Care Provided: Day Night Live-in
Languages: English Shona
Age: 50+
Years Experience: 21
Description
My name is Angela Wakatama 51 years old, I am a highly reliable and capable social care professional with a wide range of skills. Hard working and able to work in a calm manner under pressure. I easily adapt to new environments and poses the required interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with patient’s relatives, GP’s and other health professionals as needed.
My personal attributes contribute positively to work situations as I have a flexible approach towards work and can well on own initiative or as part of a team. I am also a quick learner and willing to learn new skills. I have shown keen interest to learn and have displayed high levels of commitment to ensure that I complete various training courses.
My key skills are : empathy , excellent hygiene skills, good interpersonal and communication skills, strong organisational skills, confident to perform personal care at all levels.
My areas of expertise include: Early and late stages of dementia, Parkinson Disease, Incontinence,Palliative Care, Stroke Patients, Epilepsy, Peg Feed and PMVA
The following are duties I have experience in : companionship, assisting with personal care, preparing meals, assisting with feeding, household shopping, maintaining cleanliness, enabling the client to access recreational activities, supporting clients to attend hospital and GP appointments, ordering and administering medication, moving and handling, administering nebulisers when required, checking glucose levels, setting up peg feed and giving water flushes after the feed, promoting light exercises or taking walks, making sure equipment like hoists, walking aids, slings, hospital beds are safe to use and well maintained, identifying and reporting any concerns to families and addressing general enquires from relatives and friends whilst promoting confidentiality, supporting clients with varying learning disabilities and mental issues.
My social interests include, cooking, taking walks, reading.
Skills - I have been trained with the following skills
PEG feeding Supporting Young Adults Bathing Toileting Assistance with Dressing Catheter Care Colostomy Care Nebulizer Companionship Cooking Laundry Cleaning Administrative Tasks Hoist Assistance Moving and Handling Medication Reminders Eating and Drinking Assistance
Experience - I have worked with these issues in the past
Autism Spectrum Disorders Mild Cognitive Impairment Bedbound Parkinson's Disease Anxiety Depression Rheumatoid Arthritis Spinal Injury Learning Disabilties Downs Syndrome Multiple Sclerosis Epilepsy Paraplegia Traumatic Brain Injury Schizophrenia Cerebral Palsy Stroke Post Operative Respiratory Illness (COPD, Asthma, etc.) Urinary Disorder (UTI, Incontinence, etc.) Poor or Declining Mobility Dementia (Alzheimer, Vascular, etc.) Physical Disability End Of Life Care
I get to work by: Public transport
Can I Drive Patients? No, I cannot drive
Event Chaperoning: Yes, Outside the UK
Holiday Chaperoning: Yes, Outside the UK
Hobbies - I have an interest in these activities and like to talk about them.
Walking
Card Games
Cooking & Baking
Puzzles
Decorating
N/A
£21.00/hr
£19.00/hr
£192.00/day
£165.00/day
Give us a call on 0203 369 3624 to discuss how care is priced.
£22.50/hr
£19.80/hr
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PrimeCarers (Helper.community Ltd)
7 Sloane Avenue
Kensington and Chelsea
London
SW3 3JD
United Kingdom
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