Valerie ford
Gobowen,Shropshire
Summary
Dedicated Healthcare Support Worker with extensive experience in delivering patient care across various settings. Skilled in supporting daily living activities, administering medications, and providing emotional support. Collaborates effectively with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes while maintaining accurate records and a safe environment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Assistant
Select School Supplies
11.2023 - Current
- Prepared orders for dispatch, ensuring accurate picking, packing, and labelling of goods.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline warehouse operations and increase efficiency.
- Conducted regular stock checks, updating inventory management system to maintain accurate records.
- Monitored, recorded and helped with investigations of missing stock.
- Carried out day-to-day warehouse duties with care and attention, maintaining compliance with safety standards.
Deputy Theatre Cleaning Manager
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Supervised team of cleaners, delegating tasks and overseeing completion to maintain high cleanliness standards.
- Ensured staff performed within timeframes and to high-quality cleaning standards by closely monitoring operations.
- Conducted regular inspections of premises to identify areas requiring attention, improving overall hygiene.
- Organised comprehensive deep cleaning projects, ensuring thorough sanitisation of facilities.
- Managed inventory of cleaning supplies, ordering stock as necessary to avoid disruptions in service.
- Organised specialised training sessions on handling hazardous materials and emergency response procedures.
- Stayed up-to-date in company's procedures, regulations and best practices by attending training and reading company manuals.
- Collaborated with human resources to address personnel issues, support staff wellbeing, and manage performance appraisals.
- Kept cleaning equipment in good working order by conducting routine maintenance and inspections.
Stock Control Manager (Surgical theatres)
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
07.2008 - 09.2021
- Managed stock levels across multiple implant rooms, optimising inventory to meet demand and reduce overstock. Conducted regular stock checks to maintain accurate records.
- Resolved complex control operations issues, enhancing overall stock management effectiveness.
- Collaborated with purchasing department to reconcile purchase orders with stock received, reducing discrepancies in inventory records.
- Analysed stock usage reports to identify trends and recommend adjustments in ordering patterns for improved stock accuracy.
- Prepared detailed inventory reports for management review, highlighting stock levels, discrepancies, and recommendations.
- Developed and maintained organised storage systems, enabling quick and efficient retrieval of stock.
- Replenished theatre trollies by transferring stock from implant room.
- Used inventory management system to maintain accurate order records.
- Monitored, recorded and helped with investigations of missing stock.
Surgical Healthcare Assistant
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
05.2005 - 07.2008
- Assisted in complex surgical procedures, providing direct support to theatre teams to facilitate successful outcomes.
- Prepared patients for surgery by ensuring cleanliness and proper positioning to facilitate successful procedural outcomes.
- Sterilised instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies according to set procedures, minimising diseases and pathogen spread.
- Operated specialised surgical equipment under theatre team guidance, ensuring precision and safety during procedures.
- Collected and prepared blood, tissue and other specimens for laboratory testing, exercising caution in handling samples to avoid contamination.
- Performed essential administrative tasks to support patient care to support patient care under supervision of medical specialists.
- Participated in continuous professional development through workshops and seminars to enhance surgical skills and knowledge.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings, offering insights from a surgical assistant perspective.
- Supported the surgical team in research projects, collecting data and contributing to medical advancements.
- Upheld patient confidentiality and privacy at all times, adhering to legal and ethical healthcare standards.
Education
NVQ Level 3 -
Telford college
Workplace NVQ01-2006
GCSEs - Biology
Oswestry College
Oswestry01-2002
Certificate of Higher Education - Business and Office Management
Oswestry College
Oswestry01-1980
Certificate of Higher Education - CSE
Oswestry School Modern
Oswestry01-1978
Skills
- Infection prevention and control
- Safeguarding
- Healthcare and safety
- End Of Life Care
- Infection control awareness
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Patient observations
- Medical confidentiality
- Patient interaction
- Infection prevention
- Personal care
- Documentation
- Dementia awareness
- Mobility assistance
- Manual handling training
- Record-keeping
- Patient washing and bathing
Prior Work Experience
- From 1993 to 2001 I worked in Residential and Nursing Care. At Meadowbrook nursing home and Graceland residential. This is were I found my passion in caring, and decided to pursue my nursing career.
Timeline
Warehouse Assistant
Select School Supplies
11.2023 - Current
Deputy Theatre Cleaning Manager
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
09.2021 - 11.2023
Stock Control Manager (Surgical theatres)
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
07.2008 - 09.2021
Surgical Healthcare Assistant
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
05.2005 - 07.2008
NVQ Level 3 -
Telford college
GCSEs - Biology
Oswestry College
Certificate of Higher Education - Business and Office Management
Oswestry College
Certificate of Higher Education - CSE
Oswestry School Modern