Victoria Davies

• Assisted patients with personal care, including washing, dressing, toileting and mobility.
• Helped patients with nutrition and hydration, including serving meals and monitoring intake.
• Assisted with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers within the ward.
• Monitored and recorded vital signs for patients during routine assessments. Collected and labeled specimens. Phlebotomy.
• Maintain accurate patient records, online platformss and paper form. reporting to the nurse in charge.

• Delivering all aspects of personal care
• Reminding or assisting clients to take medication.
• Meal preparation and nutrition, documenting all intake.
• Providing companionship and emotional support.
• Household tasks, such as, cleaning, linen change.
• Shopping for groceries, taking to appointments.

I worked as a senior carer in a 54 bedded residential Home. My role was to oversee the running of the shift. General duties included were-

• Providing personal care, including assistance with washing, dressing, toileting and mobility.
• Administering or supervising medication in line with policies.
• Leading and supporting care assistants during each shift.
• Developing, updating and following individual care plans.
• Maintaining accurate care records, incident reports, and medication documentation.
• Supporting quality assurance by carrying out audits, observations.
• Responding appropriately to emergencies and providing first aid.
• Communicating effectively with clients, families, healthcare professionals, and the care team.

Gained a lot of experience in this role, Worked in office based as well as on the community. My role consisted of the following.

• Care planning- writing and reviewing person-centred care plans and risk asesments as service users' needs changed.
• Staff mentorship- Performing shadow shifts, spot-checks, and competency assesments.
• Carry our client assesments and reviews.
• Schedule staff effectively and help to cover care calls where needed.
• Liase with family members, multi-disiplinary teams.

After leaving school I decided to take on an apprenticeship for two years in residential services, duties included.

• Working in the kitchen, preparing food and doing tea rounds.
• Changing linens, cleaning, emptying commodes.
• Organising activities with the residents.
• Providing companionship and support for residents and their families.
• Providing hand hygiene and nail care as policies allowed.

When i turned 18 i was offered a position as care assistant and went on to gain a NVQ level 2 & 3 in Health and Social care.