Patience Chawarika
Stretford
Summary
Dedicated care and support professional with extensive experience in providing compassionate assistance to elderly clients and individuals with disabilities. Skilled in delivering personalized care in nursing home settings and as a live-in caregiver for clients recovering from strokes. Consistently adheres to high standards of care and demonstrates adaptability to meet employer needs. Eager to pursue ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Support Worker
Voyage Care
2021.04 - 2026.04
- Delivering daily assistance to individuals with diverse and often complex needs, promoting well-being and understanding.
- Caring for elderly clients and younger individuals with various learning disabilities, tailoring support to each person’s specific requirements.
- Aiding clients with personal hygiene routines, including bathing, toileting, dressing, and grooming. Ensuring dignity and respect in all personal care activities.
- Helping clients with meal preparation, feeding, light cleaning tasks, and maintaining a safe and comfortable environment.
- Supporting clients with shopping, recreational outings, and community activities, encouraging engagement and social interaction.
- Offering companionship and a listening ear, fostering a supportive environment that prioritizes empathy and understanding.
- Working closely with family members and liaising with healthcare professionals to coordinate care, update on client progress, and ensure holistic support.
- Safely administering prescribed medication, following healthcare guidelines and protocols.
Support Worker
Leonard Cheshire Disability
2017.07 - 2021.07
- Supporting people with Complex Needs on a daily basis
- Providing care to the elderly and younger service users with a range of learning difficulties
- Duties include assisting with personal hygiene and going to toilet, cleaning and feeding
- Assisting with shopping and going for activities
- Providing companionship and high standards of care to all service users
- Liaising with service users family as well as other health care professionals
- Completion of personal care plans or any related paperwork
- Administering of medication
Support Worker
Human Support Group
2016.04 - 2017.07
- Supporting people with Complex Needs on a daily basis
- Catheter care, Peg feeds, Tracheostomy and vital observations
- Working in a number of residential homes across the Manchester area in care/support worker capacity
- Providing care to the elderly and younger service users with a range of learning difficulties
- Duties include assisting with personal hygiene and going to the toilet, cleaning and feeding
- Administering of medication
- Providing companionship and high standards of care to all service users
- Liaising with the service users family as well as other health care professionals
- Completion of personal care plans and any related paperwork
Care Assistant
HR Go Recruitment
2014.10 - 2015.04
- Working in a number of residential homes across the Manchester area
- Providing care to the elderly and younger service users with a range of learning difficulties
- Duties include assisting with personal hygiene and going to the toilet, cleaning and feeding
- Administering of medication
- Providing companionship and high standards of care to all service users
- Liaising with the service users family as well as other health care professionals
- Completion of personal care plans and any related paperwork
Live-In Carer
Loga Care
Bentley, Hampshire
2014.08 - 2014.10
- Lived with a service user who had suffered a stroke and was bed ridden
- Worked alongside another live-in carer to provide all aspects of personal care for the service user
- Manual handling duties, helping her from her bed to the bathroom etc
- Administering of all medication
- General cleaning duties across her house
- Liaising with other family members and healthcare professionals
- Working as part of a team to ensure the highest standards of care are provided at all times
- Completion of all personal care plans
Care Assistant
Richard Allen Services
Waldron, East Sussex
2010.12 - 2014.08
- Working for an agency providing high standards of personal care to service users in nursing homes across the Manchester area (the agency was based in East Sussex)
- Similar duties to my work with HR Go – providing all aspects of personal care
- Working with a range of elderly service users as well as those with a range of health conditions
- Assisting with personal hygiene, bathing, cleaning and administering medication
Education
Degree in Health management - Arden university
Arden
Skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills – can communicate effectively with people of all levels
- Genuine passion for the care, wellbeing and safeguarding of people of all ages and levels
- Experience of caring for service users with a range of physical and mental health issues
- Always adheres to equality and diversity and confidentiality regulations
- Basic life support, infection control, records management, personal care and risk assessment experience
- Can work as part of a team or alone unsupervised
- Experience of administering medication
- Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the employer regarding shifts and working environments
- Accurate and methodical approach to every task undertaken, with an extremely professional manner
- Always adheres to all H&S and hygiene regulations
Certification
- Educated to GCSE standard in Africa, with equivalent grades A-C in English and Maths
- Moving and Handling Induction Presentation 2017-06-03
- Spinal Cord Injury Assessment 2017-03-30
- Medicine Awareness 2017-2018
- Skin Care Assessment March 2017
- Information Governance Training for Support Workers 2017-03-29
- Food Hygiene and Infection Control 2017-03-29
- Health and Safety 2017-03-29
- Child Protection Level 3 2017-04-03
- Basic First Aid Course Including Unconscious Patient, A Non-Breathing Casualty – CPR all ages, including Tracheostomy CPR, Bleeding and Medical shock April 2017
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups March 2017
Work availability
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Timeline
Support Worker
Voyage Care
2021.04 - 2026.04
Support Worker
Leonard Cheshire Disability
2017.07 - 2021.07
Support Worker
Human Support Group
2016.04 - 2017.07
Care Assistant
HR Go Recruitment
2014.10 - 2015.04
Live-In Carer
Loga Care
2014.08 - 2014.10
Care Assistant
Richard Allen Services
2010.12 - 2014.08
Degree in Health management - Arden university
Arden