09.2004 - 06.2006

GCSEs -

St Columb's College
09.2002 - 06.2004

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