Nurseplus Care at home Gosport

My care journey started in 2017 when I began working nights as a care assistant, working with residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s. I then moved on to working days in a nursing home in early 2018 providing care for different needs including angel-man syndrome and severe learning difficulties.

Whilst there, I also took on the role of activity therapist and home hairdresser. This meant each day was different and I was lucky enough to build a much deeper bond with residents and their families. Due to having different roles in the home, I was also involved in putting together risk assessments and dealing with different professionals, which gave me some (if only a little) knowledge when starting with Nurseplus.

Working in a nursing home and seeing the difference in clients who were able to rehab and return home made me curious about different areas of the care industry that were available. I came across the coordinator position with Nurseplus and decided to go for it and so far have loved every minute of it!

I first joined the health and social care industry in 2018, I worked as a support worker, supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs. I then transferred to another home as a lead support worker, this was supporting adults with mental health and learning disabilities, my role as a lead support worker also included staff management. After gaining 2 years’ experience in that role I then became the deputy manager, my job role entailed the running of the home alongside the manager. A year after that I became the cover manager for the same home and I fulfilled this role for 9 months, I decided that I wanted a career change and I applied for the care coordinator role within Nurseplus and I was successful.

I really enjoy working in health & social care and I find it very rewarding to help and support individuals to live their lives to their full potential.

Since joining Nurseplus Care at home I have found the job role challenging but I am really enjoying my role!

I began working as a home care worker when I was 16 years old back in 2015, working with clients who had dementia in their own homes. From this, I went on to work as a health care support worker at Queen Alexandra Hospital and then went on to work in supported living and residential services, working with adults with learning disabilities. I enjoyed being able to build strong relationships with clients and going the extra mile to ensure that each and every client lives the best life possible.

I have previously worked with a range of clients, varying from domestic abuse to learning disabilities to working with Mental health patients in hospitals. When the position came up with Nurseplus as Home Care Coordinator I decided to go for it to challenge myself with something different; I have enjoyed meeting the clients and their families and also meeting the carers that all work incredibly hard to achieve the best for the clients.