Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Languages
References
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hellen george

south croydon,Surrey

Summary

Experienced and dedicated professional with a comprehensive skill set in first aid, patient support, and live-in housekeeping and care. Proficient in personal care, medication administration, and meal preparation and planning. Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication, attention to detail, and schedule management. Expertise includes dementia awareness, immobile patient care, mental health home care, and MS and Parkinson's care. Committed to providing friendly conversation and emotional support while maintaining high standards of manual handling and walking aid maintenance. Career goal: To continue delivering exceptional patient care while advancing in the healthcare sector.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Live-In caregiver

private clients
Tonbridge, Kent
05.2020 - 09.2024
  • Changed bed linens, washed clothes and cleaned living quarters to maintain healthy personal environments..
  • Accompanied clients to important appointments.
  • Prepared healthy and nutritious meals to specific dietary requirements.
  • Helped clients to carry out instructions recommended by health professionals.
  • Adapted care activities in response to clients' mood, energy levels, and preferences.
  • Helped individuals manage daily activities of living due to age, illness or injury, or chronic condition.
  • Planned client meal plans, shopped for ingredients and cooked meals.
  • Supported clients and families through difficult emotional times with sound medical advice and caring personal assistance.
  • Assisted in light housework and laundry to reduce parents' workload.
  • Involved clients in decision-making to promote independence.
  • Ran personal errands for clients and transported individuals to social gatherings.
  • Followed client treatment plans for exercises, medications and wound care.
  • Used manual handling techniques and lifting aids to position clients in safe, comfortable postures.
  • Coordinated clients appointments with healthcare professionals in support of ongoing treatment objectives.
  • Assisted clients with adapting to life changes due to bodily or brain injuries.
  • Provided tailored support to family members through particularly difficult periods.
  • Nurtured trusted rapport with clients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
  • Modelled appropriate social behaviours, promoting empathy, kindness and concern for others.
  • Kept detailed records of care activities, condition changes and treatment responses.
  • Fed clients with severe limitations and assisted more mobile clients with self-feeding.
  • Maintained excellent standards of patient hygiene, assisting with bathing, toileting.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Adult nursing

Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
09/2024 -

Skills

  • First Aid
  • Patient Support and Assistance
  • Live-In Housekeeping and Care
  • Personal care
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Manual handling
  • Dementia awareness
  • Medication Administration
  • Meal Preparation and Planning
  • Attention to Detail
  • Schedule management
  • Care plan management
  • Topical medication administration
  • Rectal medication administration
  • Immobile patient care
  • Walking aid maintenance
  • OCD awareness
  • MS and Parkinson's care
  • Mental Health home care
  • Friendly conversation and emotional support
  • Dedicated and reliable

Affiliations

  • cooking
  • traveling
  • reading books
  • baking
  • Gardening

Certification

Care certificate

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
French
Proficient (C2)
Swahili
Proficient (C2)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Live-In caregiver

private clients
05.2020 - 09.2024

Bachelor of Science - Adult nursing

Kingston University
09/2024 -
hellen george