Profile - 23879

Updated 1 month ago
  • 6+ years
  • Female

Hello, my name is Sally and I was born in Surrey and grew up in Sussex. I trained at Gt Ormond Street and left to have my family. I returned to nursing and retrained at Sussex University in 1995-8. I filled in as a houseparent in a children’s home for many years before returning to nursing.
I cared for my mother until her passing with ovarian cancer and then I retrained as an Occupational Therapist with an intention of moving to Canada. My son had a serious car accident and I deferred for a year but financially had to work so my student days were halted. I worked for two NHS trusts as a community worker in recovery and rehabilitation and crisis assessment. I later converted to mental health at Huddersfield University and this led to working with a severely depressed lady with disabilities from brain trauma. This was a private position on personal recommendation. I was then offered another private position supporting a lady with severe anxiety and dementia. I am still in the position in my 5th year but sadly I am now here caring in end of life capacity.
My family are grown up, eldest a head dietitian in the NHS specialising in eating disorders and both my daughters work in social care as seniors, my youngest is undertaking his Masters at Kings College London .
I love to travel and study and am completing a foot health care practitioner course, having passed theory I just have practical to challenge me.
I will build my business around my care work.
When at home I walk my little patterdale Isla and she demands 2 miles every morning.
I am updating my care certificate but I am fully competent.
I drive and have a good car.
I am willing to work anywhere.

Hello, my name is Sally and I was born in Surrey and grew up in Sussex. I trained at Gt Ormond Street and left to have my family. I returned to nursing and retrained at Sussex University in 1995-8. I filled in as a houseparent in a children’s home for many years before returning to nursing.
I cared for my mother until her passing with ovarian cancer and then I retrained as an Occupational Therapist with an intention of moving to Canada. My son had a serious car accident and I deferred for a year but financially had to work so my student days were halted. I worked for two NHS trusts as a community worker in recovery and rehabilitation and crisis assessment. I later converted to mental health at Huddersfield University and this led to working with a severely depressed lady with disabilities from brain trauma. This was a private position on personal recommendation. I was then offered another private position supporting a lady with severe anxiety and dementia. I am still in the position in my 5th year but sadly I am now here caring in end of life capacity.
My family are grown up, eldest a head dietitian in the NHS specialising in eating disorders and both my daughters work in social care as seniors, my youngest is undertaking his Masters at Kings College London .
I love to travel and study and am completing a foot health care practitioner course, having passed theory I just have practical to challenge me.
I will build my business around my care work.
When at home I walk my little patterdale Isla and she demands 2 miles every morning.
I am updating my care certificate but I am fully competent.
I drive and have a good car.
I am willing to work anywhere.

Profile Information

General Care Experience

Live in care work, Home Care, Other Care Work, Care for close relative or loved one, Nursing

Looking for work in the following locations:

South West, Bournemouth, Bristol, Bristol Avon, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, North Somerset, Poole, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon

Additional Information

English Language Level

Advanced

Driving Licence

Full License - I have my own car

Care Skills
  • Brain Injury
  • Cancer
  • Catheter Care
  • Children / Young People
  • Complex Care
  • COSHH Training
  • Dementia
  • End of life / Palliative Care
  • Epilepsy / Buccal midazolam
  • Incontinence
  • Learning Disability
  • Manual Handling
  • Medication Training
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinsons
  • Peg Feeding
  • Personal Care
  • Spinal Injury
  • Stoma
  • Stroke
Care Qualifications
  • Nursing
Current DBS

Yes

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