Healthcare Assistant
FIRST HEALTHCARE
WILLARD DANDA
Summary
Detail-orientated and self-motivated individual with keen multitasking abilities. Confident in working independently, using initiative to complete tasks quickly, efficiently and with high degree of accuracy.
Dependable warehouse professional with experience picking, packing and dispatching high-volume orders. Proactively organises storage areas to maximise access and meet different size and shape requirements. Friendly and professional team player.
Skills
- Safety consciousness
- Punctuality assurance
- Heavy lifting capability
- Basic computer literacy
- Warehouse equipment handling
- Logistics understanding
- Barcode scanning literacy
- Use of handheld devices
- Picking and packing
- Team player
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Barcode scanning
- Safety awareness
- Order Picking
- Attentive
Languages
English, Shona
Work history
Healthcare Assistant
A 24 GROUP
Healthcare Assistant
SERVOCA
Healthcare Assistant
ONE CALL 24
Support Worker
UBN HEALTHCARE
Mental Healthcare Support Worker
Unity Plus
- Cygnet Hospitals
Harrogate District Hospital
- Main Role and Responsibilities
- To provide basic care to patients that have developmental disabilities or mental illness.
- To support patients with different Mental Health conditions and Challenging Behaviors.
- To monitor the patient condition and assist them with daily activities
- To work in an environment where they provide PICU Services for Men and Men with Highly Specialized Autism Spectrum Disorder
Healthcare Assistant
LOCAR CARE FORCE
2014.01
Warehouse operative
Torque/Staffline
Normanton, Wakefield
2025.11 - 2025.12
- Facilitated smooth workflow by promptly processing incoming stocks.
- Reduced damages with careful handling and storage .
- Sorted materials into appropriate areas for easy access and organisation.
- Performed general maintenance tasks around the warehouse, ensured a safe work environment.
- Picked, packed and dispatched high-volume orders, consistently exceeding warehouse performance targets.
- Maintained clean, safe and orderly warehouse space.
- Prepared items for timely dispatch and safe transportation.
- Completed work following safety rules for best working practices.
- Listened closely to instructions, carrying out fast-paced picking and packing in line with targets.
Healthcare Assistant
The Beeches Nursing Home
2011.01 - 2014.01
Brokers Trainee Broker
Romero Insurance
2008.01 - 2010.01
- An Apprenticeship program working for a growing insurance broker.
- Responsibilities and achievements.
- Assisted account and commercial account handlers with normal office duties, e.g. binding etc
- Filed and maintained the filling system for three departments as well as archiving old files in the basement.
- Handled incoming calls whenever required and dealt with customer queries.
- Opened post every morning and distributed it to different departments and franked outgoing post for all the departments.
- Maintained and made sure that there was enough stock in the cellar for people to use e.g. envelopes, ring binders, etc
- Assisted account handler/mentor with basic motor renewals for private and commercial vehicles.
REFERENCES
- THEMBELANI, NGWENYA, Nurse, Thembelani.ngwenya@bdct.nhs.uk
- Idrees, Office manager, Idrees@unityplus.co.uk
Education
AQA General Certificate - undefined
Bradford Academy/Bradford College
Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Certificate - Business
Edexcel Level 2 Diploma - Health and Social Care (Adults for England)
HND Diploma - Business Level 5
BSc - Accounting and Finance
Interest
Athletics – I have been athlete since the age of 13, and I currently part of Bradford Airedale athletics club. I train at Bradford College indoors on Monday and outdoors on Thursdays at Horsfall stadium in wibsey with a qualified coach., Football – Occasionally on Monday’s I play 5 aside with colleagues from where I used to work.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: The Beeches Nursing home
- Facilitate and support Clients in decision making, promoting choice and involvement giving full regard to initiatives aimed at promoting Client empowerment.
- Act as a Keyworker to an individual Client, taking on responsibility for specified areas of care and support. Ensure all medical needs are met and support the Client to advocate his/her own needs and wishes.
- Support Clients’ participation in social, leisure, educational and employment opportunities within the local community.
- I believe working in the healthcare industry with a diverse group of people has helped me to develop as a person and acquire new skills
- My communication, decision –making and supervision skills have also been sharpened. Furthermore, I am able to use appropriate evaluation technique /tools to assess the effectiveness of patients’ care in order to offer high quality patient care. Given my extensive training and in the health sector I can say I possess I an increased knowledge in health promotion.
- Over the years, I have developed inter personal skills through involvement of patients, carers and families appropriately in aspects of care provided. I also ensure that care provided recognizes patients’ personal needs, rights and choices. Involving patients and cares in this way assist in facilitating the growth of the therapeutic relationships and empowers them in many respects.
- I can work without direct supervision, I can manage a case load and always appreciate the support from other staff members as well as sharing knowledge. This has assisted me to recognize my limitations and to seek advice when needed. As my educational profile shows, I am committed to personal and professional development.
- With my enthusiasm, experience and ability to work under pressure, I am confident that I would be an asset to the company. I believe, I have a pleasant personality, approachable and patient.
- Given that working in the health industry is a lifelong learning experience, a vocation and a profession that I really like, I am willing to work and learn in any department.