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Sosthenes Onyeka
Middlesbrough,United Kingdom
Summary
A dedicated and compassionate care assistant with extensive experience supporting individuals with diverse needs across various care settings. Skilled in delivering high-quality, person-centered care while fostering independence, dignity, and overall well-being. Adept at building trusting relationships with service users, families, and healthcare teams to ensure a safe and supportive environment.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker
Dominion Health Care Services
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Assist with personal care, including oral hygiene, bathing, toileting, and dressing, while ensuring dignity and respect
- Support service users with meal preparation, and maintaining proper nutrition and hydration
- Accompany clients to appointments, walks, and recreational activities, promoting engagement and well-being
- Monitor and document health status, daily activities, and behaviors while implementing infection control measures
- Follow care plans set by senior staff, maintain a safe and clean environment, and ensure smooth shift handovers through clear communication
- Maintain confidentiality, adhere to care standards and policies, and engage in continuous learning and professional development
- Use appropriate mobility aids such as hoists, slings, walking frames, and wheelchairs for safe transfers
- Provide care and support to adults and children with autism, learning disabilities, Down syndrome, stroke recovery, slight mental health conditions, as well as those with complex behaviors
- Ensure compliance with key care principles, including safeguarding, infection control, equality, diversity, and professional standards
- Uphold transparency, honesty, and accountability while fostering strong relationships with service users, their families, healthcare teams, colleagues, and management
Healthcare Assistant & Support Worker
Tenq Physiotherapy & Care Home
01.2023 - 09.2024
- Assisted patients specifically adults, in performing rehabilitation exercises and activities under the direction of physical therapists
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance.
- Arranged bedding and cushions to enhance patient comfort in bed and chairs.
- Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Assisted nursing staff in maintaining a clean and safe environment for optimal patient recovery.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care to individuals with various health conditions.
- Increased patient safety by promptly addressing concerns and reporting incidents or potential hazards to supervisory staff.
- Supported patients'' physical therapy goals through guided exercises and range of motion activities.
- Improved patient outcomes by closely monitoring for signs of distress or complications and promptly alerting nursing staff.
- Administered medication under supervision, ensuring adherence to healthcare plans and contributing to patient recovery.
Voluntary Health Assistant (Practice)
Utopian Healthcare and Caregiver Training
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Demonstrated strong teamwork skills by collaborating with staff members to coordinate patient care and optimize workflow efficiency.
- Facilitated smooth communication between patients and healthcare providers, addressing concerns, and clarifying treatment plans.
- Streamlined medical documentation processes for improved accuracy and accessibility of patient records.
- Greeted and assisted patients with check-in procedures.
- Processed payments using cash and credit cards, maintaining accurate records of transactions.
- Helped address client complaints through timely corrective actions and appropriate referrals.
- Recommended service improvements to minimize recurring patient issues and complaints.
- Taught patients and families to use at-home medical equipment.
- Provided excellent customer service to patients and medical staff.
Education
MSc Health Data Science - Applied
Teesside University
Middlesbrough01.2025
BSc Imaging And Bioengineering -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Awka12.2023
Skills
- Active listening
- Team Work
- Good Time Management
- Excellent Written & Oral Communication
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Risk management
- Empathy and patience
Certification
- Basic Life Support
- Equality, Diversity & LGBTQ+
- Fire Safety
- First Aid
- Health, Safety & Welfare
- Infection Prevention
- Information & data Protection
- Mental Capacity
- Moving & Handling
- Safeguarding Adults
Interests
Timeline
Support Worker
Dominion Health Care Services
11.2024 - 03.2025
Healthcare Assistant & Support Worker
Tenq Physiotherapy & Care Home
01.2023 - 09.2024
Voluntary Health Assistant (Practice)
Utopian Healthcare and Caregiver Training
10.2021 - 12.2022
MSc Health Data Science - Applied
Teesside University
BSc Imaging And Bioengineering -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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