OLAWALE OSIKOYA
Thornaby,Stockton-on-Tees
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive expertise in communicating with dementia patients and a strong understanding of healthcare ethical standards. Proficient in catheter management, infection control practices, and administering medicine, ensuring patient safety and well-being. Skilled in behavioural management, safeguarding vulnerable adults' rights, and working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive care. Committed to maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control, including COVID-19 sanitisation procedures. Career goals include advancing skills in addiction treatment knowledge and enhancing patient care through innovative strategies.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Health care assistant
Prestige care group( Middleton manor care home)
Darlington
2023.08 - Current
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up for an enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
- Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Managed personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, maintained dignity and respect at all times.
- Safely and securely transported patients using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
Support worker and health care assistant
Florence
2022.10 - Current
- Implemented care plans set out by healthcare professionals leading to improved patient well-being.
- Enhanced wellbeing of patients by providing emotional support and companionship.
- Prepared nutritious meals that met special dietary needs of clients.
- Encouraged social integration by facilitating community involvement opportunities.
- Promoted physical activity through assistance with exercises improving overall health condition of the client.
- Completed housekeeping tasks resulting in a clean, safe home environment.
- Helped achieve patient independence through guided
- tasks and activities.
- Provided companionship during outings contributing to an active social life for clients.
- Maintained detailed records of patient behaviour changes for healthcare team reference.
- Increased comfort levels with personal care duties such as bathing and dressing.
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Ensured medication was correctly administered, improving overall health outcomes.
Support worker
Pin-point recruitment (social care)
Middlesbrough
2023.05 - 2023.10
- Supported daily living skills training which increased client self-sufficiency.
- Assisted service users by providing emotional and practical support.
- Provided daily living assistance, promoting independent behaviour.
- Managed stressful situations calmly under pressure, maintaining a therapeutic atmosphere.
- Documented progress notes meticulously, enabling accurate patient assessments.
- Observed and evaluated patients to detect changes in behaviour or abnormalities.
- Assured proper nutrition by preparing meals as per dietary requirements of each individual client.
- Calmly managed occasional outbursts or difficult behaviours from clients exhibiting excellent crisis management skills.
- Administered medication according to prescribed schedules, ensuring health maintenance.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence.
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical engineering
Teesside University
Middlesbrough 2022.01 - 2024.01
Bachelor of Science - Production engineering
University of Benin
Nigeria 2009.03 - 2012.12
SSCE/WAEC - Science
Isanbi comprehensive high school
Nigeria 1994.09 - 2001.09
Skills
- Communicating with dementia patients
- Healthcare ethical standards understanding
- Catheter management
- Infection control practices
- First Aid
- Personal care assistance
- Basic life support
- Infection prevention and control
- Dementia awareness
- Patient observations
- Equipment cleaning and sterilisation
- Administering medicine
- Behavioural Management
- COVID-19 sanitisation procedures
- Record-keeping
- Airway management
- Oxygen therapy
- Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
- Mobility assistance
- Patient lifting techniques
- Nonverbal communication
- Self-Harm prevention
- Physical restraint training
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Addiction treatment knowledge
- Medication Administration
- Record keeping accuracy
- Manual handling
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults' rights
- Behaviour management strategies
Timeline
Health care assistant
Prestige care group( Middleton manor care home)
2023.08 - Current
Support worker
Pin-point recruitment (social care)
2023.05 - 2023.10
Support worker and health care assistant
Florence
2022.10 - Current
Master of Science - Mechanical engineering
Teesside University
2022.01 - 2024.01
Bachelor of Science - Production engineering
University of Benin
2009.03 - 2012.12
SSCE/WAEC - Science
Isanbi comprehensive high school
1994.09 - 2001.09