UKAMAKA EZINNE ANYA
Sunderland,Open to Relocation
Summary
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Compassionate and dedicated Support Worker / Care Assistant with proven experience delivering high-quality person-centred care to aged, disabled and mental health clients in home and hospital settings. Skilled in supporting Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) including personal care, continence care, feeding/hydration support, mobility assistance and companionship while maintaining dignity, privacy and safety. Highly reliable, emotionally intelligent and confident working independently or within multidisciplinary teams. Strong knowledge of confidentiality, safeguarding, duty of care, risk awareness, infection prevention and reporting.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
Disability Support Worker
Interactive Development Support Limited
12 2024 - Current
- Provide person-centred care to older adults and individuals living with disability, supporting them to maintain dignity, independence and wellbeing.
- Assist clients with mobility support including safe transfers, walking assistance and repositioning to prevent discomfort and falls.
- Support clients with personal care including bathing, grooming, continence support, dressing and maintaining personal hygiene.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals in line with client preferences, dietary requirements and cultural needs.
- Carry out domestic support tasks such as vacuuming, cleaning, laundry and maintaining a safe, tidy living environment.
- Plan and facilitate social and community engagement activities, encouraging participation to reduce isolation and improve emotional wellbeing.
- Provide companionship and emotional support, building trusting relationships and promoting confidence and social connection.
- Assist with shopping, medication collections and errands, ensuring clients’ needs are met promptly and safely.
- Support clients in their homes including live-in care when required, ensuring
Support Care Worker
Blue tech Recruitment
05 2024 - Current
- Assisted with feeding and drinking tasks when required by clients
- Built trust by maintaining strict confidentiality and sensitivity to patient needs
- Provided emotional support to make families and patients feel comfortable and supported
- Supported clients with bathing, washing and toileting
- Ensured client safety by performing regular health checks, reporting concerns to doctors promptly
- Cleaned patient rooms, completing tasks such as changing beds, dusting, hoovering and bathroom sanitization.
Studies
University of Sunderland
Sunderland, United Kingdom
2023.09 - 2024.10
Relocation
Relocation
Sunderland, United Kingdom
2023.10 - 2026.01
Support Staff
Chevron Nigeria Limited
Lagos
2021.09 - 2023.09
- Document control, selection/orientation of volunteers, event planning and management
- Received, sorted and directed incoming mail to maintain good communication channels
- Performed administrative tasks, document management and report development for inter-departmental use
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages
- Organized and stored hardcopy files
- Managed document control duties to reduce errors and maintain accurate records
- Booked and coordinated equipment maintenance to meet operational needs
- Planned office events by reserving venues, communicating schedules and coordinating setup.
Mental Health support worker
Novacrest hospital Limited
2015.12 - 2020.04
- Ensured client safety by performing regular health checks, reporting concerns to doctors promptly
- Communicated with clients to better understand goals and develop strategies to achieve them
- Promoted client independence by providing motivation throughout daily tasks
- Administered medication as required in care plans and instructed by doctors
- Assisted nurses in sedating aggressive patients
- Closely monitored patients on rehabilitation to avoid self-harming and absconding
- Managed patients increased appetite caused by anti-psychotic injections and medications
- Closely monitored client behavior, reporting changes or concerns to doctors or families for prompt resolutions
- Completed activities of daily living for clients unable to manage personal hygiene
- Assisted clients who are withdrawing from drug abuse in setting goals and achieving them Administered medications to clients unable to self-administer
- Coordinated regular exercise for clients to support health and wellness goals.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Management
University of Sunderland
2023.09 - 2024.10
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Technology Education
Ebonyi state University
West African Examination Council (WAEC) -
Government secondary school Akabuka
Skills
KEY SKILLS
- Person-centred care
- ADLs support (personal care, continence care)
- Emotional intelligence & communication
- Documentation & reporting
- Team collaboration
- Time management & reliability
- Respect for confidentiality, dignity & privacy
- compassionate care
- Effective communication
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Aged Care & Disability Support
- Person-centred support & dignity in care
- ADLs: bathing, dressing, toileting, continence care
- Mobility support & fall prevention
- Meal preparation, feeding & hydration support
- Companionship & emotional wellbeing support
- Mental health support & behaviour monitoring
- Housekeeping & home environment safety
- Community participation & social activities planning
- Care documentation / progress notes
- Incident reporting & escalation of concerns
- Confidentiality, safeguarding & duty of care
- Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)
TRAININGS
- Manual Handling / Moving & Handling
- First Aid / CPR
- Safeguarding Adults
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- Medication Administration (if applicable)
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma Health & Social Care
- Phlebotomy
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Relocation
Relocation
2023.10 - 2026.01
Studies
University of Sunderland
2023.09 - 2024.10
Master of Science - Engineering Management
University of Sunderland
2023.09 - 2024.10
Support Staff
Chevron Nigeria Limited
2021.09 - 2023.09
Mental Health support worker
Novacrest hospital Limited
2015.12 - 2020.04
Disability Support Worker
Interactive Development Support Limited
12 2024 - Current
Support Care Worker
Blue tech Recruitment
05 2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Technology Education
Ebonyi state University
West African Examination Council (WAEC) -
Government secondary school Akabuka