Lumi Gardner

I am enthusiastic and confident and have experience with customer service from working as a sales assistant. I am friendly and outgoing and work well individually as well as part of a team. I enjoy learning new skills and can adapt quickly to new enviroments. I am motivated to continually improve my performance and aim to fulfill any role to its highest potential.

• Crochet and other creative crafts
• Cooking and baking
• Health and wellbeing

As a part of my college course I completed a week long placement at a hospital shadowing midwives, maternity support workers and sonographers on antenatal postnatal, ultrasound and maternity triage wards. During this I:

• Communicated professionally and compassionately with patients, their families and healthcare workers
• Gained and understanding of how important compassionate and person centred care is within midwifery
• Observed routine checks and clinical procedures
• Developed and understanding of infection prevention control
• Deepened my understanding of the importance of the role of midwives in empowering women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period
• Gained teamwork skills through observing how the multidisciplinary team worked together to provide safe and effective care
• Gained insight into patients emotional and physical needs during vulnerable situations and how to preserve their dignity whilst doing this

I also completed work experience at a residential care home shadowing carers, during this I learned many new skills from observing and completing tasks including:

• Observing personal care
• Gaining an understanding of how to effectively communicate with patients with dementia, alzheimers and other conditions effecting memory, mental and physical health and how to care for residents using a person centred approach while preserving their dignity.
• Communicating with residents clearly, slowly and professionally
• Assisting with feeding residents, dressing residents and assisting with other daily activities