Tegan Ashby
Portsmouth,Hampshire
Summary
Compassionate Healthcare Support Worker with history of improving patient care through attentive and empathetic service. Holistically enhancing patient comfort and well-being by assisting with daily activities and providing emotional support.
With extensive experience in glucose testing, diabetic monitoring and mobility assistance. Proficient in assisting with personal hygiene routines, maintaining patient confidentiality, and ensuring accurate patient record-keeping. Adept at providing holistic patient-centred care, including urinalysis processing, diet and nutrition assistance, and escalating concerns to appropriate medical staff.
Demonstrating exceptional time-management skills and identifying/maintaining infection control procedures. Currently, an infection control link on my ward (Acute Medical Unit). Strong communicator with a proven ability to work effectively within a team. Maintain excellent communication skills and the ability to work seamlessly within multidisciplinary teams. Committed to delivering empathetic care while supporting patients' independence and well-being.
Eager to embark on my new journey from healthcare support worker to registered nurse, allowing me the opportunity to expand my skills and knowledge while continuing to deliver holistic care to patient's.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Care Support Worker
Portsmouth Hospital Trust
Portsmouth, Hampshire
10.2023 - Current
- Providing companionship and emotional support to distressed or lonely patients.
- Ordering patient meals in accordance to individual dietary requirements, promoting good nutrition.
- Monitoring individual's physical and emotional wellbeing, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
- Minimising care continuity issues by keeping thorough, accurate records, updating input/output charts and regularly repositioning.
- Monitored vital signs of patients under supervision of registered nurse, ensuring well-being.
- Assisting in mobility exercises to enhance physical strength and recovery of patients, encouraging independence to ensure patients remain confident with mobilisation.
- Improving patient comfort by assisting with daily personal hygiene tasks.
- Prioritising patient welfare by providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
Healthcare assistant
Bank Partners
Portsmouth, Hampshire
10.2019 - Current
- Involving clients in decision-making to promote independence.
- Optimising patient satisfaction through compassionate, considered care and communication.
- Ordering nutritional meals for patients and delivering feeding support.
- Completing documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
Gregg's
Gregg's Bakery
Portsmouth, Hampshire
08.2017 - 10.2019
- Regulated temperatures to efficiently maintain food safety with thermostat controls.
- Changed and sanitised surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Kept an hygienic and tidy work environment, supporting with deep cleaning tasks whilst maintaining kitchen cleanliness to ensure food safety standards.
- Prepared food items to meet product guidelines by portioning, cooking preparing food to an expected standard.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Communicated effectively for enhanced team work and productivity.
- Promoted excellent team work amongst staff through effective communication and problem-solving skills.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Adult Nursing
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth 09.2019 -
A-Levels - Health and Social Care
Portsmouth College
Hampshire 09.2017 - 06.2019
GCSEs - General Certificate of Secondary Education
Admiral Lord Nelson School
PortsmouthSkills
- Glucose testing & Specimen collection/urinalysis
- Mobility assistance - supporting individuals with mobilising through the use of encouragement and mobility aids
- Personal hygiene - assisting with washing and dressing to maintain a patients independence and routine with personal hygiene
- Patient record keeping - clearly documenting the care in which has been provided & Confidentiality maintenance
- Time-management
- First Aid/Basic life support/manual handling
- Infection control procedures
- Continuously demonstrate empathy towards patients and provided holistic patient centred care to meet care needs
- Diet and nutrition assistance
- Escalating deteriorating patients to the nurse/nurse in charge/doctor managing care
- Effective communication with my patients and nursing staff
- Teamwork/stress tolerance
- Confidential record management
- Bedmaking
- Manual handling training
- Dementia awareness
- Providing compassionate care to patients and families
Affiliations
- Running, Reading, Spending time with my loved ones, Walks along the seaside
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Health Care Support Worker
Portsmouth Hospital Trust
10.2023 - Current
Healthcare assistant
Bank Partners
10.2019 - Current
Diploma of Higher Education - Adult Nursing
University of Portsmouth
09.2019 -
A-Levels - Health and Social Care
Portsmouth College
09.2017 - 06.2019
Gregg's
Gregg's Bakery
08.2017 - 10.2019
GCSEs - General Certificate of Secondary Education
Admiral Lord Nelson School
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