Linda Baxter
Greenock,Scotland
Summary
Compassionate individual seeking to contribute to well-being of others in Care Support Worker role. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, coupled with strong ability to build rapport and provide emotional support. Aim to enhance quality of life for service users by delivering attentive and thoughtful care.
Work history
Care Support Worker
HC-One
Preston, England
07 2023 - 09 2023
- Assisted to & from lounge & dining area
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care while encouraging independence and activity appropriate to individual ability.
- Updated first aid training to protect client welfare.
- Supported mobility-impaired patients, fostering independence while ensuring safety.
- Ensured medication administration as per schedules, adhering strictly to guidelines and instructions from healthcare professionals.
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Assisted with daily living activities, enhancing residents' comfort and well-being.
- Assisted with housekeeping tasks, creating a tidy environment conducive to healing.
- Maintained high levels of patient morale, providing guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
- Built meaningful rapport with service users with range of conditions.
- Worked in close partnership with families, friends and carers to improve care plan effectiveness.
- Enhanced patient dignity with respectful personal care assistance.
Skills
- Disability care
- Disability support
- CPR certified
- Medication administration
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Risk assessments
- Wheelchair transfer
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Patient-centred care
- Elderly care
- Activities of Daily Living
- Patient safeguarding
Timeline
Care Support Worker - HC-One
07 2023 - 09 2023