Health Care Assistant

Anns Home Care Service; Lurgan; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Lurgan seeks a Health Care Assistant to support residents with personal care and maintain high standards of care. This role involves working with a multidisciplinary team and ensuring the well-being of residents. Candidates must have good communication skills and a minimum of GCSE Maths and English. Benefits include free uniform and holiday pay.

Benefits

Free uniform

Four weekly pay

Holiday pay

Free practical and online training

Immediate interviews offered

Qualifications

• Minimum 60 percent in Level 2 of The Deprivation of Liberty module required.
• Health care experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist staff with assessments and care plan implementation.
• Work efficiently with the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain good professional relationships with residents and visitors.
• Ensure high standards of maintenance are upheld.
• Assist residents with personal care.
• Monitor residents' well being and report unusual occurrences.
• Assist with mobility and transfers.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)

Job description

We are recruiting for a Health Care Assistant.Assist staff with the assessment and implementation of individual care plans undertaking daily tasks and activities as directed in order to facilitate the well being, dignity and treatment of all residents.

Responsibilities

• Working efficiently with the multidisciplinary team to approach patient care.
• Participation in ward meetings.
• Maintain and develop good professional relationships with residents, colleagues and visitors.
• Ensure that high standards of maintenance are upheld in line with regulation and legislation.
• Assist nursing/residential home residents with all personal care required including: bathing in bed/bathroom/chair and to include essential aspects of personal hygiene.
• Duty to observe and monitor the well being of residents ensuring that any unusual physical mental or emotional occurrences are promptly reported to senior staff and documented appropriately.
• Assisting with mobility and transfer using correctly any specialised equipment provided.
• Additionally staff must ensure they are aware of the local child and adult safeguarding policies and procedures furthermore who to contact within the local authority for safeguarding.

Skills and Qualifications

• Basic IT skills.
• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
• All Ann's Care Home Health Care Assistant staff will be required to complete and obtain a minimum 60 per cent in Level 2 of The Deprivation of Liberty module.
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Health care experience not essential but it is desirable.

Further Information

Location: Laganvale Care Home.We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage. Ann’s Care Homes are an Equal Opportunities Employer. Eligibility to work in UK.Benefits include:Free uniform.Four weekly pay.Holiday pay.Paid Access NI Check.Free practical and online training.Immediate interviews offered.

Area: Derry or Londonderry
Closing date: 06 Nov 2025

Area: All of Northern Ireland
Closing date: 07 Nov 2025