Healthcare Assistant

Optimum Care Group; Dundonald; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay

Mental health support

Paid training

Free on-site parking

Free uniform

Company pension

Job summary

Optimum Care Group in Limetree Residential, Dundonald, is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support residents with person-centred care on a part-time contract, 24 hours per week. Shifts are 8am to 8pm (two 12-hour shifts) and include weekends, with a no sponsorship policy.

You will assist residents with personal care, meals, mobility and daily living activities, under supervision, while reporting concerns and maintaining accurate records.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Desirable: experience in a paid nursing home.
• NISCC registration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with personal care such as washing, bathing, dressing and toilet needs.
• Respond promptly to call bells and report accidents or injuries immediately.
• Ensure residents are neatly presented and wear/maintain aids (dentures, hearing aids, glasses).
• Assist with meals, sandwiches and drinks; monitor intake and report concerns.
• Maintain food and fluid charts and daily monitoring records as required.
• Attend mandatory training and participate in staff meetings.

Skills

No experience necessary

Education

NISCC registration

Job description

Healthcare Assistant

JOB: Community Care Worker

Location: Limetree Residential, Dundonald

Hourly Rate: £12.71

Job Type: Part-time - 24 hours per week

Shifts: Days

Annual Leave: 5.6 weeks pro rota

Your Benefits:

• Great Pay - £12.71 per hour
• Access to Employee Mental Health Support Line
• Paid training and induction
• Free on-site parking
• Free Uniform
• Company Pension

Closing Date: Friday 9th October 2026 *Please note we reserve the right to close this advertisement early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Overview

We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Limetree Residential team on a part-time contract working 24 hours per week.

The shifts are as follows (2 x 12 hours) 8am to 8pm between Monday to Sunday.

Sponsorship is not available for this role.

JOB PURPOSE:

To work in the provision of client care, focusing on Person Centred Care.

To provide care for the service users under the guidance and supervision of Limetree Manager and Senior Care Assistants; and to undertake other activities to assist in the running of the Home as required.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• To assist the service users in personal care including washing, bathing, dressing and toilet needs
• Responding promptly to call bells
• To report any accidents or unexplained injuries immediately to the senior in charge.
• To ensure that residents are always socially presentable in appearance.
• To ensure that residents have any aids e.g. Dentures, Hearing Aids, Spectacles etc fitted. cleaned and in working order.
• To assist in the serving and clearing of meals, snacks and drinks.
• To assist residents to eat and drink, monitoring intake and reporting any concerns to the senior care assistant.
• Complete all food and fluid charts and any other daily monitoring records as requested.
• To undertake any training necessary for the completion of your duties. To be aware of Mandatory training and dates to attend training.
• To attend staff and other meetings as requested.
• To undertake any other duties as and when required.
• To abide by all company Policies and Procedures that available to view on Optimum Inspire.
• To participate in social activities with service users and to use all interactions with residents as an opportunity for stimulation/ occupation.
• To report any concerns re possible abuse of service users immediately to the person in charge.
• To respect the confidentiality of the service users and the home life at all times, including when you are using social networking systems.

Essential Criteria:

• No experience necessary

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience within a paid Nursing Home or similar environment
• Be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Applicants within the last 6 months need not re-apply.

The Company Operates a No Smoking Policy

A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.