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Vera Almeida

Watford,Hertfordshire

Summary

Caring healthcare practitioner offers high-level communication skills coupled with extensive clinical experience. Enhances healthcare delivery with attention to detail and industry knowledge. Compassionate healthcare professional with experience providing quality patient support. First Aid and CPR trained.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Phlebotomist

NHS
Watford, Hertfordshire
08.2022 - Current
  • Facilitated safe transportation of patients to minimise distress and discomfort.
  • Assisted clinical professionals as requested during procedures.
  • Set up areas and equipment to help keep appointments running to schedule.
  • Prepared collected samples for transport to laboratory within strict timelines.
  • Responded to healthcare users extreme emotions with tact, empathy and compassion.
  • Maintained patient sample integrity through correct handling and storage.

Healthcare assistant

NHS Professionals
Watford, Hertfordshire
10.2019 - Current
  • Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.
  • Provided basic patient health care, administering blood tests, taking blood pressure and dressing wounds.
  • Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
  • Built caring, supportive relationships with residents, enhancing daily life through personalised care.
  • Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
  • Worked professionally with caregiving teams and hospital departments to maintain continuity of care.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on latest care practices by attending regular meetings and training opportunities.

Education

Clinical

Caring For Care
London
03.2022 - 03.2022

Skills

  • Specimen labelling procedures
  • Medical records review
  • Health education
  • Specimen collection and analysis
  • Specimen collection
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Blood specimen storage
  • Venepuncture
  • Patient confidentiality
  • Venipuncture
  • Infection control and aseptic procedures

Certification

  • Phlebotomist, venepuncture and cannulation certificate

Languages

Portuguese
Native

Timeline

Phlebotomist

NHS
08.2022 - Current

Clinical

Caring For Care
03.2022 - 03.2022

Healthcare assistant

NHS Professionals
10.2019 - Current

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