Nancy Smith Baker
London
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive expertise in care planning, community resources navigation, and residential housekeeping. Proficient in risk management, safeguarding protocols, and first aid certification. Demonstrates compassionate care, patient empathy, and effective medication supply management. Skilled in disability care, dementia awareness, food hygiene, and meticulous record-keeping. Committed to providing differentiated instruction to meet diverse patient needs while maintaining the highest standards of safety and well-being.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Health care worker
Zentar Health Care
London
2019.06 - Current
- Monitored vital signs, alerting medical staff to any abnormalities.
- Adapted to service users' needs and requests to maintain personalised care.
- Facilitated engagement between residents, staff and local community by communicating openly and planning events.
- Ensured patients took all medications as prescribed by their doctor, recording details of itimings and side effects.
- Coordinated with healthcare team for effective patient treatment.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Applied moving and handling procedures to safely assist service users with restricted mobility.
Health care assistant
Supreme Care
Londonderry, Derry City and Strabane
2012.06 - 2018.04
- Assisted in physical therapy sessions with patients to promote mobility improvement.
- Prepared nutritionally-balanced meals and assisted with feeding to guarantee wellbeing of individuals under care.
- Provided basic patient health care, administering blood tests, taking blood pressure and dressing wounds.
- Promoted positive physical and emotional wellbeing through empathetic care and compassionate assistance.
Health care assistant
Care UK
London
2005.06 - 2018.04
- Prepared nutritionally-balanced meals and assisted with feeding to guarantee wellbeing of individuals under care.
- Aided midwives with patients during pregnancy and birth.
- Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
- Assisted with rehabilitative care following treatment plans established by health professionals.
- Prioritised patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
- Escorted patients for tests or procedures within the hospital premises whilst ensuring their safety and comfort.
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
- Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
Education
NVQ Level 2 -
University of London
London 2010.04 - 2012.05
NVQ Level 3 -
Medical Assisting London
2015.04 - 2018.04
Skills
- Care planning
- Community resources navigation
- Residential housekeeping
- Risk Management
- Safeguarding protocols
- First Aid certification
- Compassionate care
- Medication supply management
- Patient empathy
- Disability Care
- Dementia awareness
- Food Hygiene
- Record-keeping
- Differentiated Instruction
Timeline
Health care worker
Zentar Health Care
2019.06 - Current
NVQ Level 3 -
Medical Assisting London
2015.04 - 2018.04
Health care assistant
Supreme Care
2012.06 - 2018.04
NVQ Level 2 -
University of London
2010.04 - 2012.05
Health care assistant
Care UK
2005.06 - 2018.04