Health Care Assistant (HCA) at NHS Healthcare Support Workers (2024-08 – Present)
Part of my job is making sure that people get the best care they can and also get to stay in the comfort of there own home
- brace care
- personal care
- exercises
- medication
- collar care
- basic wound care
Waitress/ Bar worker at Macdonalds Elmers court hotel and spa (2023-07 – 2023-12)
As part of the bar and waiting staff, I work in a busy industry and had to attend to different types of people.
- Having good customer service skills
- Maintaining a high level of cleanliness in the bar and restaurant areas
- Sorting through stock and making sure we have everything for the week
- Restocking the bar at the end of the shift
- Using and cleaning the coffee machine
- Running food
- Taking food and drink orders
- making sure the guests feel welcome and happy
Receptionist at Kia West End Garage (2023-01 – 2023-07)
I currently assist with
- Answering phones
- Directing calls
- Sending and receiving emails
- Assisting customers with their needs
Groom at Double m stud (2022-08 – 2022-11)
I was assisting with the well-being of the horses. I enjoyed this job a lot but due to personal reasons I had to leave
- Day to day care
- Grooming
- Mucking out
- Exercising
- Feeding
- Maintenance of yard
- Looking after yearlings and foals
Health Care Assistant at Tuella Care (2021-11 – 2022-06)
At present I am working as a care assistant, working in the community supporting clients of senior years in their own homes.
- All aspects of personal care such as showering, washing at the sink, dressing, grooming, dental hygiene, toileting, and support clients with catheters
- Assisting with medication and supporting clients with making dosit boxes
- Supporting clients with meal prep and drinks
- Supporting clients with using aids such as Wheeled Zimmer frames, walking sticks, sliding sheets
- Supporting client with housework such as: hoovering, dusting, washing up, making bed/ changing beds, laundry
- Supporting clients with sit-in which provides the client with company and support
- Having good customer service skills
- Maintaining a high level of cleanliness in the bar and restaurant areas
- Cleaning rooms and making sure bedrooms and bathrooms are immaculate for new guests coming in
- Changed barrels and making sure we have another one ready
- Sorting through stock and making sure we have everything for the week
- Restocking the bar at the end of the shift
- Using and cleaning the coffee machine
- Running food
- Taking food and drink orders
- Updates care notes on careline live system for the office to review
- Collecting medication for client who cannot leave their homes
Bar Staff at The poacher Inn (2021-09 – 2021-11)
Health care support worker at Southern Health Parklands Hospital (2021-04 – 2021-09)
As a care assistant, I work in a busy environment attending to different patients who all have different abilities and living styles. My responsibilities on day-to-day basis include:
- Helping patients get up in the morning and going to bed in the evening
- Providing help to patients in terms of helping them to wash, shower and dress
- Making serving and helping patients eat their food
- Making and changing beds on a regular basis as per hygiene rules
- Ensuring patients are informed about all the activities and are moving about, making sure they are turned on a regular basis when confined to bed to prevent pressure sores
- Talking to patients to ensure they feel settled and supported to improve their day
- Helping patients to move around the home and help them to get to their desired location
- Cleaning and moving commodes, and helping patients to the toilet, bathroom, washroom etc
- Making sure the patient's rooms are clean and tidy and up to cleaning and health and safety regulations
- Keeping up to date logs of patients care plans and making sure progress notes are completed and charts are up to date
Care Assistant at Blue Bird Care Agency (2020-11 – 2021-04)
At present I am working as a care assistant, working in the community supporting client of senior years in their own homes.
- All aspects of personal care such as showering, washing at the sink, dressing, grooming, dental hygiene, toileting, and support clients with catheters
- Assisting with medication
- Supporting clients with meal prep and drinks
- Supporting clients with using aids such as Wheeled Zimmer frames, walking sticks, electric hoists, sliding sheets, hearing aids
- Supporting client with housework such as: hoovering, dusting, washing up, making bed/ changing beds, laundry
- Supporting clients with sit-in which provides the client with company and support
- Updates care notes on PASS system for the office to review
- Collecting medication for client who cannot leave their homes
- Supporting client to stay in touch with family and friends ever by Telephone or video link
Groom/Stable Hand at Weymarsh request (2017-01 – 2020-12)
Dressage and rehabilitation yard
- General yard duties
- Working with youngsters and foals
- Riding
- Show grooming
- Hacking
- Handling large quite horses
- Assisting livery's
- Assisting with the rehabilitation of horses
- Assisting with bringing horses back into work
- Assisting with training young horses
