Justina Abbey Sarkwah
UXBRIDGE,Ghana
Summary
Hardworking professional, and a compassionate team player with exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills. Versatile, honest, and tenacious with no compromise on quality.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certification
Work History
Healthcare assistant
QH Care Limited
Apple Tree Avenue, Middlesex
05.2023 - Current
- Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on latest care practices by attending regular meetings and training opportunities.
- Ensured safe, secure living conditions for service users, reducing risk and enhancing quality of life.
- Submitted reports to manager regarding status of client.
- Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
- Ensure patients took all medications as prescribed by their doctor, recording details of timings and side effects.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
Support care worker
Real Life Options
Pinner, Middlesex
08.2023 - Current
- Built meaningful rapport with service users with range of conditions.
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Identified key client needs to develop targeted support programs.
- Assessed clients and documented information for records and analysis.
- Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
- Followed strict safeguarding regulations to ensure safe, secure handling of service users.
- Prepared tasty and healthy meals to meet dietary requirements.
- Assisted service users to obtain and access community resources.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, while encouraging independence and activity appropriate to individual ability.
- Worked closely with activity coordinators to communicate changing patient needs, optimizing continued care and support.
- Helped service users to gain the ability to function independently in society.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence.
- Administered oral medication as required in line with stringent drug control regulations.
Mental Health Support Worker
Cygnet Hospital
Ealing, UK
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
- Prevented cross-contamination by sanitizing utensils and surfaces.
- Observed and evaluated patients to detect changes in behavior or abnormalities.
- Maintained confidentiality of clients' information.
- Helped service users gain the ability to function independently in society.
- Performed crisis interventions during emergency cases.
- Assisted service users to obtain and assess community resources.
- Assessed clients and documented information for records and analysis.
- Monitored patients' conditions, taking pulse and weight.
Girl Child Facilitator
GESDI 'B' Junior High School
Ajumako, Ghana
09.2015 - 02.2022
- Conducted training courses for girls in the school.
- Monitored health and safety measures for the girls.
- Adapted to unforeseen challenges with proactive, flexible approach.
- Employed variety of mediums to convey learning concepts among the girls.
- Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student engagement.
- Updated course materials, content and delivery.
- Selected curricula based on students' interests, aptitude and ability.
- Prioritised strategies to develop responsible, independent learners.
- Preserved the confidentiality of student records and information at all times.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities.
- Supported students to identify problems impeding education and personal.
- Taught students important points to prepare for examinations and assessments.
- Offered counselling to help students deal with academic, personal, or behavioural issues.
School Health Education Facilitator
Banat Academy
Kasoa, Ghana
09.2012 - 09.2015
- Cooperated with health specialists and stakeholders in setting goals and achieving sustainable results.
- Developed and monitored plans and policies for attaining health education objectives.
- Gave staff, community agencies and organisations access to health education resources and tools.
- Helped develop marketing strategies and goals to raise awareness of health issues and solutions.
- Planned and supervised educational excursions for enhanced student engagement.
- Met people to assess personal health needs.
Teacher
Ghana Education Service
Ghana, Ghana
09.2004 - 09.2016
- Established clear learning outcomes and targets for different abilities.
- Transformed complex concepts into understandable, useful information for improved subject comprehension.
- Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student engagement.
- Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives.
- Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
- Collected, analysed and tracked data on student progress.
- Provided reading instruction to special needs students.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Midwifery
Learndirect
London 12.2023 -
Master of Education (Maths) - Mathematics
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 08.2021 -
Bachelor in Psychology (Maths) - Mathematics
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 08.2011 - 09.2014
Diploma in Basic Education - Mathematics
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 08.2009 - 09.2011
Teacher's Certificate 'A' - Basic Education
OLA College of Education
Cape Coast, Ghana 01.2001 - 07.2004
SSSCE (General Arts) - General Arts
Mankessim Secondary Technical
Mankessim, Ghana 02.1998 - 11.2000
Basic Education - Basic Education
Edumadze JSS
Mankessim, Ghana 09.1995 - 06.1997
Skills
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Medication administration
- Mental health support
- Elderly care
- Multi-disciplinary team collaboration
- Activities of Daily Living
- Documentation management
Certification
CERTIFICATE Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
by NHS England
2024
CERTIFICATE DysphagiaTraining
by Central and North West NHS
CERTIFICATE Planning, Record and Keeping Documentary
by Safeguarding and Quality Services
2023
CERTIFICATE Care Certificate
by Care More Sercices
2023
CERTIFICATE Immediate Life Support
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
CERTIFICATE PMVA Training
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
CERTIFICATE NGT Restrain Training
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
CERTIFICATE Ligature Training by
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
Affiliations
- Reading and movies
References
MARY MENSAH
SERVICE MANAGER, REAL LIFE OPTIONS
PHONE NUMBER: 07824139105
email: mary.mensah@reallifeoptions.org.uk
AKWASI ADOMAKO (PHD),
SENIOR LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, GHANA.
PHONE NUMBER: +233267817385
EMAIL: knyantakyi78@gmail.com
EMMANUEL BOSOMAH,
DISTRICT PASTOR, THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST, ENYAN DENKYIRA, GHANA.
PHONE NUMBER: +233241670216
EMAIL : ebosomah@yahoo.com
ABRAHAM NEWTON,
HEADTEACHER, GESDI B BASIC SCHOOL, P.O. BOX AJ 5, AJUMAKO, GHANA.
PHONE NUMBER: +233508127276.
EMAIL : abrahamnewton92@yahoo.com
Timeline
Diploma of Higher Education - Midwifery
Learndirect
12.2023 -
Support care worker
Real Life Options
08.2023 - Current
Healthcare assistant
QH Care Limited
05.2023 - Current
Mental Health Support Worker
Cygnet Hospital
03.2022 - 04.2023
Master of Education (Maths) - Mathematics
University of Cape Coast
08.2021 -
Girl Child Facilitator
GESDI 'B' Junior High School
09.2015 - 02.2022
School Health Education Facilitator
Banat Academy
09.2012 - 09.2015
Bachelor in Psychology (Maths) - Mathematics
University of Cape Coast
08.2011 - 09.2014
Diploma in Basic Education - Mathematics
University of Cape Coast
08.2009 - 09.2011
Teacher
Ghana Education Service
09.2004 - 09.2016
Teacher's Certificate 'A' - Basic Education
OLA College of Education
01.2001 - 07.2004
SSSCE (General Arts) - General Arts
Mankessim Secondary Technical
02.1998 - 11.2000
Basic Education - Basic Education
Edumadze JSS
09.1995 - 06.1997
CERTIFICATE Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
by NHS England
2024
CERTIFICATE DysphagiaTraining
by Central and North West NHS
CERTIFICATE Planning, Record and Keeping Documentary
by Safeguarding and Quality Services
2023
CERTIFICATE Care Certificate
by Care More Sercices
2023
CERTIFICATE Immediate Life Support
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
CERTIFICATE PMVA Training
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
CERTIFICATE NGT Restrain Training
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
CERTIFICATE Ligature Training by
by Cygnet Health Hospital
2022
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