Care Provided: Day Night
Languages: English Luganda
Age: 40-50
Years Experience: 20
Description
Hello,
my names are Harriet Namukwaya, I have been a care for over 20years, I do love working with people and supporting them towards achieving their independence.
My experience in this field has taught me to listen and respect the service user's needs and work with in their requirement enabling me to deliver personal centred care, I understand the challenging circumstance that the service user maybe facing and there for being patient , passionate and expressing empathy are some of the underlying factors in approach to my work, in my career I have been able to support people with different challenging needs in life i.e dementia, cerebral palsy, end of life care [palliative care], patients with physical disability, Autism, cancer patients, Ms patients among others.
I am flexible and available.
thanks
harriet
Skills - I have been trained with the following skills
PEG feeding Supporting Young Adults Bathing Toileting Assistance with Dressing Wound Dressing Catheter Care Colostomy Care 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 Eating Disorders Type 1 Diabetes (Insulin Dependent) Type 2 Diabetes (Non Insulin Dependent) Osteoporosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis Cerebral Palsy Heart Disease Stroke Post Operative Orthopaedic Injuries / Broken Bones Cancer Respiratory Illness (COPD, Asthma, etc.) Urinary Disorder (UTI, Incontinence, etc.) Poor or Declining Mobility Dementia (Alzheimer, Vascular, etc.) Deafness Visual Impairment Physical Disability End Of Life Care ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
I get to work by: Car
Can I Drive Patients? Yes, I have a car
Event Chaperoning: No
Holiday Chaperoning: No
Hobbies - I have an interest in these activities and like to talk about them.
Walking
Card Games
Gardening
Knitting
Pet Preferences - I am happy to look after these sorts of pets alongside a patient.
Dogs
£19.20/hr
£18.00/hr
£18.00/hr
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