IDOWU PHILLIPS
Summary
I am a caring and committed Community Support Worker with experience in supporting people to live safely, independently, and with dignity in their homes. I possess strong communication skills and a person-centered approach, and I am committed to delivering quality care. Reliable, empathetic, and able to work independently as well as part of a team, I have a personal goal to contribute positively to enhancing people's lives by promoting wellbeing, respect, and meaningful support in every encounter.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
COMMUNITY SENIOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
St. John hospice
BEDFORD
2026.03 - Current
- Assisting with personal care with dignity and respect.
- Provide compassionate person centred end of life care.
- Supporting and providing emotional care to people in the community.
- Observing patients’ conditions and escalating any changes to the nurse in charge
- Promoting their dignity and choice in care.
- Helping patients to live their best life possible.
- Communicating with families and the care team.
- Maintaining accurate documentation.
Community support Worker/Rehabilitation
BEDFORDSHIRE SUPPORTED HOUSING
2025.05 - Current
- Supporting patients with their physical needs, including personal care, mobility, nutrition, and comfort.
- Providing person-centered care in line with individual bespoke care plans.
- Empowering and supporting independence, while respecting each patient's spiritual, psychological, and cultural needs.
- Keeping accurate care records.
- Assisting in communicating between the patient, their family, and healthcare professionals.
- Medication Administration
- Monitoring and reporting any changes in patients' conditions
- Supporting individuals to access their community
- Accompanying them to appointments
- Helping them with shopping
- Assisting them with personal care & household tasks.
- Supporting individuals with substance misuse and alcohol-related needs in a safe and non-judgemental manner.
- Providing emotional and practical support to service users experiencing drug and alcohol misuse challenges.
Support Care Worker
HEREIGNS HEALTHCARE
Croydon, London
2023.04 - 2025.05
- Planning, preparing, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Preserved and prepared reports and treatment records.
- Recognizing and reporting abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to care coordinator.
- Engaging patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Enhance client comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Assisting disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Keeping detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviors, and incidents.
- Enhance quality of life for clients with physical and intellectual disabilities through compassionate care and assistance.
- Maintained safety with tidy, clean, and hazard-free home environments.
- Supporting in Peg feeding.
- Administered medication according to prescribed schedule
Mealtime Assistant /End of life. Voluntary Service
BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
2024.12 - 2025.03
- Provided emotional support to individual with end of life.
- supported with meal feeding.
Care Assistant - Voluntary Service
CHESTNUT CARE HOME
Dagenham, London
2024.09 - 2025.01
- Built strong, trusting relationships with patients by providing continuous support and delivering best possible care.
- Assisted with daily living activities, promoting independence amongst elderly clients.
- Supported residents with mobility issues, using equipment safely to aid movement.
- Managed challenging behaviour sensitively, adopting a person-centred approach.
- Maintained clean and hygienic living environments, ensuring comfort and safety.
Healthcare Assistant
THE ROCK
London
2023.08 - 2024.07
- I developed warm, trusting relationships with service users to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns.
- I respect service user rights to privacy and ensure that their dignity is always maintained.
- I am flexible and responsive to service user needs following their Support Plans.
- I supported service users to retain practical and social skills and their independence.
- I provided sensitive and dignified personal care in line with service user preferences.
- I advised and support service users in managing their tenancy and maintaining the safety, hygiene and comfort of their home.
- I worked to empower service users to express needs and preferences and to make choices and decisions.
- I worked to enhance the confidence of service users through encouragement and positive feedback.
- London
Care Assistant
ARABA MEDICAL CENTRE
2021.12 - 2023.01
- Treated patients with empathy, compassion and respect.
- Listened to patients and providing them with relevant support.
- Aided patients with walking and limb exercise to improve strength and balance.
- Achieved high standard of hygiene, health and safety.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Took care of the bedbound patients.
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst patients.
- Ensured safe environment by maintaining orderliness and cleanliness in the facility.
- Collaborated with healthcare team for effective patient care delivery.
- Administered medication to patients, ensuring proper health management.
- Documented reports on daily observations accurately, helping in keeping track of every resident's progress over time.
- Provided emotional support to patients, improving their mental wellbeing.
- Lagos, Nigeria
Education
B.ED - Early Childhood Education
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
Nigeria2022-01
Skills
- Basic life support
- Patient observation
- Respectful demeanour
- Efficient time management
- Compassionate empathy
- End of life
- Communication
- Medication administration
- Confidentiality
- Care documentation
- Team collaboration
- Dementia understanding
- Manual handling
- Safeguilding
Certification
- Level 3 Diploma in health and social care
- Level 5 Diploma in health and social care management( in view)
- Care Certificate 2026
- CSTF
I hold a full UK driving licence and access to my car for work purpose.
Timeline
COMMUNITY SENIOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
St. John hospice
2026.03 - Current
Community support Worker/Rehabilitation
BEDFORDSHIRE SUPPORTED HOUSING
2025.05 - Current
Mealtime Assistant /End of life. Voluntary Service
BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
2024.12 - 2025.03
Care Assistant - Voluntary Service
CHESTNUT CARE HOME
2024.09 - 2025.01
Healthcare Assistant
THE ROCK
2023.08 - 2024.07
Support Care Worker
HEREIGNS HEALTHCARE
2023.04 - 2025.05
Care Assistant
ARABA MEDICAL CENTRE
2021.12 - 2023.01
B.ED - Early Childhood Education
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY