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IRENE ARABA ADAMS

Croydon,Surrey

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate health care assistant with comprehensive background for elderly patients in private home care settings. I offer enhanced care with flexible learning approach for clients and maintain excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment with safe working practices. Also, I offer extensive experience in effective and efficient clinical health care service.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

Care Assistant

Enabled Health Limited
London, United Kingdom
10 2023 - Current
  • Personal Care - Assist with daily activities such as personal hygiene, pad change, commode, bathing, oral care, dressing and grooming
  • Preparing meals and feeding - Assist with meal preparation, suiting their preference and feeding
  • Domestic Care - Laundry, washing up and vacuuming
  • Mobility - Use of a hoist or other aides & helping clients move around safely
  • Assisting with shopping - This is completed on the client's request and a finance form must be completed with a receipt
  • Companionship - Provide companionship and emotional support to clients
  • Record keeping - MAR chart (for medication), logbook (recording each visit to communicate to the next carer), care plan updates
  • Medication - Collecting prescription, administer medication under the supervision of a healthcare professional & providing reminders
  • Monitoring - Monitor and report any changes in client's physical or mental health.

Membership Solutions Officer

Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana
02.2019 - 09.2023
  • Administrative and clerical tasks (scanning, printing & photocopying duties)
  • Managed office supplies and place orders (stationaries)
  • Maintained and update membership database
  • Organized a filling system for important and confidential company documents
  • Responded to telephone/email enquiries, recorded messages, typed up required correspondence
  • Booked meeting rooms as required and minute meetings
  • Attended meetings to provide administrative support to senior leaders
  • Organized educational conferences, seminars, workshops and Induction
  • Distributed and stored correspondence (e.g., letters & emails).

Health Care Assistant

Metropolis Medical Centre
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Turning or moving patients
  • Bathing patients
  • Grooming (shaving, brushing their hair and teeth, etc.)
  • Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake
  • Checking vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate
  • Answering patient calls
  • Documenting patient's information
  • Cleaning rooms and bed linens.

Marketing Officer

Cleanlife Investment Limited
01.2017 - 12.2018
  • Prospect for clients, identified business opportunities and closed deals
  • Developed marketing strategies to meet sales targets
  • Liaised with Operations Officer for close supervision on all sites and ensured customer satisfaction.

Sales Officer

Starlife Assurance Company Limited
10.2012 - 09.2015
  • Searched and attended organized programs to develop clientele
  • Booked appointments & presentations
  • Handled Underwriting and Claims needs
  • Vet proposal forms, calculated premiums and established payments method
  • Delivered policy document to policy holders
  • Tracked premium payment and chased clients for any arrears payment to ensure full benefits
  • Resolved general client and office queries
  • Chased clients to obtain and provide information when claims are made on policy
  • Maintained records to resolve system problems and handled policy renewals.

Education

Diploma (Level 2 & 3) - Health & Social Care

Reed Courses

Certificate - Health & Social Care

Ecert Training

Certificate - Health And Social Care

Florence Academy Training

Certificate - Health & Social Care

CPD Online College

Advance Diploma - Insurance

Ghana Insurance College/Malta Int. Training Centre

Diploma - Insurance

Ghana Insurance College/Malta Int. Training Centre

Bachelor Of Business Administration - E-Commerce

Regent University College of Science & Tech

Diploma - Diploma In Business Studies

Meridian Pre-University

Skills

  • Patient evaluation & documentation
  • Patient care planning
  • personal care assistant
  • Safeguarding knowledge
  • Fall and injury prevention
  • Medication administration
  • Activities of daily living
  • Mobility support
  • Dementia care
  • Attention to details
  • Responsible and organised
  • Ability to follow policies and procedures
  • Patient , empathy and a genuine desire to help others
  • Ability to follow instructions & work independently or as part of a team
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills

Affiliations

Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana

Languages

English
Native

Timeline

Health Care Assistant

Metropolis Medical Centre
08.2022 - 12.2022

Membership Solutions Officer

Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana
02.2019 - 09.2023

Marketing Officer

Cleanlife Investment Limited
01.2017 - 12.2018

Sales Officer

Starlife Assurance Company Limited
10.2012 - 09.2015

Care Assistant

Enabled Health Limited
10 2023 - Current

Diploma (Level 2 & 3) - Health & Social Care

Reed Courses

Certificate - Health & Social Care

Ecert Training

Certificate - Health And Social Care

Florence Academy Training

Certificate - Health & Social Care

CPD Online College

Advance Diploma - Insurance

Ghana Insurance College/Malta Int. Training Centre

Diploma - Insurance

Ghana Insurance College/Malta Int. Training Centre

Bachelor Of Business Administration - E-Commerce

Regent University College of Science & Tech

Diploma - Diploma In Business Studies

Meridian Pre-University

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