USOH UTOMWEN
Summary
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Health Care Support Worker
Sue Ryder Neurological and Bereavement Support
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
06.2023 - Current
- Personal care: Assisting residents with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, toileting and grooming.
- Assisting with mobility: Helping residents move around safely, using mobility aids such as wheelchairs, walkers, or hoists, when necessary.
- Providing emotional support: Engaging in conversations with residents, listening to their concerns, and offering comfort and reassurance when needed.
- Assisting with meals: Supporting residents during meal times, including providing assistance with eating, serving meals, and ensuring dietary preferences and restrictions are met.
- Housekeeping and maintenance: Keeping residents' living areas clean and tidy, including making beds, doing laundry, and cleaning communal areas.
- Social activities and companionship: Organizing and participating in recreational and social activities to promote social interaction and companionship among residents. This can include organizing games, arts and crafts, outings, and other activities.
Health Care Assistant
247 Lifeline Healthcare
Aberdeen, Scotland
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
- Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on latest care practices by attending regular meetings and training opportunities.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Accompanied client to medical or dental appointments, grocery and errands.
Health Care Assistant
Aviteus Healthcare
Aberdeen, Scotland
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
- Supported clinical staff to complete health assessments.
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
- Thoroughly sterilised and sanitised clinical and mobility equipment.
- Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
- Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
- Administered blood tests and blood pressure checks.
Healthcare Support Worker
Royal Crown Hospital
Benin City, Nigeria
02.2010 - 08.2021
- Performed set tasks according to individual patient care plans as assessed and delegated by the nurse to ensure provision of cohesive, tailored care.
- Provided hygiene care to patients, ensuring skin integrity the accurately observing, recording, and reporting on changes to minimise damage.
- Maintained general tidiness and cleanliness of clinical areas through disinfecting workspaces, restocking equipment stores, and optimise efficiency.
- Observed and documented accurate recordings of patient observations including temperature, pulse blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate, reporting significant findings to the nurse
- Maintained strict confidentiality of information regarding patients.
- Minimised care continuity issues by keeping thorough, accurate records.
Education
Master of Science - Instrument Analysis with Drug Analysis and Toxicology
Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen 09.2022 - 09.2023
Microbiology
Ambros Alli University
Nigeria 01.2021 - 12.2025
West African Examination Council
Nigeria 01.1993 - 01.1999
Skills
- First Aid
- Errands assistance
- Care plan management
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Mental health support
- Wheelchair transfer
- Schedule management
- Activities of Daily Living
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Care programme oversight
- Meal preparation
- Social care
- Disability care
- Elderly care
- Care management
Languages
English
Advanced
Timeline
Health Care Support Worker
Sue Ryder Neurological and Bereavement Support
06.2023 - Current
Health Care Assistant
247 Lifeline Healthcare
02.2023 - 06.2023
Health Care Assistant
Aviteus Healthcare
09.2022 - 02.2023
Master of Science - Instrument Analysis with Drug Analysis and Toxicology
Robert Gordon University
09.2022 - 09.2023
Microbiology
Ambros Alli University
01.2021 - 12.2025
Healthcare Support Worker
Royal Crown Hospital
02.2010 - 08.2021
West African Examination Council
01.1993 - 01.1999
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