I am applying for a place on the Nursing Degree Course as I want to make Nursing my career and progress onto a higher Nursing position. I am a people person who shows empathy competency, I believe I am caring but I also have to ability to show resilience and display these skills in my current role as a health care assistant in a Nursing home in Chester a role that I have held since August 2009 but have fallen in love with.
Between February and August 09 I was out of work but I attended a government funded centre called Standguide which helped me improve my CV and help me look for work, it was them that suggested looking into a care home for realistic experience of care before going into Nursing which I had already thought about but then helped me firmly decide to do that. To get my job I sent letters to every Nursing home in Chester to tell them I was out of work and that I wanted to get into that line of work, I sent in total 22 letters and waited for the responses to come back.
Prior to that I worked for Bank of America from the age of 17 during that time I learned the importance of keeping records accurate and up to date, being diplomatic and calming situations down before they could escalate further. I have also showed flexibility both in completing overtime when needed and working various shift patterns including night work. I have the ability to work with and communicate with people from all levels. Working in the fast paced environment of a call centre this has enhanced my abilities to think quickly on my feet, and make quick but informative decisions.
I am a positive and practical person with a determination and focus to succeed. My administration skills are to a very high standard and I have completed internal courses in most Microsoft office packages meaning that I have a high knowledge of them. I work well as a member of a team but also under my own intuition and I am not scared of asking for help if I need it. If you were to ask my friends about me they would say that I am a hard worker who is always ready for a challenge, I am loyal and I love my family immensely.
Over the past few years I have cared for my family in different ways, My father had a back operation and I helped to change his dressings and keep the wound clean as well as generally caring for him. Last year my mother had an operation on her stomach which also needed cleaning and dressing as well as general care for her like bathing and dressing her. Even more recently unfortunately my father has had a stroke and as a family we have all been helping with his rehabilitation.
Currently I am attending an Access Course to prepare myself for higher education and in my first two exams/ assignments I have scored merits which to me proves I have the capability to learn and the thirst to gain more knowledge. My family and friends have all been supportive of my decision to choose Nursing as a career and have commented on how committed I am with my current course and how I am suited to this kind of work and they are all proud that I will be the first of the family to go to university.