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Abigail Maseka

@abigailmaseka

Compassionate Health Care Assistant and counselor with HIV/AIDS and psychosocial support experience, trained in first aid and patient care.

Zambia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a healthcare setting where I can provide respectful personal care and vital support, while also delivering counselling and HIV psychosocial assistance. I want a busy team environment that values dignity, compassion, and strong record-keeping.

I am a very friendly, caring and approachable qualified Health Care Assistant with a background in HIV/AIDS Management and a certificate in Psychosocial Counseling. Over 5 years of experience in counselling has shaped my passion for supporting adults and children affected by HIV, disability, and vulnerability.

I recently acquired a certificate (Nursing Care Assistant), where I was trained in providing excellent personal care with respect, understanding, and maintaining the dignity of sick patients. I gained experience in hospital wards with vital signs, bed making, patient positioning, wound-dressing, and caring for terminally ill patients. I also supported HIV Management including pre and post-testing and index/testing.

I have volunteered as a Health Care-giver at a hospice and earlier worked as a counselor and HIV Trainer at an orphan home. My responsibilities included counselling individuals and groups such as orphans, prisoners, the aged, and parents affected with Gender Based Violence, including preparation for VCT across different sectors. I am confident in group and individual counselling, with strong classroom management and the ability to infuse positive attitude in children for academic studies.

I also completed basic first aid training under Zambia Red-Cross Society, learning CPR and recovery position methods, as well as how to move a casualty from unsafe to safe place, treat wounds, bleeding, and fractures/dislocations. I bring empathy, strong listening, and adaptability, and I’m ready to deliver respectful care while supporting patients and families through both medical and psychosocial needs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Volunteer Health Caregiver

Our Lady's Hospice Kalingalinga

Apr 2022 - Oct 2022 (6 months)

Volunteered as a care-giver providing basic patient support for terminally ill patients. Supported with vital signs, bed-making, patient positioning, wound dressing, burns care, laundry, feeding, and maintaining daily behavior/medication/incident records.

Vital Signs Bed Making Patient Positioning Wound Care Burns Care Laundry Incidents

Counselor and HIV Trainer

A Cry Of An Orphan Home

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)

Counseled individuals and groups, including orphans, prisoners, the aged, and parents affected by gender-based violence, and supported children with HIV-related psychosocial needs. Provided HIV training and supported preparation for VCT across different sectors of Lusaka.

Counselling VCT Preparation Working With Children Working With Prisons Aged Populations Gender Based Violence Support

Healthcare Assistant Intern

Levy Choma General Hospital

Practiced taking body temperature and blood pressure/vital signs, and provided support with bed-making and patient positioning. Performed wound dressing and burns care, assisted terminally ill patients, and maintained detailed daily records.

Vital Signs Blood Pressure Bed Making Patient Positioning Wound Care Burns Care

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Genius Health College of Sciences

Certificate in Health Care Assistant, Health Care Assistance

2022 - 2023

Activities and societies: Vital signs (body temp/blood pressure); bed-making & patient positioning; wound dressing; care for terminally ill patients; basics of malaria/cholera treatment; HIV management (pre/post testing, index/testing).

Studied and obtained a certificate in Health Care Assistant at Genius Health College of Sciences (Dec 2022–Feb 2023), including personal care and nursing assistant duties such as vital signs, bed-making, positioning, wound dressing, and basic treatment areas mentioned (malaria and cholera).

Munali Girls High School

High School, Secondary Education

2007 - 2009

Attended Munali Girls High School from 2007 to 2009.

Ridge High School

High School, Secondary Education

2005 - 2006

Attended Ridge High School from 2005 to 2006.

Namatama Basic School

Basic School, Primary Education

1998 - 2004

Attended Namatama Basic School from 1998 to 2004.

Zambia Red-Cross Society

Basic First Aid Certificate, First Aid

2023 -

Activities and societies: CPR & recovery position; first aid for wounds, burns, bleeding; fracture/dislocation first aid; safe casualty transfer.

Completed Basic First Aid training with the Zambia Red-Cross Society, including CPR, recovery position methods, safe casualty movement, and treating wounds, bleeding, and fractures/dislocations.