Compassionate Care Assistant — Guaranteed Hours

Mowlam Healthcare; Kilcoole; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

QQI Training Support

Guaranteed hours contracts

Sunday Premium Rates

Double time on Bank Holidays

Career Progression Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme & Wellbe

Supportive Team and Learning Work Env

Comprehensive induction and clinical培训

Referral bonus and retail discounts

Job summary

Mowlam Healthcare's Kilcoole Lodge Nursing Home in Kilcoole invites applications for the role of Healthcare Assistant. You will work as part of a team delivering high-quality, person-centred care to residents under the supervision of the Nurse in Charge. This role focuses on empathy, mobility support, personal care, and maintaining residents' dignity.

We offer guaranteed hours, QQI training support, and a supportive learning environment with comprehensive induction and ongoing clinical training.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Reliable and professional.
• Can work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain a positive outlook.
• Fluent level of English both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the nursing staff and team in delivering high quality person-centred care to meet all care needs of residents.
• Getting to know residents’ interests and needs, providing attention, support and companionship.
• Promoting the mobility of residents, supervising and assisting as necessary to ensure optimum mobility is maintained and improved where possible.
• Enabling and assisting residents to maintain their personal appearance / hygiene needs while always maintaining their dignity.
• Communicating with nurses regarding resident's condition or any aspect of resident's daily life.
• Enabling and assisting residents to eat/drink and achieve physical comfort.
• Participating, organising and carrying out social activities.
• Sustaining high level of communication between resident’s family and staff developing good relationships.

Skills

Excellent communication

Reliable

Independent or team worker

Positive attitude

Fluent English

Job description

Mowlam Healthcare's Kilcoole Lodge Nursing Home in Kilcoole invites applications for the role of Healthcare Assistant. You will work as part of a team delivering high-quality, person-centred care to residents under the supervision of the Nurse in Charge. This role focuses on empathy, mobility support, personal care, and maintaining residents' dignity.

We offer guaranteed hours, QQI training support, and a supportive learning environment with comprehensive induction and ongoing clinical training.