William Manu
Colchester,Essex
Summary
Compassionate Health Care Assistant with strong skills in patient care and support. Skilled in administering medication, assisting with daily living activities, and providing emotional support to patients. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with healthcare teams to ensure high-quality care and improve patient outcomes. Committed to maintaining safe and clean environment for patients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Health care assistant
Sams Medicare
Colchester, Essex
11.2023 - Current
- Prepared meals for patients, ensured balanced nutrition intake.
- Collaborated with nurses to provide comprehensive patient care, ensuring a smooth recovery path.
- Popularised health promotion campaigns among patients by distributing relevant literature and explaining key messages clearly.
- Assisted in patient care, improved comfort and well-being.
- Managed personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, maintained dignity and respect at all times.
- Administered non-prescription medication under supervision, relieved minor discomforts swiftly.
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up for an enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
- Provided compassionate personal care for elderly patients, offering support with washing, dressing and toileting.
- Monitored patients' conditions closely and escalated concerns to senior staff.
Teacher of english
Bankoman Senior High School
Banko, Kumasi
01.2018 - 11.2023
- Fostered a positive and collaborative classroom atmosphere with effective communication strategies.
- Collaborated with other teachers on cross-curricular projects, broadening students' perspectives.
- Promoted a love for the English language through interactive activities and projects.
- Assisted colleagues in curriculum development, improving overall quality of teaching materials.
- Conducted regular assessments, ensured consistent progress in language proficiency.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Education
University of Cape Coast
Ghana 10.2015 - 09.2017
Higher National Diploma - Psychology and foundation of English
University of Cape Coast
Ghana 10.2010 - 09.2013
Skills
- Multitasking under pressure
- Healthcare ethical standards understanding
- Use of medical software
- Patient dignity preservation
- Elderly care proficiency
- Adapting to patient needs
- Communicating with dementia patients
- Personal hygiene maintenance assistance
- Handling distressed patients
- Elderly care
- Nutrition management
- Patient care
- Compassionate care giver
- Emergency response training
- Toileting and grooming
- Clear communication
- Person-centred care plans
- Patient safeguarding
- Personal care
- Dementia awareness
- Hoist operation
Affiliations
- Reading
- Spending time with family and friends
- Football
Certification
- Care Certificate
- Mandatory Training
- Medication
- Moving and Handling
Languages
English
Fluent
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Health care assistant
Sams Medicare
11.2023 - Current
Teacher of english
Bankoman Senior High School
01.2018 - 11.2023
Diploma of Higher Education - Education
University of Cape Coast
10.2015 - 09.2017
Higher National Diploma - Psychology and foundation of English
University of Cape Coast
10.2010 - 09.2013
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