Prisca Chigozie Inyamah
Croydon,Surrey
Summary
Compassionate care giver with extensive experience in health assessment and monitoring, clear communication, and active listening. Demonstrates exceptional empathy and compassion, ensuring high-quality patient care through attention to detail and cultural competence. Skilled in teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, emergency response training, and dispensing medication. Adept at maintaining accurate patient records and providing elderly companionship. Committed to enhancing patient well-being through diet and nutrition assistance while maintaining emotional resilience in challenging situations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Health care assistant
SURECARE CROYDON & SUTTON
Croydon, Surrey
02.2025 - Current
- Liaised between patients and healthcare professionals, facilitated effective communication channels.
- Ensured uninterrupted provision of care services during shifts.
- Assisted in patient care, improved comfort and well-being.
- Experienced in managing and providing care for patients with stoma bag, including monitoring, emptying, changing and educating patients on stoma hygiene and maintenance.
- Handled challenging behaviour from dementia-affected individuals effectively without resorting to force or intimidation.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Managed personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, maintained dignity and respect at all times.
- Administered non-prescription medication under supervision, relieved minor discomforts swiftly.
- Delivered high-quality patient service by maintaining cleanliness in their homes.
- Prepared meals for patients, ensured balanced nutrition intake.
- Upheld patient confidentiality at all times whilst performing duties as per data protection norms set down by the NHS.
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up for an enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
- Ensured infection control measures were adhered to strictly for a safe environment for both staff and patients alike.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease and patience.
Health care assistant
St. Anthony's Hospital
Elelenwo, Port Harcourt
08.2018 - 10.2024
- Assisted in patient care, improved comfort and well-being.
- Provided basic health education to patients for proper self-care post discharge.
- Delivered high-quality patient service by maintaining cleanliness in wards.
- Monitored vital signs of patients with meticulous attention to detail for accurate readings.
- Assisted patients with self-reliance
- Prepared meals for patients, ensured balanced nutrition intake.
- Assisted in physical therapy sessions with patients to promote mobility improvement.
- Kept detailed records of patient progress, assisted medical staff in treatment planning.
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up for an enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
Teaching assistant
Federal College of Education
Oju, Benue
05.2017 - 04.2018
- Improved student engagement by utilising interactive learning techniques.
- Assisted in lesson planning for effective curriculum delivery.
- Supported classroom teacher with behaviour management, promoting a positive learning environment.
- Provided additional support to students with special educational needs, ensuring inclusivity.
- Collaborated with teaching staff in organising school events, fostering community spirit.
- Offered one-on-one guidance to struggling students for improved academic performance.
- Maintained up-to-date records of pupil progress, tracking individual development effectively.
- Supervised students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips providing safe, supportive environment.
- Observed children during social interactions and encouraged positive choices for minimising and resolving conflicts.
- Helped teachers with lesson plan development, class preparation and student mentoring, improving overall department attainment.
Lab assistant( Industaial Training)
St. Anthony's Hospital
Elelenwo, Port Harcourt
06.2015 - 12.2015
- Prepared and organised laboratory equipment for smooth running of experiments.
- Maintained cleanliness in lab, ensuring safe environment for all staff.
- Assisted scientists with complex research tasks to facilitate swift project completion.
- Recorded detailed observations during experiments, aiding accurate data analysis.
- Managed inventory of lab supplies, avoiding unnecessary delays due to lack of materials.
- Performed diagnostic tests accurately whilst adhering to safety protocols at all times.
- Followed strict quality control procedures during every experiment, maintaining high standards of research integrity.
Education
Master of Science(in-view) - Health care leadership
BPP University
London 11/2024 -
Master of Science - Medical Biochemistry
Univeristy of Nigeria
Nigeria 02/2018 - 02/2022
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Imo State University
Nigeria 09/2012 - 09/2016
A-Levels - WASSCE
Nigerian Navy Secondary School
Nigeria 07/2006 - 06/2012
Primary school certificate -
Trinity Educational Center
Nigeria /2001 - /2006
Skills
- Empathy and compassion
- Compassionate care giver
- Health assessment and monitoring
- Clear communication and active listening
- Attention to detail
- Cultural competence and sensitivity
- Teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- Patient record keeping
- Emergency response training
- Emotional resilience
- Dispensing medication
- Diet and nutrition assistance
- Record-keeping
- Elderly companionship
- Experience in stoma bag
- Medicine dispensing
Affiliations
- Reading,Cooking, Listening to music
Timeline
Health care assistant
SURECARE CROYDON & SUTTON
02.2025 - Current
Health care assistant
St. Anthony's Hospital
08.2018 - 10.2024
Teaching assistant
Federal College of Education
05.2017 - 04.2018
Lab assistant( Industaial Training)
St. Anthony's Hospital
06.2015 - 12.2015
Master of Science(in-view) - Health care leadership
BPP University
11/2024 -
Master of Science - Medical Biochemistry
Univeristy of Nigeria
02/2018 - 02/2022
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Imo State University
09/2012 - 09/2016
A-Levels - WASSCE
Nigerian Navy Secondary School
07/2006 - 06/2012
Primary school certificate -
Trinity Educational Center
/2001 - /2006
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