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Vinko Radonić

Vinko Radonic I am involved with care and nursing since 1993 after finishing intensive course and started to work at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds as Auxiliary Nurse. Since then I was involved with care for children and adults, and with people with various disabilities: from spinal injury and CP to Parkinson's and Down Syndrome. Nowadays I work mostly as Personal Assistant.

Personal Details

Born: 21st Feb 1958 in Dubrovnik (Croatia)
British Citizen: since 2000
Marital Status:

Divorced
Driving Licence:  Full UK
Education: BSc (Hons) Business & IT, MSc in Assistive Technology (up to final stage)
Address: 486a Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 8SU
Mobile: 07974 22 444 6
Email: vinko at gmx.co.uk

 

Career History

Personal Assistant / Auxiliary Nurse / Carer

Nov 93 to date

 

MEDICAL 

  1. Providing a high standard of support with regards to clients personal care in accordance to his/hers care plan

  2. Assisting with and administer medication according to clients schedule

  3. Assisting with bowel movement

  4. Assisting client with his/hers physiotherapy routine

  5. Assisting with any other needs (e.g. splints) according to clients care plan

  6. Learning how to manage various additional clients conditions

EQUIPMENT 

  1. Using various hoists, slings, and standing frames

  2. Looking after clients equipment, such as wheelchair, mobility equipment and other daily living aids

HOME 

  1. Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness through out clients home

  2. Ensuring that visitors to clients home are greeted in a friendly manner

  3. Taking care of laundry, putting away clothes and changing bed linen

  4. Preparing food and cooking for client

  5. Assisting with financial transactions

  6. Escorting duties (attending hospital appointments, shopping, visiting places of interest, holidays in UK and abroad, visiting private clinics in UK and abroad, etc)

  7. Reporting any damage or defects in clients home that require attention

 

Qualities

I am:

  • committed to help client to live more independent life

  • patient with a desire to learn

  • communicative with a good understanding of verbal and written English

  • honest, hard-working and punctual

  • have respect for privacy and confidentiality

  • non-smoker

 

Training

I hold the latest certificates and trainings required by the Government for any Social Care Worker:

NVQ2 in Social Care

NVQ Level 2 Certificate   NVQ Level 2 Certificate of Unit Credit

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  • Dementia & Challenging Behaviour - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 27th Nov 2009

  • Moving & Handling - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 26th Nov 2009

  • Incontinence & Catheter Care - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 25th Nov 2009

  • Medication - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 25th Nov 2009

  • Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 24th Nov 2009

  • Health & Safety - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 23rd Nov 2009

  • Infection Control - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 23rd Nov 2009

  • Food Safety - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 23rd Nov 2009

  • COSHH - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 23rd Nov 2009

  • RIDDOR - Better at Home, London (Ewell), 23rd Nov 2009

  • 1st Aid - Allied Healthcare, Bildeston, 27th Apr 2009

  • Infection Control - Allied Healthcare, Bildeston, 27th Apr 2009

  • Medication - Allied Healthcare, Bildeston, 27th Apr 2009

  • Dementia - Optua, Woodbridge, 7th Nov 2008

  • Understanding the Ethos - Optua, Woodbridge, 6th Nov 2008

  • Continence & Bowel Care - Optua, Woodbridge, 20th Oct 2008

  • Wound & Pressure Area - Assessment & Care - Optua, Woodbridge, 20th Oct 2008

  • Enteral Feeding - Optua, Woodbridge, 20th Oct 2008

  • Protection of Children - Ace Care, Ipswich, 17th Apr 2008

  • Protection of Vulnerable Adults - Ace Care, Ipswich, 17th Apr 2008

  • First Aid - Ipswich, 25th Feb 2008

  • Health & Safety Workshop - Optua, Ipswich, 22nd Feb 2008

  • Assisting Wheelchair Users - Optua, Ipswich, 14th Feb 2008

  • Pressure Care - Optua, Ipswich, 7th Feb 2008

  • Physical Restraint & Protection - Allied Healthcare, Ipswich, 25th Jan 2008

  • Manual Handling (including Biomechanics) - Optua, Ipswich, 10th Jan 2008

  • Administration of Medication - Ace Care, Ipswich, 27th Nov 2007

  • Protection of Children - Ace Care, Ipswich, 2nd Oct 2007

  • Protection of Vulnerable Adults - Ace Care, Ipswich, 2nd Oct 2007

  • Basic Food Hygiene - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Unsafe Practices - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Complaints Handling - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Risk Incident Reporting - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Caldicott - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Violence - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Lone Working - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Adult Basic Life Support - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Manual Handling - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Clostridium Difficle - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • RIDDOR - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • COSHH - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Health & Safety - Ace Care, Ipswich, 23rd Aug 2007

  • Food Hygiene - Ace Care, Ipswich, 22nd Feb 2007

  • Makaton - Ace Care, Ipswich, 1st Feb 2007

  • Epilepsy - OPTUA, Woodbridge, 25th Jan 2007

  • Physical Restraint & Protection - Ace Care, Ipswich, 16th Nov 2006

  • Child Abuse - Allied Healthcare, Bildeston, 2nd Nov 2006

  • Medication - OPTUA, Woodbridge, 27th Sep 2006

  • Manual Handling - Kerrison Conference & Training Centre, Ipswich, 24th & 25th Apr 2006

  • Health & Safety - Common Induction Standards - Bartlet Hospital, Felixstowe, 21st Apr 2006

  • Adult Abuse - Common Induction Standards - Bartlet Hospital, Felixstowe, 20th Apr 2006

  • Communication - Common Induction Standards - Bartlet Hospital, Felixstowe, 19th Apr 2006

  • Value Base of Care - Common Induction Standards - Bartlet Hospital, Felixstowe, 18th Apr 2006

  • Skills Development - Common Induction Standards - Bartlet Hospital, Felixstowe, 18th Apr 2006

  • First Aid - St John Ambulance @ Priory House Training Centre, Ipswich, 9th May 2005

On top of this, I have Business & IT degree if client needs any help with his/her Business or computers, and (up to the final stage) Masters in Assistive Technology to help client to live more independently by using technology.

 

Hobbies and Interests

Computing, music (playing guitar and keyboard), and when I find some spare time, I do some walking, cycling, sailing, rowing and cooking.

 

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Useful Information

BEGINNING IN 1993/1994

(sorry but photos were taken with ordinary camera, not digital)

West Suffolk Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital

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West Suffolk Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital

 West Suffolk Hospital

 

On 11th March 2002 I've been told by staff of The Caretaker House (Community Mental Health Resource Centre, owned & managed by East Suffolk Mind) following: "...Two of your students, during your work for us, have finished their Degrees, met lovely partners and are back in normal life. This was a turning point in their life..." I was very pleased to hear this news. It just added up a value on my care & volunteering work.

 

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OPTUA HOMECARE 2006

The first Optua Homecare team

"ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL AWARD" won from Optua Homecare on 10th Dec 2007. "This is presented to the Carer who has boldly gone where no Carer has gone before - not only providing Live-in Care services to clients, but also Home Carer services to various unusual animals - living inside and outside of the clients home."

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LINKS

France 2007 - Check some photos that I took in France during a May, July & September 2007 by visiting Laser Puncture Centre in La Chapelle Moulinard with Spinal Injury client.

Lake District 2007 - a few photos taken at Kirkland during my two weeks live-in with Muscular Dystrophy client in Lake District area in August 2007.

 

 

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