NKEM OCHUBA
Gateshead,Newcastle
Summary
I'm meticulous and attentive to details with critical communication and thinking skills. Possessing the required interpersonal skills needed to work in partnership with nurses, service users, and relatives. A highly effective, polite, and hardworking care/support worker. Able to converse politely and carry out all healthcare tasks required by service users. Contribute extensively to teamwork and passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker (Complex Care Team)
Sunderland care and support
Sunderland
04.2024 - Current
- Assist service users with daily living activities, such as personal hygiene and meal preparation.
- Provide emotional support and companionship to enhance service users' well-being.
- Engage service users in activities aimed at promoting physical and mental stimulation.
- Develop and implement individual care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
- Conduct household tasks, including cleaning and laundry, to maintain a clean and safe living environment.
- I use active listening skills and supportive diction to cultivate service users' rapport and open communication.
Bank Support Worker
Steps Support
Newcastle
03.2024 - Current
- Support people with learning disabilities in line with their support plans and wishes.
- Assist service users with daily personal, hygiene, and incontinence care.
- Observe, monitor, and record service users' physical and emotional well-being by promptly reporting any changes to my service manager.
- Empower service users to remain as independent as possible and retain a sense of identity.
- Accompany service users to appointments, shopping, and special events for safety and companionship.
- Participate in the delivery of therapeutic care treatments under the supervision of a senior care
Production Operative
Central Employment Agency
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Assembled goods on a production line
- Reported equipment faults to maintenance staff
- Tagging of products
- Measured, graded, and fed raw materials into production machinery
- Monitored production and carry out basic testing and quality checks
- Kept production areas clean and obstacle-free to minimize risk of accident or injury
- Collaborated with fellow team members to reach set production targets
- Independently packaged and labelled items within tight deadlines
- Counted and confirmed products whilst packing, minimizing errors.
Cleaner
HVAC Recruitment Agency
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Deep-cleaned floors by shampooing, hovering, mopping, and sweeping surfaces
- Carried out cleaning tasks as instructed within tight timeframes and to high-quality standards
- Followed sanitization, health, and hygiene regulations
- Dusted and polished window frames and wiped down the glass, maintaining clean and clear areas.
Care Assistant
Sonny Elebo Foundation
Abuja, Nigeria
01.2016 - 08.2022
- Assisted service users with the basic hygiene requirements, including bathing, washing, and dressing.
- Safeguarded the service user from abuse, neglect, and harm.
- Assisted in the administration of various medications to service users.
- Offered emotional support and companionship, actively listening to service users' concerns and fostering a positive atmosphere.
- Organized recreational activities and social events to enhance users' mental well-being.
Education
MSc Psychology (Conversion) -
University of Sunderland
United Kingdom09-2023
Bachelor of Science : Industrial Technical Education -
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria07-2006
Skills
- Providing physical Care
- Mobility Support and Transfer Assistance
- Meal Preparation and Cleaning
- Supporting personal development
- First Aid and CPR trained
- Excellent Communication
- Efficient Interpersonal Skills
- Good Organizational skills
- Team Player
- Documentation and Record-keeping
Certification
- Care Certificate
- Diploma in Health and Social Care
- Basic Phlebotomy Training (Lead Academy)
- Advanced/Competency Phlebotomy Training (In view)
- Level 3 Diploma In Adult Care - NVQ (In View)
Affiliations
- Watching sports
- Cooking
- Voluteering
- Outdoor activities
- Travelling
- Listening to music
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Support Worker (Complex Care Team)
Sunderland care and support
04.2024 - Current
Bank Support Worker
Steps Support
03.2024 - Current
Production Operative
Central Employment Agency
04.2023 - 03.2024
Cleaner
HVAC Recruitment Agency
01.2022 - 04.2023
Care Assistant
Sonny Elebo Foundation
01.2016 - 08.2022
MSc Psychology (Conversion) -
University of Sunderland
Bachelor of Science : Industrial Technical Education -
University of Nigeria
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