Marina Greaves
Northampton ,Northamptonshire
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior health care assistant
Elysium neurological center
Deventry , Northamptonshire
2015.03 - Current
- Strengthened team efficiency with clear, timely communication.
- Assisted patients to improve mobility and independence.
- Administered medication for effective pain management.
- Improved patient comfort by providing comprehensive personal care.
- Facilitated recreational activities enriching patient experience.
- Provided emotional support, enhancing patient mental well-being.
- Utilised specialist equipment to assist in patient care.
- Managed patient documentation for improved record keeping.
- Ensured hygiene standards, reducing infection risks.
- Built trusting relationships through compassionate bedside manner.
- Liaised with multi-disciplinary teams for coordinated care approach.
- Complied with regulations and policies; upheld high standard of care.
- Monitored vital signs for accurate health records.
- Conducted risk assessments, increased safety measures.
- Supported meal times; ensured adequate nutrition intake.
- Upheld dignity and respect whilst delivering personal care.
- Led staff training to develop care skills.
- Maintained strict confidentiality with sensitive patient information.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on latest care practices by attending regular meetings and training opportunities.
- Worked with compassion and empathy, prioritising wellbeing and dignity for optimal patient comfort.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
- Optimised patient satisfaction through compassionate, considered care and communication.
- Delivered high-quality care to clients with disabilities, achieving care plan objectives.
- Monitored junior staff to assess care provisions and implement continued best practices.
- Maintained secure patient environments, enforcing safe systems and practices in line with safeguarding requirements.
- Used outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients for exceptional satisfaction ratings.
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
- Minimised care continuity issues by keeping thorough, accurate records.
- Promptly addressed and resolved performance concerns to maintain safe, effective care provisions.
- Worked professionally with caregiving teams and hospital departments to maintain continuity of care.
- Organised activities and exercises to promote physical and mental well-being.
- Collaborated with additional care providers to ensure seamless patient support.
- Accompanied client to medical or dental appointments, grocery and errands.
- Performed patients' vital signs, promptly reporting early warning scores to Head Nurse to prevent clinical deterioration.
- Delivered feeding and drinking support to [Number]+ patients daily, recording intake on food charts to ensure patient's nutritional needs were consistently met.
- Created a friendly, positive environment, employing [Skill] and [Skill] to actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients or carers.
- Effectively monitored patient progress, entering progress notes and physical observations into [System].
- Provided high-quality care for [Number] patients with varying levels of [Type] and [Type] conditions.
- Optimised treatment outcomes by proactively helping patients and carers to take an active role in care delivery.
- Safely transferred patients between wards and departments, lifting up to [Number]+ kilograms.
- Utilised [Type] and [Type] equipment to assist patients to improve and maximise [Type] capabilities, resulting in [Number]% increase in early discharges.
- Performed oral hygiene procedures, such as [Type] and [Type], employing [Skill] and [Skill] to increase patient comfort.
- Assist patients in maintaining personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs, employing [Skill] and [Skill] to ensure privacy and dignity at all times.
- Helped patients with [Type] conditions to achieve the highest quality of life by organising [Frequency] activities tailored to individual interests.
- Monitored individual's physical and emotional wellbeing, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
- Adapted to service users' needs and requests to maintain personalised care.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Positioned, lifted and transported patients with limited mobility.
- Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
- Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
- Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.
- Prioritised patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
- Assisted with medicine and stock counting, ordering and replenishing.
- Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Recorded clinical observations in electronic health record and reported observed changes to senior clinical staff.
- Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
- Improved patients' quality of living, engaging in fulfilling and meaningful activities to encourage community access.
- Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
- Assisted with rehabilitative care following treatment plans established by health professionals.
- Assembled and dismantled equipment required by healthcare professionals.
- Massaged patient tissue and delivered other non-pharmacological pain relief.
Education
NVQ Level 2 -
Uzbekistan
Tashkent 03.2018
Skills
- Diabetic monitoring
- Ethics and confidentiality
- Resilience building
- Assisting in personal hygiene
- Handling medical emergencies
- Self-Motivation techniques
- Hygienic practice
- Palliative care empathy
- Advanced decision-making
- Nutrition and hydration maintenance
- Elderly care sensitivity
- Working with multidisciplinary teams
- Infection control measures
- Catheter and ostomy care
- Healthcare quality standards
- Dementia understanding
- Patient care
- Dementia care
- Palliative Care
- Equipment sterilisation
- Medication Administration
- End Of Life Care
- Blood sugar checks
- Condition monitoring
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Supervisory experience
- Residential care
- Cultural competence
- Adult care
- Patient comfort
- Supported self-management guidance
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Recording vital signs
- Catheter care
- Motivational techniques
- Patient listener
- PEG feeding
- Health and Safety regulations
- First aid knowledge
- Compassionate communication
- Manual handling training
- Meal assistance
- Person-centred care plans
- First Aid
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Infection prevention and control
- Personal care
- Documentation development
Sports
Go to the gym since 2012
Timeline
Senior health care assistant
Elysium neurological center
2015.03 - Current
NVQ Level 2 -
Uzbekistan