MARTINS AFEKETOR
Birmingham,United Kingdom
Summary
I am compassionate and reliable Care Assistant with experience supporting individuals with divers needs, including the elderly and those with disabilities or in palliative care, committed to delivering person centered support that promote dignity, independence and emotional well-being, skilled communicator with a strong ability to build trusting relationships and maintain a safe, respectful care environment.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Healthcare Assistant/ Support
Rusell Court Nursing Home
Dudley
2025.01 - 2026.08
- Provide emotional support and encouragements to young people with eating disorders and dementia.
- Assist residence with daily activities like bathing, dressing, eating, and moving around.
- Assist in creating a positive and therapeutic environment for individuals undergoing treatments.
- Provide companionship and engage in meaningful conversations to alleviate loneliness and isolation.
- Monitor Patient during meals to ensure they follow prescribe dietary plans and address any Challenges and concerns.
- Help maintain a safe environment by following safety protocols and assisting patients to prevent falls or injuries.
- Documentation of any changes in the health conditions of services users.
- Work closely with nurses, dieticians and other healthcare professionals.
- Provide companionship and engage in meaningful conversations with the services users.
- Supporting with housekeeping tasks.
- Assisted in physical therapy sessions with patients to promote mobility improvement.
Healthcare Support
Dayspring Car Agency
Wolverhampton
2024.11 - 2025.01
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving client dignity and self-esteem.
- Accurately record the care I provide and any changes in client conditions in medical records.
- Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised client care.
- Adapted to service users' needs and requests to maintain personalized care.
- Assisted with meal planning and feeding, ensuring clients receive appropriate nutrition according to their dietary needs and restrictions.
- Ensuring the Safety and wellbeing of individual with learning disabilities and challenging behavior.
- Maintains good communication with services and their families.
- Promoting independence and dignity of service users.
- Supporting services users with appointments.
Healthcare Assistant
Royal Peace Care
Birmingham
2023.10 - 2024.10
- Assisted residents with personal care such as washing dressing toileting and feeding
- Supporting resident move to move safely and comfortably
- Making sure infection prevention procedure are maintained.
- Monitoring residents well-being and reporting changes to senior staff
- providing emotional support and reassurance to patient and their families during difficult times
- Collaborated with nurses to provide comprehensive patient care, ensuring a smooth recovery path.
- Disposed of waste and recyclables safely, in line with hygiene and environmental standards.
- Worked effectively as part of a team, maintaining a calm and efficient approach during busy period.
- Assisted in physical therapy sessions with patients to promote mobility improvement.
- Escorted patients for tests or procedures within the hospital premises whilst ensuring their safety and comfort.
- Handled challenging behaviour from dementia-affected individuals effectively without resorting to force or intimidation.
Healthcare Support
Dion Care Services Nig
2020.09 - 2023.09
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting needs ensuring dignity, privacy, and respect while maintaining hygiene standards.
- Ensuring effective communication with clients, their families, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care.
- Administered medication and assisted with mobility aids as required.
- Assisted in scheduling appointments and arranging transportation as needed.
- Engage in social care activities with residents throughout the day (and night if appropriate), according to the care plan and as recommended by senior staff.
- Supervised patients on commodes, in toilets and bathrooms and assisted residents with hygiene needs.
Customer Care
Happinex Foam Nigeria Ltd
2010.05 - 2020.08
- Build strong relationships and networks with colleagues and clients.
- Applying excellent customer service skills whilst offering advice and assistance to customers in a professional and efficient manner.
- Participate in monthly training on latest technology trends and products in industry.
- Predict potential problems from customer experiences and come up with solutions.
- Handling Payment and refunds at the busy cash desk and welcoming an average of 50-70 customers daily.
- Utilizing interpersonal and communication skills while ensuring that the shop floor remains clean and tidy.
Education
M.Sc. - International Business
Ulster University
BirminghamB.Sc. - Economics
Ambrose Alli University
Nigeria 2006.02 - 2010.05
WAEC GCSE - Maths and English Equivalent
Skills
- Safeguarding
- Medication administration
- Companionship
- Documentation
- First aid
- Mobility Support
- Attention to Details
- IT systems utilization
- Patience and reliability
- Adapting to patient needs
- Use of medical software
- Person-cantered care
- Record keeping
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Empathy
- Excellent communication and Team work
Custom
- Manual Handling
- Health Safety Policies and Knowledge
- Basic Life Support
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Dementia Care
- Autism Care
- Medication Training
- Bedrail Safety Florence Academy
- First Aid awareness
- Equality Diversity and LGBTQ+
- Food Hygiene Part 3 – Allergies
- Fluid and Nutrition
- Food Hygiene – Legislation
- Food Safety and Hygiene Level 3
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness
- Hazard Identification and Risk Control
- RIDDOR, Conflict Resolution and challenging behavior
- Mental Capacity Act - Decision Making & Lacking Capacity
- Fire Safe and C0SHH Level 1
- Effective Communication, Infection Prevention and Control
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant/ Support
Rusell Court Nursing Home
2025.01 - 2026.08
Healthcare Support
Dayspring Car Agency
2024.11 - 2025.01
Healthcare Assistant
Royal Peace Care
2023.10 - 2024.10
Healthcare Support
Dion Care Services Nig
2020.09 - 2023.09
Customer Care
Happinex Foam Nigeria Ltd
2010.05 - 2020.08
B.Sc. - Economics
Ambrose Alli University
2006.02 - 2010.05
WAEC GCSE - Maths and English Equivalent
M.Sc. - International Business
Ulster University