Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Referees
Timeline
Generic

Jenny Foster

Summary

Compassionate personal carer that establishes rapport and trust with patients and helps complete daily living tasks to enhance quality of life. Driven to prioritise individual needs with attention to important details. Valued as accommodating, kind-hearted team player dedicated to expanding knowledge and responsibilities.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

BLUECARE Home Care
10.2018 - 12.2021
  • Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
  • Transported individuals for shopping trips.
  • Maintained current knowledge of best practices in personal care through ongoing professional development opportunities.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Contributed to a positive home atmosphere by engaging clients in conversation.
  • Facilitated client transportation to appointments, ensuring punctuality while providing emotional support during visits.
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
  • Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and doctor's appointments.

Personal Care Assistant

Fair Haven Aged Care Facility
06.2017 - 06.2017
  • Provided respite care for families, allowing them the opportunity to recharge while ensuring their loved one received consistent quality care.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care.
  • Supported clients mental health by actively listening to concerns and offering compassionate companionship during challenging times.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Administration Officer

Townsville Hospital
06.1998 - 01.2004
  • Worked in Theatre bookings office.
  • Proficient in using various databases which included HBCIS, ORMIS, FAMMIS, BOISE and CAS database.
  • Liaising with Doctors and re their theatre lists.
  • The ability to prioritise allocated work and take initiative where necessary to meet deadlines.
  • Provide accurate waiting and theatre lists for medical staff.
  • Ensure Audit requirements relevant QLD Health guidelines are complied with.
  • Manning a busy telephone, my interpersonal and communication skills have been gained through contact with a large volume of people on a day to day basis.
  • Liaise closely with nursing staff re patients health for any upcoming operations.


Administrative Officer

Townsville General Hospital
04.1996 - 06.1998
  • Responsible for the smooth running of the oncology clinics.
  • My duties included arriving patients and making appointments on the CAS database, updating patient information on the HBCIS database and filing necessary paperwork into patients charts.
  • Ability to work alongside doctors, nursing staff and allied health staff.
  • Registering all patients attending oncology clinics.
  • My reception duties included answering a very busy telephone, typing and printing letters.
  • Making sure all patients charts, x-rays and referral letters were available before the patients arrived for their appointment.

Education

High School Diploma -

Townsville Grammar School
North Ward, QLD

Skills

  • Personal Care Worker
  • Emotional Support
  • Personal Hygiene Assistance
  • Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Medication Administration
  • Compassionate Caregiving
  • Client Transportation
  • Meal Preparation

Certification

  • Certificate II Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways
  • Certificate III in Individual Support
  • (Placement completed at Fair Haven, Maryborough)
  • Certificate IV in Ageing Support

Referees

PROFESSIONAL REFEREES

Erica Drury

BlueCare Aged and Community Care Service

Hervey Bay

Mobile: 0438 394 489


Narelle Moller

BlueCare Aged and Community Care Services

Hervey Bay

Mobile: 0428 874 618


PERSONAL REFEREES

Karen Sonter

Ortho-Bionomy

Suite 6/40 Torquay Road

Pialba

Mobile: 0411 713 405


Mrs Eunice Pike

Eli Waters

Mobile: 0402 200 423


Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

BLUECARE Home Care
10.2018 - 12.2021

Personal Care Assistant

Fair Haven Aged Care Facility
06.2017 - 06.2017

Administration Officer

Townsville Hospital
06.1998 - 01.2004

Administrative Officer

Townsville General Hospital
04.1996 - 06.1998

High School Diploma -

Townsville Grammar School
Jenny Foster