Tatenda Marange
Milton Keynes,United Kingdom
Summary
Skilled professional with extensive experience in elderly care, personal care, and medication administration. Proven ability to develop care plans, manage documentation, and ensure compliance with organizational standards. Expertise in risk assessment, infection prevention, and data protection regulations. Committed to delivering person-centred care while upholding privacy and dignity.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior care assistant
Leelin Healthcare
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
11.2024 - Current
- Contributed to preparation of meals, following specific dietary requirements of each resident.
- Co-ordinated with healthcare professionals for improved resident care outcomes.
- Achieved calm and harmonious living environment by mediating disputes between residents when necessary.
- Delivered compassionate end-of-life care, respecting dignity of individual at all times.
- Managed medication administration for residents, adhering strictly to prescribed doses.
- Improved physical mobility of many residents with carefully planned exercise routines.
- Assisted in daily personal care tasks, promoting independence amongst residents.
- Increased resident satisfaction by providing personalised care plans.
- Assisted others during emergency situations ensuring minimal harm towards any party involved.
- Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
- Used manual handling techniques and lifting aids to position clients in safe, comfortable postures.
Care Worker
Daffodil Care Ltd
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
11.2023 - 11.2024
- Preparing healthy, appropriate meals, providing additional meal planning, feeding and support as required
- Preventing 80% accidents and falls by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of service user homes
- Positioning, lifting and transporting service users with limited mobility
- Ensuring optimal hydration, monitoring and recording service users’ fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts
- Assisting in all aspects of personal care including washing and dressing, retaining comfort and dignity
- Maintaining confidentiality and compliance standards throughout for optimized service user care
- Maintaining high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs
- Using outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with service users for exceptional satisfaction ratings and encouraging independence and self belief
- Establishing turning and repositioning routine for bedridden service users that led to 80% reduction in reported bedsores
- Documenting and reporting service user care data into electronic charts with 100% accuracy
- Complying with all safeguarding, risk management, risk assessment and lone working policies and procedures
- Easing anxiety of service users by establishing and maintaining positive morning and evening routines
- Controlling and administering medication, establishing reminders to ensure 100% on-time intake.
English Teacher
Gestlands Academy
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Engaged with students through conversational language, simplifying curriculum into relevant, understandable information.
- Provided additional support to struggling students, promoting improved academic confidence.
- Applied differentiated teaching methods to meet varied student needs.
- Managed challenging behaviour with firm and fair style.
Home Based Carer
FAMILY CAREGIVER
09.2019 - 08.2022
- Optimising grandmother’s satisfaction through compassionate, considered care and communication
- Supported grandmother with dementia by assisting with dressing and meal preparation
- Monitored and recorded vital signs, raising causes of concern to appropriate personnel
- Prepared and served tasty and healthy meals in line with grandmother’s nutritional needs
- Administered medications and treatments in line with medical instructions and best clinical practice
- Assisting in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity
- Safely transported and accompanied grandmother to appointments and activities
- Prevented 80% accidents and falls by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of grandmother’s home
- Applied safe transportation techniques to transfer grandmother between rooms ensuring 0% incidents.
Early Childhood Teacher
Houghton Park Early Learning Center
02.2011 - 08.2019
- Observed children to detect problematic behaviour.
- Taught alphabet and numeracy to enhance learning experience.
- Gave direct instructions to manage behaviour, maintaining positive learning environments.
- Supported children’s development with learning-through-play activities, aiding social, emotional and educational growth.
- Offered tailored assistance to children with special needs, determining inclusive learning opportunities.
- Coordinated age-appropriate activities to enhance learning development, including art, music and physical pursuits.
Education
Honours Degree - Political Science
University of Zimbabwe
08.2011 - 08.2014
A-Levels - undefined
Marange High School
01.2008 - 01.2009
GCSEs - undefined
Marange High School
01.2004 - 01.2007
Skills
- Meal preparation
- Care plan management
- Personal care
- Medication administration
- Critical thinking
- Exceptional communication skills
- Elderly care
- Organisational standards
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Documentation development
- Housekeeping
- Risk assessment
- Team player
- Time management
- Slides and hoist operation
- First Aid Skills
- Handling Information-GDPR and Data Protection
- Whistleblowing with Confidence
- Moving and Handling
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Recording and Reporting
- Dysphagia and Choking
- Privacy and Dignity in Care
- Safeguarding Children
- Medication Administration
- Safeguarding Adults
- End of Life
- Medication- Supporting and Assisting
- Communication skills
- Equality and Diversity
- Health and Safety
- Person-centred Care
- Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disabilities
- Fluids and Nutrition
- Skin Integrity and Pressure Ulcers
Certification
CPD CERTIFIED ON
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Right to work(Skilled Worker)
- Clean DBS
- Driving licence
- References upon request
Timeline
Senior care assistant
Leelin Healthcare
11.2024 - Current
Care Worker
Daffodil Care Ltd
11.2023 - 11.2024
English Teacher
Gestlands Academy
09.2022 - 10.2023
Home Based Carer
FAMILY CAREGIVER
09.2019 - 08.2022
Honours Degree - Political Science
University of Zimbabwe
08.2011 - 08.2014
Early Childhood Teacher
Houghton Park Early Learning Center
02.2011 - 08.2019
A-Levels - undefined
Marange High School
01.2008 - 01.2009
GCSEs - undefined
Marange High School
01.2004 - 01.2007