Health Care Assistant

Mowlam Healthcare; Dunmore East; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

QQI Training

Guaranteed hours

Sunday premium rates

Double time on Bank Holidays

Career progression

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing supports

Supportive team

Induction and clinical training

Referral bonus

Job summary

Candidate Manager LTD is recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join the multidisciplinary team at Waterford Nursing Home in Waterford. This full-time role reports to the Nurse in Charge and aims to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in a supportive environment.

The successful candidate will hold QQI Level 5 in Healthcare (or in progress), have experience in healthcare with HIQA standards, and demonstrate strong communication, reliability and teamwork. English fluency is essential.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare or equivalent (in process or completed).
• Experience in a healthcare environment with HIQA standards preferred.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Reliable and professional behavior.
• Can work independently or as part of a team.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff in delivering high quality, person-centred care.
• Get to know residents' interests and needs; provide attention, support and companionship.
• Promote residents' mobility and assist to maintain or improve mobility.
• Maintain resident personal appearance and hygiene with dignity.
• Communicate with nurses about residents' conditions and daily life.
• Assist residents with eating and drinking to ensure comfort.
• Participate in and help organize social activities.
• Maintain good communication with residents' families and staff.
• Help uphold high standards of cleanliness and health and safety in the home.
• Carry out other duties as required by the Nurse in Charge and management.

Skills

Communication

Listening

Teamwork

Reliability

Fluent English

Education

QQI Level 5 Healthcare

Job description

We are now recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our multi-disciplinary team in Waterford Nursing Home. This is a full time role.

Purpose of the role

The Care Assistant works as a member of a team delivering care to the residents via the Named Nurse concept. As such a team member, the Care Assistant contributes to the fulfillment of Mowlam Healthcare’s philosophy of care.

The role report reports to the Nurse in Charge and is responsible to the Director of Nursing.

What does the role entail?

• 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 whilealways 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
• Assisting in the upkeep of high standards of cleanliness in the home
• Contributing to the maintenance of Health and Safety in the home
• Any other duties deemed necessary by Nurse in Charge and management.

What are the qualifications/skills needed?

• QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare or equivalent (in process or completed)
• Experience working in a healthcare environment (with a good knowledge of HIQA standards) preferable
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Reliable and professional
• Can work independently or part of a team
• Ability to maintain a positive outlook
• Fluent level of English both written and oral

What do we offer?

• QQI Training Support
• Guaranteed hours contracts
• Sunday Premium Rates
• Double time on Bank Holidays
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme & Wellbeing Supports
• Supportive Team and Learning Work Environment
• Comprehensive induction and clinical training
• Referral bonus and retail discounts

All posts are subject to satisfactory references, medical and Garda vetting.

INDHCA

Note

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role and the range of duties, it does not attempt to detail every activity. Given the nature of the work, it must be stressed that maximum flexibility is required to work in the nursing home. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder periodically by the Home Manager.