Health Care Assistant

Mowlam Healthcare; Waterford; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

QQI Training

Guaranteed hours

Sunday rates

Double time holidays

Career progression

Employee assistance

Wellbeing support

Supportive team

Induction & training

Referral bonus

Retail discounts

Job summary

Waterford Nursing Home, part of Mowlam Healthcare, is seeking a full-time Healthcare Assistant to join our compassionate team in Waterford City. You will work under the Named Nurse concept delivering person-centred care to residents.

You will support nursing staff, promote mobility, assist with personal care, meals, social activities and maintain high cleanliness and safety standards within the home. We offer ongoing training, guaranteed hours, and a supportive team environment with competitive

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and listening skills are essential.
• Reliable, professional and able to work independently or in a team.
• Positive attitude and ability to maintain a constructive outlook.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Must be able to work as part of a care team.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff in delivering high-quality person-centred care.
• Get to know residents' interests and needs, providing attention, support and companionship.
• Promote the mobility of residents and assist to maintain/improve mobility.
• Support residents' personal appearance and hygiene while maintaining dignity.
• Communicate with nurses regarding residents' condition and daily life.
• Assist residents with eating and drinking and ensure physical comfort.
• Organise and participate in social activities.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the home.
• Contribute to health and safety within the home.

Skills

Excellent communication and listening

Reliable and professional

Independent or team work

Positive outlook

Fluent English (written & spoken)

Job description

Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland

We are now recruiting for a full time Healthcare Assistant to join Waterford Nursing Home.

Purpose of the role

The Health 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.

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?

• 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.

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.