Oluwasegun Afolabi
BIRMINGHAM,West midlands
Summary
Skilled care provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Health Care Support Worker
Precious Homes
BIRMINGHAM, West midlands
2023.02 - Current
- Providing personal care and assisted clients with everyday needs, emotionally and physically
- Responsible for daily activities of clients and assisted with daily tasks such as daily routine and personal hygiene
- Built strong and trusting relationship with service users by providing continuous support and delivering best possible care
- Read, Understood and adhere to service user's care plans to provide quality care
- Responded to several crisis situations exhibited by clients with positive outcomes
- Observed, identified and recorded client's condition and proactively reported any concerns that might arrive
- Observed adherence to all health and safety standards, and ensured safety of the clients in and out of the home
- Documented care plans and service users activities in line with best practice
- Encouraged independence by helping clients to develop skills that will facilitate selfcare
- Administered medication to patients when requested by senior staff or doctors.
- Prepared nutritionally-balanced meals and assisted with feeding to guarantee wellbeing of individuals under care.
- Ensured safe, secure living conditions for service users, reducing risk and enhancing quality of life.
- Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
Health care assistant (voluntary)
Daystar Christian Center
Lagos
2022.02 - 2022.10
- Supported elderly in the community with their cares and need
- Helped elders in the community with personal care when needed
- Assisted some elders with oral care including brushing of teeth
- Assisted them with house chores such as hovering, dusting, and general cleaning to maintain a clean and safe environment
- Assisted with healthy meal preparation when needed
- Spent quality time with them, provided companionship and assisted them their everyday needs, emotionally and personally
- Encouraged them in developing skills needed for independent living while treating them with respect and care
- Visited several child and care homes to render assistance and support in medication.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Kinetics
University of Ilorin
Ilorin/ Nigeria 2006.07 - 2009.07
Skills
- Exceptional communicator
- Elderly care
- Housekeeping
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Activities of Daily Living
- Basic life support
- Personal care
- Organisational standards
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Public relations
- Time management
Certification
- Safety Intervention Practical
- Learning Disabilities
- Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)
- Dementia Awareness
- Moving and handling
- Sexuality and relationships
- PPE
- Dysphagia and Epilepsy
- Fluids and nutrition
- End of life care
- Basic life support
- Safeguarding and protection of adults
- Infection, Prevention and control
- Data protection
- Medication administration awareness
- Health and safety
- Fire awareness in care
Timeline
Health Care Support Worker
Precious Homes
2023.02 - Current
Health care assistant (voluntary)
Daystar Christian Center
2022.02 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Science - Human Kinetics
University of Ilorin
2006.07 - 2009.07