Tarisai Svikiro
Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire
Summary
Compassionate healthcare professional with experience providing quality patient support. First Aid and CPR trained.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Health care assistant
Dravens Healthcare
Aylesbury
01.2023 - Current
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
- Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
- Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
- Prioritised patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
Public relations officer
Cletaron Enterprises
Harare
01.2014 - 03.2017
- Conducted public presentations and prepared materials.
- Attended business, social and other functions to promote organisation.
- Established relationship with media, organised press conferences and worked closely with news teams.
Hairstylist
Self employed
Harare
01.2006 - 01.2014
- Built successful, long-standing client relationships, increasing repeat and referral business.
- Managed appointments and schedules to smooth workflow.
- Developed strong and lasting rapport with clients through consistent delivery of requested services.
- Trained junior stylists to create high-performing salon teams.
- Kept detailed records of customer information and services provided, maintaining continuity of provisions between stylists.
Education
Diploma in Social Work - Social Work
Women's University in Africa
Harare ,Zimbabwe 03.2017 - 12.2019
6 ordinary levels including Maths,English and Science -
Victory Academy
Harare 01.2012 - 12.2015
Mandatory &Statutory (practical)Training course - Health care
Health and Safety Group
10.2023 - 10.2023
Skills
- Patient observations
- Patient care
- Patient engagement
- Elderly care
- First Aid
- Personal care assistance
- Patient handling and positioning
- Basic life support
- Nutrition management
- Patient safeguarding
- Documentation development
- Housekeeping
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Personal care
- Infection prevention and control
- Mobility support
- Patient relationship building
- Dementia awareness
- Activities of Daily Living
- Medication Administration
- Meal preparation
- End Of Life Care
- Medicine administration
- Stoma care
- Catheterisation
- Social care
Timeline
Mandatory &Statutory (practical)Training course - Health care
Health and Safety Group
10.2023 - 10.2023
Health care assistant
Dravens Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
Diploma in Social Work - Social Work
Women's University in Africa
03.2017 - 12.2019
Public relations officer
Cletaron Enterprises
01.2014 - 03.2017
6 ordinary levels including Maths,English and Science -
Victory Academy
01.2012 - 12.2015
Hairstylist
Self employed
01.2006 - 01.2014
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