Isoken Tessy IR
Ballybofey
Summary
Compassionate Care Assistant with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care home settings. Provides exceptional care demonstrating dedication to safe nursing practices for continued patient trust. Maintains excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment to safe working practices.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Care support worker
Fast Healthcare
2023.10 - 2024.04
- Assisted in all aspects of personal hygiene, prioritising patient dignity, privacy and independence.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care while encouraging independence and activity appropriate to individual ability.
- Helped service users to gain ability to function independently in society.
- Collaborated with clients to clean house and prepare meals with person-centred care approach.
- Prepared tasty and healthy meals to meet dietary requirements.
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Safely lifted, transferred and repositioned service users using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Met needs of clients with learning difficulties and handled challenging behaviours.
- Maintained high levels of patient morale, providing guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
Healthcare Assistant
Oasis Care Nursing Home
2020.01 - 2023.02
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
- Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
- Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
- Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
- Ensured patients took all medications as prescribed by their doctor, recording details of itimings and side effects.
- Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
- Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.
- Monitored individual's physical and emotional wellbeing, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
Education
Care Support
Healthcare Training Solutions
05.2024
Care Of Older People
Healthcare Training Solutions
05.2024
Care Skill
Cenit College
02.2024
Certificate of Higher Education - Health Education
Uyi College
01.2016
Skills
- Elderly care
- Safeguarding policy compliance
- Moving and handling
- Infection prevention and control
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Patient Transfer support
- Team player
- Activities of Daily Living
- Medication Administration
- Patient safeguarding
- Domiciliary care
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Care support worker
Fast Healthcare
2023.10 - 2024.04
Healthcare Assistant
Oasis Care Nursing Home
2020.01 - 2023.02
Care Support
Healthcare Training Solutions
Care Of Older People
Healthcare Training Solutions
Care Skill
Cenit College
Certificate of Higher Education - Health Education
Uyi College