Brett McGinty

As a dedicated Healthcare Support Assistant I have specialised in palliative care, I provide compassionate support to patients at the end of life, ensuring their comfort and dignity in accordance with doctors' orders. My role involves performing clinical skills such as suctioning to clear airways. I assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and mobility, to promote the well-being of patients. I monitor vital signs and provide emotional support to patients and their families, fostering a comforting environment during challenging times. Accurate documentation is a crucial aspect of my role as a Healthcare Support Assistant. I record patient observations, care activities, and any changes in their condition to ensure continuity of care. This documentation not only serves as a vital communication tool among the multidisciplinary team but also helps in tracking the patients condition.

A main part of my role as a Healthcare Support Assistant is to monitor and observe patients closely for signs of deterioration. This involves assessing changes in vital signs, behavior, and overall condition to identify any potential complications early. By being vigilant and attentive, I can reach out to the multi disciplinary team for support which contributes to the patients comfort and quality of life during their final days.

• Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
• Safely escorted patients during medical appointments and hospital visits.
• Ensured safe, secure living conditions for service users, reducing risk and enhancing quality of life.
• Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
• Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
• Prepared healthy meals and delivered feeding support.
• Management of mental health crisis by the usage of specialist training and education.
• Management of behaviours of concerns by the use of both proactive and reactive strategies.
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• Provided mental health support to service users, as well as signposting community resources and local charities.
• Collaborated with healthcare professionals to address clients' medical and mental health needs.
• Supervised small groups of adults with additional mental health needs in assigned therapy groups.
• Developed positive coping strategies for service users with mental health users to promote independence.
• Created a purposeful learning environment, applying behaviour management strategies in line with local policy.
• Managed challenging behaviour by applying behaviour management strategies, including positive and negative reinforcement.

• Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
• Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
• Supported patients through personal care tasks such as toileting, showering and feeding, maintaining sensitivity to needs and ensuring comfort, dignity and safety throughout.
• Provided hygiene care to patients, ensuring skin integrity and accurately observing, recording and reporting on changes to minimise damage.
• Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
• Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
• Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
• Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
• Accompanied client to medical or dental appointments, grocery and errands.
• Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.