Patience Hove
Chesterfield
Summary
Compassionate Care Assistant with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care home settings. Provides exceptional care demonstrating dedication to safe nursing practices for continued patient trust. Maintains excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment to safe working practices.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
CARE ASSISTANT
SERENDIPITY HEALTHCARE
Chesterfield
02.2024 - Current
- Assisted patients in maintaining personal hygiene through regular bed baths or showers according to individual preferences
- Implemented care plans designed by healthcare professionals to ensure consistency in treatment and support for each patient
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
- Assisted patients with mobility, transferring them safely between beds, chairs, and wheelchairs as needed.
Care Assistant
EYAM DOMICILIARY SERVICES
Chesterfield
11.2022 - 08.2024
- Assisted with basic needs
- Performed housekeeping duties like cleaning, laundry, and meals
- Provided personal care
- Provided moving and handling support
- Prepared meals
- Administered medication.
CARE ASSISTANT
BERITAM PROJECTS
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Provide round-the-clock care for a dementia's patient, including activities of daily living
- Monitor patient schedules, including doctor appointments, exercise routines, medication schedules, recreation, and family visits
- Execute cleaning, laundry, and meal preparation, ensuring patient follow their nutrition plan
- Manage bed-to-chair transfers
- Maintain the household, including shopping, meals, cleaning, laundry, and other duties as assigned by the patient's family
- Monitor and record patient's behavior and provide notes to the patient's care team and family.
HEALTH & SAFETY ASSISTANT OFFICER
SAKHISISIZWE CONSTRUCTION
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Administer company safety compliance and training programs
- Recommend and conduct additional training for at-risk employees
- Gather data on company safety and draft reports for management
- Conduct site and procedure audits to assess compliance.
PRODUCT MANAGER
EZWENI MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION
10.2014 - 10.2015
- Circulating free magazines to various venues nationwide
- Liaising with Publishers and venues
- Generating invoices to be delivered
- Billing Publishers for the magazines delivered to venues
- Marketing new venues to place magazines
- Supplying events and hotel rooms with magazines
- Generating invoices to be delivered.
RECEPTIONIST
EZWENI MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTUON
07.2009 - 09.2014
- Receiving and dealing with telephone communications as required
- Receipting and distribution of correspondence, faxes, email and sensitive correspondence
- Providing administrative support Enquiries and help desk
- Word processing and typing as required
- Maintenance of appropriate filing systems
- Welcoming guests
- Providing general help to other staff members
- Arranging and printing merchandising routes
- Sending stock figures to publishers, product managers, and Area managers.
ANDREA JANKELOWITZ
DOMESTIC WORKER
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Preparing meals
- Washing dishes
- Vacuuming / mopping / sweeping the floor
- Dusting and wiping shelves and other furniture
- Cleaning the toilet / rooms / windows
- Doing the laundry and ironing
- Making beds
- Babysitting.
Education
Health & Social Care NVQ3 - Health
INSPIRE LONDON COLLEGE
London, ENG 01.2024 - 08.2024
Generic Management NQF 5 - MANAGEMENT
SERVICES SETA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA 01.2021 - 12.2021
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT NQF 4 - MANAGEMENT
SERVICES SETA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA 01.2019 - 12.2019
Occupational Health, Safety NQF 2 - HEALTH
HWSETA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA 01.2017 - 12.2017
PROJECT MANAGEMENT NQF 4 - MANAGEMENT
SERVICES SETA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA 01.2015 - 12.2015
DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCES - MANAGEMENT
Birnam Business College
01.2006 - 12.2007
Skills
Medication administration
Elderly care
Personal care
Meal preparation
Activities of Daily Living
Care plan management
Stoma care
Organisational standards
Documentation development
Timeline
CARE ASSISTANT
SERENDIPITY HEALTHCARE
02.2024 - Current
Health & Social Care NVQ3 - Health
INSPIRE LONDON COLLEGE
01.2024 - 08.2024
Care Assistant
EYAM DOMICILIARY SERVICES
11.2022 - 08.2024
Generic Management NQF 5 - MANAGEMENT
SERVICES SETA
01.2021 - 12.2021
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT NQF 4 - MANAGEMENT
SERVICES SETA
01.2019 - 12.2019
CARE ASSISTANT
BERITAM PROJECTS
01.2018 - 01.2022
Occupational Health, Safety NQF 2 - HEALTH
HWSETA
01.2017 - 12.2017
HEALTH & SAFETY ASSISTANT OFFICER
SAKHISISIZWE CONSTRUCTION
01.2016 - 01.2017
PROJECT MANAGEMENT NQF 4 - MANAGEMENT
SERVICES SETA
01.2015 - 12.2015
PRODUCT MANAGER
EZWENI MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION
10.2014 - 10.2015
RECEPTIONIST
EZWENI MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTUON
07.2009 - 09.2014
ANDREA JANKELOWITZ
DOMESTIC WORKER
01.2007 - 01.2008
DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCES - MANAGEMENT
Birnam Business College
01.2006 - 12.2007