KINJAL PATEL
Christchurch,Canterbury
Summary
Experienced healthcare support professional with a strong commitment to patient care services. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, ensuring patient comfort, and maintaining accurate medical records. Collaborative team player who adapts well to changing needs and consistently delivers dependable, high-quality care. Excellent communication skills, empathy, and strong time management abilities essential for providing compassionate and efficient support.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Healthcare Assistant
Promisia Aldwins House Residential Care
06.2023 - Current
- Serving meals and helping to feed patients
- Helping People to move around
- Talking to patients and making them comfortable
- Sterlize equipment
- Re-stock consulting rooms
- Assist patient are unable to shower on their own
- Reduced risk of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols during all aspects of care delivery.
- Cultivated strong relationships with patients and families, fostering an environment of trust and open communication that facilitated better healthcare experiences.
- Contributed to efficient patient care by accurately documenting medical information and maintaining up-to-date records.
- Participated in ongoing training sessions, staying current with best practices in health care assistance.
- Contributed to team meetings with insights on patient care plans, ensuring unified approach to health management.
Physiotherapist
Shah Hospital
08.2018 - 06.2022
- Provided physical therapy services to patients across a range of conditions and diagnoses
- Assisted patients with physical movements to help restore function and lessen pain and disability
- Created individual home exercise programs for outpatient therapy clients to improve health and wellness
- Planned, prepare, or carried out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients
- Recorded prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart and entered information into computer
- Identified and documented goals, anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation
Senior Physiotherapist
Active Life Physiotherapy Centre
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Assisted residents in and out of bed and wheelchairs, using safe lifting and transferring techniques
- Engaged clients through conversation and companionship, promoting independence and meeting social requirements
- Responded quickly to emergency situations and provided necessary first aid
- Maintained secure environment for staff and residents, following established safety standards
- Worked in cooperation with family and outside providers to meet physical and emotional needs of patient
Internship Student
Government Spine Institute
12.2018 - 02.2020
- Participated in case reviews, consulted with team caring for client, to evaluate client's needs and plan for continuing services
- Evaluated patient's range of motion, strength, balance, and coordination to develop an effective treatment plan
- Contributed insight at patient care meetings to achieve patient goals and needs
- Created individual home exercise programs for outpatient therapy clients to improve health and wellness
- Cleaned and maintained physical therapy equipment to prepare for use by patients
Caregiver
09.2017 - 04.2018
- Created reports utilizing databases, spreadsheets and graphics
- Communicated with others, demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills
Education
Bachelor Of Physiotherapist -
Gujrat University
Ahmedabad, Gujrat04.2018
Skills
- Strong communication and negotiation Skills
- Computer literacy
- Social marketing
- Understanding of clients requirements
- Personal integrity
- Ability to work with challenging behaviour
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Well organised
- Problem solving
- Ability to respond under pressure
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Customer service
- Willingness to learn
- Elderly care
Certification
- Multidisciplinary Physical Therapy Intervention, 2016
- Gujstate Conphycs, 2017
- Health and Well-being level -4
- Certificate of attandance of Powerful Communication, Abuse &Neglect and service with a smile, 2024
- Certificate of First Aid's, 2025
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant
Promisia Aldwins House Residential Care
06.2023 - Current
Senior Physiotherapist
Active Life Physiotherapy Centre
03.2021 - 03.2022
Internship Student
Government Spine Institute
12.2018 - 02.2020
Physiotherapist
Shah Hospital
08.2018 - 06.2022
Caregiver
09.2017 - 04.2018
Bachelor Of Physiotherapist -
Gujrat University
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