Machipisa Caren
Coventry
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate healthcare support worker with 2 years of experience providing essential support to both young people ad adults. Providing support, stability and fun, very resilient and can handle challenges with empathy.Encouraging personal growth, supporting young people to develop independence, education and life skills. Skilled in maintaining a clean and safe environment while ensuring
patient comfort and dignity. Possess a strong commitment to promoting the wellbeing and independence of
individuals under care. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilitics enable effective collaboration with
healtheare professionals Committed to upholding the standards of support and adhering to all relevant regulations and protocols.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker
VINEYARD HOMES LIMITED
05.2023 - Current
- Maintained detailed records of young persons behaviour changes for healthcare team reference.
- Actively listened to client concerns thus creating a comforting environment.
- Provided person-centered support to children and young people, focusing on developing life skills to promote independence and self-confidence .
- Supported individuals in areas such as personal care, budgeting,cooking, cleaning,travel training and accessing education or employment.
- Built trusting, professional relationships to support emotional well-being and social development of young persons.
- Encouraged decision making and advocacy,ensuring young people had a voice in their own care and future planning
- Worked collaboratively with families, schools,social workers and health professionals to deliver coordinated care.
- Ensured Safeguarding procedures were followed maintaining a safe and supportive environment at all times.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations, ensuring safety at all times
- Ensured Safeguarding and clean environment by maintaining orderliness in the facility.
Nurse Aide
St Annes Hospital
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Keeping accurate records at all times.
- Offer bed pans to bed ridden patients and observe any changes.
- Undertake in house trainings and courses such as manual handling, catheter training, patient feeding, medication awareness and health and safety.
Nurse Aide
St Annes Hospital
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Assist with feeding of patients and record amount of food or fluid taken on intake and output chart.
- Preparing feeds for patients and recording intake and output chart.
- Do Oral care to bedridden patients using sterile oral care pack.
- Assist patients with personal care.
- Offer bed pans to bed ridden patients and observe any abnormalities like blood stained stool, diarrhea or constipated stool and report to nurses.
- Escorting clients for procedures e.g. to x-ray, USS or to theatre.
- Sorting sterile packs according to first expiry first out
- Packing specimens and sending them to the laboratory
Education
O levels - Pass
ZIMSEC
Skills
- Professional boundaries understanding
- reliable and trustworthy
- Safeguarding Awareness
- resilience and Patience
- Record Keeping and Reporting
- Coaching skill
- Care planning
- Activities planning
- Health and safety procedure
- Assertiveness
- Medical appointment management
- Health and Safety regulations
- Empathy and Compassion
- Team work
- Effective communication
Certification
- 1. CERTIFICATE IN CARE-GIVING
- 2. DIPLOMA IN CARE-GIVING
- 3. FIRST AID CERTIFICATE
- 4. CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
- Principles of Safeguarding and protecting children, 09/2024 ( FAA) LTD
- EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK, 09/24. (FRFA) Ltd.
- FAA Level 3 AWARD IN PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE OR VULNERABLE ADULTS.
ADDITIONAL INFO
DBS in place
Custom Section
Safeguarding Adults and Children
Volunteer Experience
Chivavura Medical Centre, Volunteer Nurse Aide, 2021-06, 2022-04, Administering medications and doing personal care such ambulation and personal hygiene assistance., Performing healthcare-related tasks such as monitoring vital signs under the direction of healthcare professional., Administering medication and Documenting daily activities., Infection Control and Aseptic Procedure, Excellent Hygiene Standards & Personal Care Support, Safe Patient Handling, Nursing Home Experience, Time Management, First Aid.
Timeline
Support Worker
VINEYARD HOMES LIMITED
05.2023 - Current
Nurse Aide
St Annes Hospital
06.2022 - 02.2023
Nurse Aide
St Annes Hospital
06.2022 - 02.2023
O levels - Pass
ZIMSEC