HOME MANAGER - Ancora Children's Home - Southend-on-Sea, UK
(2023-05)
Lead the day-to-day operation of a regulated children's residential home supporting young people with complex emotional, behavioural, mental health and safeguarding needs.
- Oversee the healthcare needs of young people and coordinate access to appropriate healthcare and specialist services.
- Liaise with GPs, CAMHS, social workers, safeguarding professionals, education providers and other healthcare professionals.
- Oversee medication management and healthcare appointments.
- Develop and review individual care plans, health plans and risk assessments.
- Monitor health concerns and ensure appropriate escalation and follow-up.
- Support staff to recognise changes in presentation and potential health deterioration.
- Maintain accurate and confidential healthcare and incident records.
- Participate in multidisciplinary and multi-agency meetings.
- Lead and supervise a multidisciplinary residential care team.
- Manage safeguarding concerns and ensure appropriate reporting, investigation and escalation.
- Complete comprehensive risk assessments and develop risk-management strategies.
- Investigate incidents and implement measures to reduce risk.
- Conduct staff supervision, performance reviews and competency assessments.
- Lead quality assurance activity and regulatory compliance.
- Implement safeguarding and behavioural support strategies.
- Promote trauma-informed and person-centred practice.
- Participate in management on-call and emergency decision-making.
DOMICILIARY CARE WORKER - KCare Nursing Agency - Reading, UK
(2023-01 - 2023-05)
- Provided person-centred care to individuals with physical and complex care needs.
- Monitored health and wellbeing and reported changes or deterioration appropriately.
- Supported medication administration in accordance with care plans.
- Assisted with mobility, transfers and moving-and-handling equipment.
- Provided personal and continence care while maintaining dignity and privacy.
- Maintained accurate care documentation.
- Communicated effectively with families and healthcare professionals.
- Promoted independence while maintaining safety.
MEDICAL OFFICER - Rural Health Unit, Sablayan - Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
(2015-12 - 2023-01)
Provided comprehensive primary and community healthcare to patients across all age groups in a rural healthcare setting, managing a broad range of acute, chronic, emergency and preventive healthcare needs.
- Conducted comprehensive medical histories, physical examinations and clinical assessments.
- Assessed undifferentiated presentations and developed appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Diagnosed and managed acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Developed treatment plans and prescribed appropriate medications.
- Assessed and managed patients presenting with acute and emergency conditions, arranging appropriate referral where required.
- Performed minor surgical procedures, including wound suturing and foreign-body removal.
- Provided wound assessment and management.
- Supported maternal and newborn healthcare services.
- Delivered preventive healthcare, immunisation and disease-prevention programmes.
- Provided health education and counselling to patients and families.
- Performed medico-legal examinations and post-mortem assessments.
- Worked collaboratively with nurses, midwives and other allied healthcare professionals.
- Participated in community health programmes and clinical teaching.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation and patient confidentiality.
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN - Sta. Cruz Community Hospital - Philippines
(2014-11 - 2015-05)
- Assessed and treated emergency and inpatient presentations.
- Conducted clinical examinations and developed treatment plans.
- Monitored patients' clinical progress and adjusted management accordingly.
- Performed minor surgical procedures and wound management.
- Conducted medico-legal examinations.
- Worked collaboratively with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
- Maintained accurate clinical records and patient confidentiality.
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN - Zapanta Maternity and General Hospital - Philippines
(2014-10 - 2015-06)
- Managed inpatient and outpatient medical presentations.
- Conducted clinical assessments and developed appropriate treatment plans.
- Assisted in major surgical procedures, including Caesarean sections and appendectomies.
- Provided pre-operative and post-operative care.
- Performed wound management and minor procedures.
- Supported obstetric and emergency services.
- Provided patient education and discharge planning.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL INTERNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital - Manila, Philippines
(2013 - 2014)
- Internal Medicine
- General Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Emergency Medicine
- Orthopaedics
- Psychiatry
- Community Medicine
