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Abbey Rowe

Abbey Rowe

Aspendale

Summary

My name is Abbey Rowe, I am 24 years old. I am a motivated and compassionate final-year Bachelor of Nursing student at Federation University, with hands-on experience in aged care and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred red care. I bring maturity, empathy, and professionalism to every clinical interaction. My practical background in residential aged care has strengthened my communication skills, time management, and ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams. Eager to transition into a graduate nursing role where I can continue to develop my clinical skills and contribute positively to patient outcomes in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

MiCare
01.2022 - Current
  • My current position at MiCare as a universal worker involves more than just personal care. My duties here include
  • Providing compassionate hands on care to elderly residents supporting their personal hygiene, mobility, nutrition and daily routines in both low and high care settings.
  • Build strong rapports with residents and families offering emotional support and companionship while promoting dignity, respect and independence.
  • Assist with mobility aids, manual handling transfers, pressure area care while closely monitoring and reporting changes in residents physicals or emotional health to nursing staff.
  • Serving food in the kitchen, adhering to food safety and quality standards.
  • Providing compassionate hands-on care to elderly residents, supporting their personal hygiene, mobility, nutrition and daily routines in both low and high care settings.

Personal Care Assistant

Blue Cross
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • This role was my first role as a personal care worker in an aged care setting. This involved providing hands on care in both low and high care settings to elderly patients supporting personal hygiene, mobility, nutrition, activities and daily routine. This also involved collaborating with other health teams and providing person-centred care adhered to each residents needs. During my time at this job, I gained experience in end-of-life care, as well as dementia support.

Disability Support Worker

Simply Helping
07.2020 - 07.2021
  • In this job my duties included providing person-centred care and daily living support to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities in a home setting.
  • I would assist with personal care, mobility and manual handling, medication prompting and administration and implementation of care plans in collaboration with allied health professionals.
  • Provided emotional support, prompting independence and assisting with community participation.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing - Bachelor of Nursing

Federation University
Berwick, VIC
11-2025

VCE completion -

Beaconhills College
Pakenham, VIC
11-2018

Skills

  • Communication
  • Time management
  • Critical thinking
  • Solution-centric
  • Teamwork
  • Attention to detail
  • Patient and family education
  • Responsible
  • Emotional support
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Compassionate patient care
  • Care plan implementation
  • Medication administration
  • Client rapport
  • Memory care techniques

Certification

  • First aid & CPR
  • Fire training in Aged Care
  • Manual handling
  • Medication endorsement training
  • Food handling & food safety
  • Infection prevention & control training
  • Hand hygiene competency
  • Donning and doffing of PPE
  • SIRS (serious incident response scheme) training
  • Dementia discovery training

Other

  • Working with children’s check
  • National crime check (police check)
  • NDIS screen check
  • Australian Driver’s License
  • Up-to-date immunizations

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

PRACTICE HISTORY

Clinical placement hours:

  • Cumberland View aged care (80 hours)
  • Chestnut Gardens aged care (80 hours)
  • South Eastern Private Hospital mental health (80 hours)
  • Peninsula Health surgical ward (160 hours)
  • Bass Coast Health sub-acute ward (160 hours)
  • Latrobe Regional Health Intensive Care Unit (160 hours)

Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

MiCare
01.2022 - Current

Personal Care Assistant

Blue Cross
05.2021 - 12.2021

Disability Support Worker

Simply Helping
07.2020 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Nursing - Bachelor of Nursing

Federation University

VCE completion -

Beaconhills College
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