Reward Gwizi
London, United Kingdom
Summary
Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Carer
Red Brick Care
Kettering, United Kingdom
08.2023 - Current
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
Carer
Entembeni Home Society
12.2021 - 06.2023
- Fulfilled educational and companionship needs to positively impact residents, family members, and caregivers
- Assisted with medical administration and maintained related reporting requirements
- Organized effective medication plans to keep clients current with prescriptions
- Provided patients with assistance with personal care, activities of daily living, and transfers/transport
- Offered care and companionship to support homebound clients with mental or physical limitations
- Fostered empathy, companionship, and appropriate recreation events
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, and grooming to encourage good hygiene practices
- Empowered residents to complete tasks within capability levels
- Performed basic housekeeping and prepared food to support client needs
- Supported individuals' personal hygiene by helping with basic tasks
- Improved patient care and outcomes through close collaboration with healthcare team.
Carer
Mpilo Hospital
11.2019 - 11.2021
- Assisted patients with showering, bathing, and bed washes
- Assisted Nurses with patient transfers and manual handling
- Maintained confidentiality, privacy, and dignity of patients
- Immediately reported any change in a patient's physical & mental condition to the Nurse
- Assisted in restocking of the treatment room & linen room/trolley as directed by the Nurse
- Prepared 'discharge beds' in circumstances where a Nurse would otherwise undertake the task
- Attended to simple dressings as explicitly directed, on a case-by-case basis, by the Nurse
- Shallow wound care that requires cleansing (only with saline) and does not require packing
- Ensured all information and data regarding patients is recorded on appropriate charts and reported to the Nurse
- Reported all incidents immediately to the Nurse, for example, verbal/ physical aggression, personal injury, hazards and complaints from patients/relatives
- Provided patient companionship if deemed appropriate by the Nurse
- Provided patient surveillance if deemed appropriate by the Nurse
- Assisted the Nurse to settle patients for sleep and rest periods
- Demonstrated safety awareness and report unsafe issues and potential/actual workplace hazards to the Nurse.
Education
IELTS General Test - Overall Band Score - 6.0 -
IELTS General Training
Infection Control - PPE, Hygiene And Handwashing
Coral & Reed
United Kingdom07.2023
Basic Life Support - Principles of Basic Life Support
Coral & Reed
United Kingdom07.2023
Health Safety - Understand Risk Assessment
Coral & Reed
United Kingdom07.2023
Moving & Assisting Theory & Practical - Manual Handling
Coral & Reed
United Kingdom07.2023
Health And Safety - Basic Life Support (Theory & Practical)
Coral & Reed
United Kingdom07.2023
Skills
- Care plan adherence
- Time management
- Client transportation
- Daily living activities assistance
- Resident empowerment
- Patient care and companionship
- Medication coordination
- Dining room support
- Documentation
- Incident Reporting
- Behavioral Management
- Care Plan Adherence
Languages
English
Ndebele
References
References available, upon request.
Timeline
Carer
Red Brick Care
08.2023 - Current
Carer
Entembeni Home Society
12.2021 - 06.2023
Carer
Mpilo Hospital
11.2019 - 11.2021
IELTS General Test - Overall Band Score - 6.0 -
IELTS General Training
Infection Control - PPE, Hygiene And Handwashing
Coral & Reed
Basic Life Support - Principles of Basic Life Support
Coral & Reed
Health Safety - Understand Risk Assessment
Coral & Reed
Moving & Assisting Theory & Practical - Manual Handling
Coral & Reed
Health And Safety - Basic Life Support (Theory & Practical)
Coral & Reed