LILYOSA KANGARA
Ilkeston,Derbyshire
Summary
A compassionate healthcare support professional who is well acquainted with residential care. I am highly competent at delivering quality care and managing patients’ nutritional, physical and emotional well being. I prioritise client focus and concealment of their privacy whilst implementing a gentle approach to patients when handling physical tasks that go with the job including monitoring and maintaining the overall health of the patient with the assistance of medical professionals when required. My skill set includes performing home management tasks, maintaining hygiene, providing mobility, assistance to patients, physical therapy and stimulation, wound care, dressing and helping patients in bathing and grooming.
Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Care Assistant
Cera Care Limited
Walton-on-Thames , Surrey
06.2024 - 03.2026
- As someone who is a fast learner and who is willing to learn and explore new things, working with older people has afforded an opportunity for me to accomplish many tasks as required by the different clients and have mastered most of the roles and responsibilities concerned.
- Duties
- Providing personalised care to patients, ensuring their safety and well-being
- Assisting with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming
- Carrying out medical tasks such as taking vital signs and administering medication
- Identifying concerns with patient health and escalating to the clinical team
- Assisting with house keeping, commode and mobility around the home
Care Assistant
Expert Care Solutions
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Duties
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with patients
- Responded quickly and efficiently to emergency situations
- Worked well with team members to deliver comprehensive and quality care
- Undertook duties related to daily personal care bathing and feeding of patients.
- Assisted in hoisting clients from bed to chair using machines
- Preparing meals and helped administer medication to patients
- Assisted with house keeping, commode and mobility around the home.
SweepStar
SweepSouth
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Duties
- Providing clients with basic cleaning and sanitation services.
- Maintaining a spotless internal and external environment.
- Achieving customer satisfaction consequently.
Care Giver
Smith Homestead
01.2021 - 11.2022
- Duties
- Monitoring the patient's daily nutritional needs and constantly checking the patient's blood sugar levels.
- Organising and preparing meal plans according to dietary requirements and expectations.
- Testing for sugar in urine as requested by the medical practitioner.
- Consistently checking the patient's feet for cuts, sores and swelling as well as reporting any of these to the medical practitioner.
- Aid the patient in bathing, toilet use, personal grooming and performing simple strength and movement exercises.
- Carrying out housekeeping tasks and maintaining a clean environment.
- Providing compassion to the patient to ensure his cognitive health
Assistant Kitchen Manager
Pronto Mama
02.2010 - 09.2019
- Duties
- Organising, cleaning and storing utensils in their rightful place.
- Preparing small dishes such as appetizers and arranging plate decorations.
- Assisting cooks with meal preparation and other duties as requested.
- Maintaining a clean working environment.
- Supervising food preparation, cooking and plaiting.
- Scheduling kitchen staff shifts.
- Stock taking and ordering food supplies as needed.
Education
Nursing Studies- Patient Care and Hygiene
Home School Partnerships
IELTS
Kitchen Hygiene
Skills
- Excellent communicator with demonstrated track record of documentation and reporting
- Vast experience in capacity building and coordination with various groups of people
- I am proactive, adaptive, reliable and creative person able to work under pressure with minimum supervision I have proven problem-solving skills; Enjoy working in teams and/ or on a self-directed basis; and possess the ability to work in challenging physical and cross-cultural environments
- Dementia care expertise
- Responsive listening
- Bathing and dressing assistance
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Meal preparation aptitude
- Housekeeping
- Personal care
REFEREES
- Lindah, Dosi, Senior Care Assistant, dosilindah@gmail.com, +4477471715340, Expert Care Solutions
- Ms L, Smith, smithletty@gmail.com, +27670323578, Smith Homestead, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
- Support@sweepsouth.com, +27877110573, SweepSouth, Cape Town
- Ms H, Ryan, prontomama@telkomsa.net, +27 (02) 7620320, Pronto Mama, South Africa
Timeline
Care Assistant
Cera Care Limited
06.2024 - 03.2026
Care Assistant
Expert Care Solutions
07.2023 - 06.2024
SweepStar
SweepSouth
08.2021 - 06.2023
Care Giver
Smith Homestead
01.2021 - 11.2022
Assistant Kitchen Manager
Pronto Mama
02.2010 - 09.2019