Shumirayi Rutavi
Cheltenham,United Kingdom
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive expertise in elderly care, dementia communication, and mental health support. Demonstrates proficiency in medication administration, vital signs record management, and emergency response. Skilled in preserving patient dignity and adapting to special needs, ensuring compassionate communication sensitive to client requirements. Adept at managing client transportation, appointment setting, and daily lifestyle facilitation. Committed to upholding healthcare ethical standards while fostering strong relationships with clients across diverse backgrounds. Career goal: To enhance patient care through innovative solutions and empathetic engagement.
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
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Health care assistant
Aura Care Living
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
04.2024 - Current
- Worked with compassion and empathy, prioritizing well being and dignity for optimal patient comfort.
- Handled challenging behaviour from dementia-affected individuals effectively without resorting to force or intimidation.
- Managed personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, maintained dignity and respect at all times.
- Delivered high-quality patient service by maintaining cleanliness in wards.
- Prepared meals for patients, ensured balanced nutrition intake.
- Collaborated with nurses to provide comprehensive patient care, ensuring a smooth recovery path.
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up for an enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
- Assisted in physical therapy sessions with patients to promote mobility improvement.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Liaised between patients and healthcare professionals, facilitated effective communication channels.
- Monitored vital signs of patients with meticulous attention to detail for accurate readings.
- Escorted patients for tests or procedures within the hospital premises whilst ensuring their safety and comfort.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Provided compassionate personal care for elderly patients, offering support with washing, dressing and toileting.
- Safely and securely transported patients using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Monitored patients' conditions closely and escalated concerns to senior staff.
Care assistant
Caremark
CHELTENHAM, Gloustershire
01.2024 - Current
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Assisted in daily living activities for enhanced patient comfort.
- Provided emotional support to patients, improving their mental wellbeing.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations, ensuring safety of all residents.
- Documented reports on daily observations accurately, helping in keeping track of every resident's progress over time.
- Adhered strictly to professional standards, regulations and policies at all times while executing duties.
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst patients.
- Encouraged independence among patients whilst assisting them with tasks.
- Administered medication to patients, ensuring proper health management.
- Respected privacy and dignity of each resident during provision of care services.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Delivered high-quality care to clients with disabilities, achieving care plan objectives.
Support care worker learning disability
Heart of England Mencape
, Derbyshire
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Followed strict safeguarding regulations to ensure safe, secure handling of service users.
- Improved physical and mental wellbeing of service users through patient-centred care planning.
Care Assistant
Cott's Care
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
- Monitored individual's physical and emotional wellbeing, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
- Delivered high-quality care to clients with disabilities, achieving care plan objectives.
- Used outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients for exceptional satisfaction ratings.
- Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
Auxiliary nurse
SC training and medical surveillance
Midrand, South Africa
01.2013 - 06.2023
- Recorded weight and height measurements, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
- Performed daily clinical observations, recording medical data accurately and securely.
- Built caring, supportive relationships with residents, enhancing daily life through personalised care.
- Cleaned, sterilised and stored clinical equipment appropriately.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - HABC Level 3 Diploma Adult Care
Tutor care
Gloucester, Gloucestershire 01.2025 -
Alison - Diploma Elderly Health Care
Alison
Online diploma 11.2022 -
Bachelor of Arts - Disaster and Safety Management
Lyceum College
South Africa 01.2019 - 05.2023
Skills
- Dementia care training
- Patient dignity preservation
- Healthcare ethical standards understanding
- Client intakes and assessments
- Errand management
- Document and records management
- Care-driven guardianship and daily life oversight
- Compassionate communication sensitive to client needs
- Client transportation, appointment setting, and schedule management
- Daily lifestyle facilitation, including dressing, feeding, and task prioritization
- Emergency response and crisis intervention
- Adaptation to special needs and individualized requirements
- Problem-solving, troubleshooting, and flexibility in the face of challenges
- Relationship building with ability to form a rapport with clients of all ages and back
- Vital Signs record management
- Catheter Care
- Stoma Care
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Microsoft Office Package
- Multitasking under pressure
- Blood pressure measurement
- Communicating with dementia patients
- Elderly care proficiency
- Handling distressed patients
- Patient care
- End-Of-Life care sensitivity
- Personal hygiene maintenance assistance
- Respecting cultural differences
Additional Information
- Additional Information. Well versed with Careplan Updating client information Liasing with social workers
Affiliations
- Reading and travelling
Personal Information
Custom
Current
Timeline
NVQ Level 3 - HABC Level 3 Diploma Adult Care
Tutor care
01.2025 -
Support care worker learning disability
Heart of England Mencape
06.2024 - 10.2024
Health care assistant
Aura Care Living
04.2024 - Current
Care assistant
Caremark
01.2024 - Current
Care Assistant
Cott's Care
07.2023 - 03.2024
Alison - Diploma Elderly Health Care
Alison
11.2022 -
Bachelor of Arts - Disaster and Safety Management
Lyceum College
01.2019 - 05.2023
Auxiliary nurse
SC training and medical surveillance
01.2013 - 06.2023
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