Ugochukwu Stanley Okpalaibenne
Bedfordshire,Bedfordshire
Summary
Ugochukwu is a dedicated healthcare professional with extensive expertise in health and safety compliance, patient-centred care, and disability support. Demonstrates exceptional skills in documentation management, conflict management, and effective communication. Known for being a team player who quickly adapts to new ideas or policies while taking initiative. Proficient in epilepsy medication assistance, safeguarding policy knowledge, and first aid. Committed to providing compassionate empathy and sensitivity towards diversity, with a strong understanding of autism spectrum and learning disabilities support. Career goals include advancing in roles that enhance patient transport and medication administration while maintaining calm under pressure.
Committed Support Care Worker with a proven track record of enhancing physical and mental wellbeing through outstanding levels of care. Passionate in providing all-round quality service to supported people.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Support Care Worker
MK SUPPORTED HOUSING
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
11.2024 - Current
- Attended to basic medical needs, ensuring prompt professional attention when required.
- Assisted with daily living activities, enhancing residents' comfort and well-being.
- Counselled clients through difficult times using approved and compassionate strategies.
- Monitored client progress and adapted support programmes to meet changing needs.
- Collaborated with external support providers to maintain good care continuity.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence.
- Assisted with housekeeping tasks, creating a tidy environment conducive to healing.
- Managed anxiety or agitation in patients through calming techniques and strategies.
- Ensured medication administration as per schedules, adhering strictly to guidelines and instructions from healthcare professionals.
- Maintained clean and hygienic surroundings, promoting health and safety standards.
- Worked closely with families, providing updates on loved ones' wellbeing.
- Documented all care provided accurately, improving communication amongst team members.
- Conducted regular checks throughout night shifts ensuring the safety of residents.
- Delivered high-quality care by closely following individualised care plans.
- Successfully empowered individuals to pursue hobbies and leisure activities, such as shopping and creative activities.
- Experience in supporting autuistic people.
- Established supportive relationships with patients, fostering trust and communication.
Support Care Worker
OMEGA HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTD
Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
06.2023 - 11.2024
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care while encouraging independence and activity appropriate to individual ability.
- Met needs of clients with learning difficulties and handled challenging behaviours.
- Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
- Built strong patient relationships through compassionate care and friendly rapport building.
- Worked in close partnership with families, friends and carers to improve care plan effectiveness.
- Prepared tasty and healthy meals to meet dietary requirements.
- Successfully empowered individuals to pursue hobbies and leisure activities, such as shopping and creative activities.
- Helped service users to gain ability to function independently in society.
- Documented accurate and updated caseload records and reports to streamline process.
- Monitored client progress and adapted support programmes to meet changing needs.
- Identified key client needs to develop targeted support programmes.
- Supported clients with rehabilitation and socialisation in community settings.
- Collaborated with clients to clean house and prepare meals with person-centred care approach.
MILITARY OFFICER
NIGERIAN NAVY
ABUJA, NIGERIA
09.2009 - 06.2023
- Coordinated team training exercises to comply with organisational standards.
- Instructed staff to perform smooth military operations.
- Applied military procedures and regulations for maximum compliance.
- Selected appropriate methods to enhance surveillance operations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of military drills and weaponry.
- Coordinated missions to rescue injured soldiers or officers.
- Identified security threats, taking or recommending preventative action.
- Advised superiors to strengthen military operations.
- Oversaw administration involved in troop deployment to maintain accurate reporting.
- Directed aid and patrolling missions for impactful peace-keeping.
- Collected real-time geolocation information to inform time-critical planning.
- Devised robust tactics for successful military operations.
- Assessed activities and ensured standards operation procedures (SOP) regulatory compliance.
SECURTY AND WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR
VANRIC DOORS LTD
LAGOS, NIGERIA
08.2002 - 09.2009
- Monitored warehouse safety and swiftly resolved hazards.
- Managed warehouse inventories, suggesting and implementing ideas to improve product movement processes.
- Delegated tasks and coordinated warehouse workflow to support continuous productivity.
- Reported daily warehouse performance data and updated company logs.
- Planned work rotas to optimise team performance and target achievement.
- Enforced safety measures and proper use of PPE.
- Overhauled existing systems to increase accuracy, reducing costs and waste.
- Defined KPI targets to maintain solid standards of work in team.
Education
CARE CERTIFICATE COURSE (STANDARD 1 - 15) - STANDARD 1 TO 15
CAREDEMY
UNITED KINGDOM 01.2024 - 02.2024
CERTIFICATION - EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK (EFAW)
QUAL HUB
UNITED KINGDOM 08.2023 - 08.2023
Certificate of Higher Education - FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
FED OF INDEPENDENCE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH COUNCIL
ABUJA, NIGERIA 07.2021 - 01.2022
Diploma of Higher Education - BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE
NIGERIAN NAVY INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
LAGOS, NIGERIA 02.2016 - 06.2016
CERTIFICATION - BASIC NAVAL AND SEAMANSHIP TRAINING
NIGERIAN NAVY BASIC TRAINING SCHOOL
PORTHARCOURT, NIGERIA 09.2009 - 06.2010
A-LEVELS - GENERAL STUDIES
NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL
NIGERIA 09.1996 - 07.2002
CERTIFICATION - ADULT SAFEGUARDINGING IN A SECURE & DETAINED SETTING
E-LEARNING FOR HEALTHCARE
UK 02.2025 - 03.2025
CERTIFICATION - LEARNING DISABILITY & AUTISM
OLIVER's McGOWAN TRAINING
UK 03.2025 - 04.2025
Skills
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Patient-centred care
- Disability support
- Documentation management
- Conflict management
- Effective communication
- Team player
- Quick to adapt to new ideas or policy
- Initiative
- Epilepsy medication assistance
- Physical Fitness
- Safeguarding policy knowledge
- First Aid
- Patient transport
- Epilepsy awareness
- Learning disabilities support
- Medication Administration
- Calm under pressure
- Autism spectrum understanding
- Compassionate empathy
- Sensitivity towards diversity
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
CERTIFICATION - LEARNING DISABILITY & AUTISM
OLIVER's McGOWAN TRAINING
03.2025 - 04.2025
CERTIFICATION - ADULT SAFEGUARDINGING IN A SECURE & DETAINED SETTING
E-LEARNING FOR HEALTHCARE
02.2025 - 03.2025
Support Care Worker
MK SUPPORTED HOUSING
11.2024 - Current
CARE CERTIFICATE COURSE (STANDARD 1 - 15) - STANDARD 1 TO 15
CAREDEMY
01.2024 - 02.2024
CERTIFICATION - EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK (EFAW)
QUAL HUB
08.2023 - 08.2023
Support Care Worker
OMEGA HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTD
06.2023 - 11.2024
Certificate of Higher Education - FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
FED OF INDEPENDENCE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH COUNCIL
07.2021 - 01.2022
Diploma of Higher Education - BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE
NIGERIAN NAVY INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
02.2016 - 06.2016
MILITARY OFFICER
NIGERIAN NAVY
09.2009 - 06.2023
CERTIFICATION - BASIC NAVAL AND SEAMANSHIP TRAINING
NIGERIAN NAVY BASIC TRAINING SCHOOL
09.2009 - 06.2010
SECURTY AND WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR
VANRIC DOORS LTD
08.2002 - 09.2009
A-LEVELS - GENERAL STUDIES
NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL
09.1996 - 07.2002
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