Tabitha Grant

A conscientious health care/support worker with over 10 years' experience in the provision of care and support to maintain the health, safety, independence and development of clients often with complex care needs, in various care settings. I have an extensive knowledge of health care services and experience in the delivery of individual care plans working in conjunction with community and local authority teams. Being skilled in care and support work, with emphasis on promoting client well-being and independence, I work well both in a team and on a one-to-one setting with people of varying levels of disability and all ages.

Ability to conduct patient assessments, supervise the provision of safe and compassionate care and evaluate the care effectiveness. Act with integrity and in the best interest of the client while ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines to promote care service efficiency.

Adult Nursing Degree Studies

(2024-09)

Placement in hospital wards and community as a nursing student

• Providing nursing care to patients in medical & surgical hospital wards and in their own homes working under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Carrying out health care assessments for patients and creating care plans in liaison with multi-disciplinary teams. Implementing and reviewing the care plans.
• Undertaking nursing assessments using various tools e.g NEWS, to assess the severity of acute illness in patients and escalating as recommended where required
• Administering and managing medication using eMAR software
• Providing wound care, giving injections and providing catheter care
• Documenting and handing over care of patients

Complex Care Support Worker - Superior Healthcare

(2023-10 - 2025-05)

Complex care provider for clients living in their own homes

• Providing personal, physical and emotional support to clients with complex care needs in their own homes
• Tracheostomy and ventilator care following tailored care plans
• Support with bowel care including DRS
• Assisting with personal care including washing, personal hygiene, dressing and meeting nutritional needs including PEG feeding where required.
• Medication administration and management
• Providing assistance with shopping and domestic duties as required
• Maintaining care records, recording observations, activities and assessments.

Carer - ECC Care & Allied Health Care

(2019-11 - 2023-10)

Domiciliary care agency providing homecare to elderly clients in their own homes

• Providing personal, physical and emotional care to clients in their own homes
• Assisting with personal care including washing, personal hygiene, dressing and on occasion, assisting with meal times.
• Promoting independence, dignity, respect and choice across service users
• Providing assistance with medication, shopping and domestic duties as required
• Maintaining care records, recording observations, activities and assessments.

Health and Social Care career break

(2014-06 - 2019-11)

Working in the financial services sector

Support Worker - The Care Business Academy

(2013-01 - 2014-05)

Company specialises in providing support and care services to clients in various settings and training for other care businesses.

• Promoting the mental and physical activity of the service users by supporting them in house hold tasks, hobbies, outings and daily living.
• Performing domestic duties including cleaning, laundry and preparation of meals
• Assisting with all personal care and mobility needs as required.

Bank Health Care Assistant - Basildon Hospital

(2006-12 - 2012-12)

Role included carrying out nursing assistant duties working in different wards in the hospital under the supervision of registered nurses and the maintenance of safe, clean and comfortable wards.

• Assisting with direct patient care and supporting nursing teams with maintaining safe ward environment
• Supporting patients with personal care and feeding
• Assisting nurses in providing pressure area care as required
• Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiratory rate and blood pressure of non-acute patients
• Documenting and reporting all changes noted in patient's conditions to the registered nurse
• Measuring and recording patient's height, weight, labeling specimens and preparing beds for new admissions
• Maintaining clear and effective communication with patients, their relatives, visitors and other trust staff.

Health Care Assistant - London Care Plc and Match Options Recruitment

(2006-03 - 2009-12)

Key skills enhanced by the job role duties are communication and interpersonal relations skills from working with a diverse group of people, communicating at different levels and various ages, excellent time keeping, documenting and report writing.

• Assisting with personal care, feeding, toileting and promoting well-being to residents in care homes and nursing home
• Documenting resident's daily activities in the daily log books and reporting to the shift manager any changes as necessary.
• Assisting service users in their own homes and in sheltered housing settings to live as independently as possible.

BSc - Adult Nursing - Anglia Ruskin University (2024-09)

Part Qualified - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants [ACCA] (2010-11 - 2015-07)

ACCA fundamental knowledge level - Bickenhall College (2010-01 - 2010-11)

Bookkeeping and Accounting Level 1 & 2, Sage Line 50 Level 1 - City and Guilds (2009-09 - 2010-03)

BSc - Chemistry and Environmental Science - University of Botswana (1995-08 - 1999-06)