MARTIN SARKODIE
Milton Keynes,BKM
Summary
Compassionate Healthcare assistant experienced in delivering clinical, physical and emotional support to children, young adults and adults. Committed to providing outstanding personalised care with proven successes in developing and stewarding long-term relationships with residents and community members. Highly skilled in coordinating operational tasks and cross-collaborating with colleagues in creating care plans, ensuring happy and healthy residents.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Assistant
Elysium Healthcare
08.2023 - Current
- Support patients with challenging and complex mental health needs by communicating and encouraging involvement in activities as outlined in individual care plan.
- Work with medical professionals, case workers and the multidisciplinary team to devise appropriate care plans for patients
- Administered prescribed medications and monitored patient reactions to address contraindications.
- Observing, engaging, assisting service users with social activities, identifying challenges, their needs and escalating them to appropriate team
- Delivered high standard of holistic care to patients to promote equality, equity and dignity.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
- Supported patients'' nutritional needs through meal preparation, feeding assistance, and dietary monitoring, promoting overall health.
Healthcare Support Worker
Integral Focus Support And Care Services
11.2022 - 09.2023
- Assisted patients with daily tasks, including all care assistance such as personal hygiene care, daily routines, and social activity support
- Successfully supported people with complex health and communication support needs
- Ensured accurate record-keeping at all times and communicated with the supervisor regarding progress, events, and concerns
- Communicating frequently with the service users so as to be able to identify their needs and attend to them accordingly
- Treated patients with dignity and respect at all times
- Worked with medical professionals and case workers to devise appropriate plans for all patients
- Managed and administered medications and supplements
- Assisting service users when required to retire to bed, ensuring that their room is at a comfortable temperature
- Keep all matters related to patients or their families confidential at all times.
- Aided patients with walking and limb exercises to improve strength and balance.
- Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
Senior Pharmacy Technician/Pharmacy Manager
Tanoso Health Centre, Ghana Health Service
08.2015 - 10.2022
- Communicate with other line managers/clinicians to ensure safe handling of prescriptions and medications at all levels including continually assessing risks and making recommendations.
- Maintain proper drug storage procedures, registries and records of controlled drugs.
- Identify and implement improved standard operating procedures and new working processes to optimize the quality of pharmaceutical service at the health centre.
- Train and coach newly employed pharmacy staff to offer high quality and cost effective care to all residents
- Make final checks on pre-packed medications before dispensing
- Dispense medications and educate patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal routes of administration
- Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and clients for continued compliance with associated regulations
- Clinical presentations on issues arising on medicines including prescriptions, drug administrations, dosage calculations, near misses and all forms of drug interactions
- Maintain accurate medication stocks, identify and retrieve outdated medicines with compliance to medicines legislation
- Ensure and perform stock operations with other line managers at all levels including procurement, requisition and receiving of drugs from the central medical stores, monthly and annual stock taking, restocking the central dispensary and other mini user units’ dispensaries within the health centre.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
Pharmacy Technician (National Service Personnel)/Contract Worker
Ejisu Government Hospital
09.2013 - 08.2015
- Assist the Clinical Pharmacist to reconcile site medication and update the associated records in line with practice and local policies
- Support the Clinical Pharmacist to provide medication reviews
- Counseled patients on new medications and OTC products
- Prepared pre-packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions and refill instructions
- Used pharmacy software to enter prescription and insurance information
- Interacted with healthcare professionals to support timely and proper processing of prescriptions
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration
- Performed blood pressure and blood glucose tests on patients
- Cleaned and disinfected counting trays after preparing medications
- Followed department policies, procedures and best practices for pharmacy operations.
Pharmacy Assistant
Tracmar Community Pharmacy
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Performed blood pressure and blood glucose tests on patients
- Prescription reading and interpretation
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers
- Completed insurance forms and billed insurance companies
- Dispensing of OTC medications and counseling of patients
- Stock taking and record keeping.
Education
Care Certificate - Healthcare
Flexebee Training Limited
London, United Kingdom03.2023
Core Skill Training Framework - Health Management And Clinical Assistance
DHR Training
London, United Kingdom03.2023
HND Dispensing Technology - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kumasi Technical University
Ghana, West Africa08.2013
Skills
- Medication management
- Safeguarding
- Communication skill
- Treatment plans
- Crisis management
- First-Aid skill
- Compassion and empathy
- Prioritizing
- Emotional maturity
- Risk assessment and management
- Patient care
- Adaptable
- Time management
- Record keeping
- Accuracy
- Stores management
- Observation Documentation
- Blood Sugar Monitoring
- Patient Positioning
- Recording vital signs
- Elderly Care
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Movies
- Music
- Swimming
Training
- Basic Life Support
- Lone Worker
- Equality and Diversity
- Dignity and Privacy
- Medication Administration
- Health and Safety
- COSHH
- Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
- Infection Control
- Food Hygiene
- Moving and Handling
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children Level 2
- Conflict Management
- Fire Safety
- Information Governance
- Understand Your Role
- Your Personal Development
- Communication
- Fluids and Nutrition
- Duty of Care
- Work in a Person Centred Way
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant
Elysium Healthcare
08.2023 - Current
Healthcare Support Worker
Integral Focus Support And Care Services
11.2022 - 09.2023
Senior Pharmacy Technician/Pharmacy Manager
Tanoso Health Centre, Ghana Health Service
08.2015 - 10.2022
Pharmacy Technician (National Service Personnel)/Contract Worker
Ejisu Government Hospital
09.2013 - 08.2015
Pharmacy Assistant
Tracmar Community Pharmacy
01.2009 - 12.2012
Care Certificate - Healthcare
Flexebee Training Limited
Core Skill Training Framework - Health Management And Clinical Assistance
DHR Training
HND Dispensing Technology - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kumasi Technical University
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