Paul Erhahon Ehigiator
Tuam,Ireland
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive expertise in elderly care, demonstrating a strong understanding of confidentiality and active listening. Proficient in multitasking under pressure, providing compassionate care, and maintaining patient dignity. Skilled in infection prevention and control, personal hygiene maintenance assistance, and first aid knowledge. Adept at building relationships through empathy and compassion while ensuring time efficiency and creative thinking in patient education. Committed to enhancing the quality of life for elderly patients through resilience under pressure and effective risk assessment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Health care assistant
Right At Home
Tuam, County Galway
11.2024 - Current
- 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.
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
- Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
- Assisted with rehabilitative care following treatment plans established by health professionals.
- Monitored patients' conditions closely and escalated concerns to senior staff.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
Care support worker
Gods care home
benin city, nigeria
02.2020 - 12.2023
- Delivered high-quality care by closely following individualised care plans.
- Managed anxiety or agitation in patients through calming techniques and strategies.
- Supported mobility-impaired patients, fostering independence while ensuring safety.
- Enhanced patient dignity with respectful personal care assistance.
- Promoted a positive attitude among co-workers fostering an agreeable work atmosphere.
- 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.
- Monitored physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals, reporting changes to care managers.
- Helped service users to gain ability to function independently in society.
- Monitored client progress and adapted support programmes to meet changing needs.
- Encouraged participation in recreational activities for enhanced quality of life.
Social worker
Oghosa orphanage home
Benin city, Nigeria
05.2011 - 08.2018
- Facilitated group therapy sessions, enhancing interpersonal skills amongst participants.
- Provided crisis intervention during high-stress situations, ensuring immediate support was delivered.
- Decreased instances of family conflict through mediation and conflict resolution techniques.
- Conducted thorough assessments of client socio-economic status which helped tailor more effective aid interventions.
- Ensured child safety by conducting regular home visits and risk assessments.
- Developed strategic partnerships within the local community, enhancing service provision opportunities for clients.
- Maintained up-to-date case records for accurate documentation of progress or concerns.
- Improved service user well-being by providing emotional support and practical advice.
- Increased client independence with the development of personalised coping strategies.
- Designed individualised care plans that reflected each client's unique needs and preferences.
- Established trustful relationships with clients to facilitate open communication.
- Conducted community outreach programmes, facilitating access to essential support services for vulnerable individuals.
- Led team meetings in order to foster a collaborative working environment amongst colleagues whilst sharing key updates about ongoing cases.
- Promoted client well-being through effective case management, counselling and advocacy.
Education
QQI Level 5 - Health support
Tuam Further Educational and Training Centre.
Tuam, County Galway 01.2024 -
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Benin.
Benin City, Nigeria. 09.2005 - 11.2010
Skills
- Confidentiality understanding
- Active listening
- Elderly care proficiency
- Compassionate care
- Emotional resilience
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assistance
- Empathy and compassion
- Calm under pressure
- Creative thinking
- Healthcare and safety
- Risk Assessment
- Time efficiency
- First aid knowledge
Affiliations
- Reading and Learning about different cultures, Sport
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Health care assistant
Right At Home
11.2024 - Current
QQI Level 5 - Health support
Tuam Further Educational and Training Centre.
01.2024 -
Care support worker
Gods care home
02.2020 - 12.2023
Social worker
Oghosa orphanage home
05.2011 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Benin.
09.2005 - 11.2010
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