Danu D Wilson
Care Assistant
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About
Friendly and dedicated Care Assistant with a strong commitment to supporting individuals to live safe, comfortable lives. Skilled in providing personal care, emotional support, and daily living assistance across diverse care settings. Demonstrates excellent communication, empathy, and reliability while maintaining high standards of health, safety, and confidentiality.
Experience
Care Assistant at The British Red Cross (2026-01 – Present)
- Provided compassionate, person-centered support to individuals with complex needs and learning disabilities, promoting dignity, independence, safety, and wellbeing.
- Conducted regular "keeping safe" checks throughout night shifts, monitoring individuals' wellbeing and responding promptly to any concerns or changes in their condition.
- Supported individuals with evening and morning routines, ensuring a calm, reassuring, and respectful environment throughout the night.
- Provided personal care and support in accordance with individual care and support plans, maintaining privacy, dignity, and choice always.
- Assisted with meal preparation and other daily living activities, ensuring individuals' dietary and personal needs were appropriately met.
- Administered medication safely and accurately, following prescribed procedures, medication protocols, and relevant care plans.
- Maintained a clean, safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment, following health and safety, infection prevention, and safeguarding procedures.
- Accurately completed and maintained support plans, daily records, incident reports, medication records, and health and safety documentation, ensuring information was clear, timely, and confidential.
- Created a calm and therapeutic atmosphere that promoted emotional wellbeing and helped individuals feel safe, valued, and supported during the night.
- Responded appropriately to emergencies, incidents, changes in behavior, or health and wellbeing concerns, escalating issues to the appropriate senior staff or professionals when required.
- Worked collaboratively with colleagues and other professionals to ensure consistent, high-quality, person-centered support.
- Maintained professional boundaries and treated all individuals with respect, compassion, dignity, and equality.
- Followed organizational policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, medication, risk management, and infection control.
Care Assistant at Nexo People Limited (2026-01 – Present)
- Supported elderly and vulnerable individuals with personal care routines, meal preparation, and light cleaning.
- Experienced in stoma care and stoma bag changing, providing respectful, safe, and person-centered support while observing for concerns and escalating appropriately.
- Skilled in observing and recognizing changes in physical, emotional and mental wellbeing, communicating concerns promptly to appropriate healthcare professionals.
- Able to plan and prioritize allocated workload, managing competing patient needs effectively while recognizing when concerns or workload pressures require escalation to a Registered Nurse.
- Managed workload by identifying competing demands and escalating these to the Registered Nurse.
- Committed to continuous professional development, with healthcare training in medication administration, safe management of care equipment, hand hygiene, infection prevention, safeguarding and food safety, and a willingness to undertake further clinical training.
- Provided companionship and emotional support, ensuring clients felt valued and listened to.
- Helped monitor physical well-being through basic health checks and observation reporting.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure continuity of care and client satisfaction.
Accountant at Gibi Mutual Microfinance (2024-02 – 2025-02)
- Assisted in processing vendor and contractor payments, monitored financial records for accuracy, and ensured compliance with economic policies.
- Managed client contracts, ensured timely completion of performance evaluations, and maintained organized financial records.
- Collected cash and prepared credit transactions.
- Completed daily tasks, such as account tracking for credit, wages, and bank reconciliations.
- Reconciled customers' accounts and documented payables.
- Itemized clients' repayments to identify maximum adjustments, deductions, and balances.
- Assisted in the preparation of financial statements.
Education
MSc in Accounting and Finance – University of Dundee (2025-09 – 2026-08)
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration – University of Liberia (2021-03)