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Education
Skills
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Louise {Lulu} Brown

Louise {Lulu} Brown

Bucks,United Kingdom

Summary

Experienced Senior Care professional with extensive expertise in dementia care, medication administration, and care plan development. Proven ability to manage time effectively and supervise teams within care home settings. Adept at training staff in moving and handling techniques, ensuring high standards and use of correct equipment for safe moving and handling. Strong organisational and communication skills, committed to enhancing the quality of life for those in need. Career goal: To continue advancing in the field of senior care, contributing to innovative practices and compassionate service delivery.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior Carer

Greensleeves Care
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
11.2024 - 05.2025

Administered medication with precision, adhering to time-specific requirements.

Delivered outstanding individualised person-centred care.

Updated care plans to optimise resident outcomes.

Liaised effectively with family members to ensure communication clarity.

Coordinated with doctors and multidisciplinary teams for holistic care provision.

Assisted residents during meal times to ensure nutritional needs are met.

Provided equipment for activity engagement and social interaction.

Mentored care staff to enhance delivery of personal care.

Senior HCA

Berkley Care Group
Bucks
05.2014 - 11.2024
  • Responsible for overseeing supervising and planning the day to day care of residents.
  • Making sure their private areas are satisfactory for them.
  • Spending time chatting to the residents and liaising with families.
  • Making appointments and organising transport, updating care records, speaking with Telemeds when a resident is in need, monitoring observations, liaising with the kitchens regarding diets and residents weights.
  • Attending daily meetings and acting on outcomes.
  • Making sure residents attend activities of interest and booking activities for them.
  • Giving out medications including CDs and keeping check on medication stock.
  • Keeping the residents safe and checking around the building to make sure fire compliance are in working order.
  • Provide assistance with feeding when needed.
  • Taking supervisions for care staff.
  • Attending all training provided and attending training of interest.

Senior HCA

Hospice of St Francis
Berkhamsted
07.2014 - 05.2024
  • Senior HCA working as a team member in the Hospice of St. Francis.
  • Also Dementia champion and part of a nutrition group within the hospice.
  • Worked with complex needs, tracheotomy, rip, jeg, peg and stomas.
  • I have guided new staff members joining the Hospice.
  • Gained NVQ level 3 and 2.
  • Gained City and guilds diploma in end of life care.
  • Trained to deliver moving and handling to other staff members.
  • Previously senior carer in an elderly residential home with lots of dementia residents.
  • National Dementia Friend.
  • Mandatory training up to date.
  • Good communication skills, organised, team member, good lone worker.
  • Works under own initiative.
  • Good communication and listening skills.
  • Friendly, adaptable, conscientious, honest, hard working, reliable and flexible.
  • I have worked with Cpap, Tracheotomy, Peg rig jeg feed, Oxygen via cylinder and concentrator with specs and masks, Pressure care, Body weaknesses, Strokes, Heart conditions.

Senior Care Assistant

Culwood House Boutique Care Home
Chesham, Buckinghamshire
07.2007 - 07.2014
  • Senior carer responsible for clients medication, meeting with the multi disciplinary teams to ensure best outcomes for clients, contacting Dr's Dentists Opticians etc to arrange and accompany to appointments.
  • Guiding new staff members.
  • Providing holistic self centred care.
  • Engaging with family and friends of residents.
  • Updating and keeping care plans up to date.
  • Working within the companies policies and procedures.
  • Attending training needed to give the best care to residents and keeping all mandatory training up to date.

Education

Trained trainer in Moving and handling -

Herts Train The Trainer
05.2022 - 05.2024

City and Guilds Diploma in End of life care -

Bucks Education
CheAylesburysham, Buckinghamshire
07.2012 - 01.2014

NVQ 3 in Health and social care - undefined

07.2011 - 04.2012

NVQ 2 in Health and social care - undefined

Chesham, Buckinghamshire
07.2010 - 04.2011

GCSE - English, maths, music, office and typewriting

Lowndes County Secondary
Ashley Green, bucks
09.1975 - 06.1979

Skills

  • Time management
  • Care plans
  • Moving and Handling Trainer
  • Senior care
  • Dementia care
  • Experience with children
  • Supervising experience
  • Communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Care home
  • Medication administration
  • Care experience
  • Dementia Friend

Certification

Driving Licence

Additional Information

I am very passionate about my work and I always give 100%. I am hard working, a good time keeper, caring, compassionate, trustworthy, honest and a good team member. I use my own initiative and am a good team worker. I use excellent communication skills and listening skills. I can think outside the box to solve problems. I will always give 100% and nothing is too much trouble.

Languages

English

Custom

17

Personal Information

  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Title: Ms

Timeline

Senior Carer

Greensleeves Care
11.2024 - 05.2025

Trained trainer in Moving and handling -

Herts Train The Trainer
05.2022 - 05.2024

Senior HCA

Hospice of St Francis
07.2014 - 05.2024

Senior HCA

Berkley Care Group
05.2014 - 11.2024

City and Guilds Diploma in End of life care -

Bucks Education
07.2012 - 01.2014

NVQ 3 in Health and social care - undefined

07.2011 - 04.2012

NVQ 2 in Health and social care - undefined

07.2010 - 04.2011

Senior Care Assistant

Culwood House Boutique Care Home
07.2007 - 07.2014

GCSE - English, maths, music, office and typewriting

Lowndes County Secondary
09.1975 - 06.1979
Louise {Lulu} Brown