Healthcare Assistant

Mowlam Healthcare; Croom; Presencial; EUR 26 000 - 32 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

QQI Training

Guaranteed hours

Sunday Premium Rates

Bank holiday double time

Career Progression

EAP & Wellbeing

Supportive Team

Induction & clinical training

Referral bonus

Retail discounts

Resumo da oferta

Mowlam Healthcare’s Caherass Nursing Home in Ireland is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join a supportive team delivering compassionate, high-quality care to residents. You will work under the Named Nurse concept, assist with daily living, mobility, personal care, meals and social activities, while maintaining dignity and respect for residents.

The role emphasizes teamwork, excellent communication, and flexibility with shifts. QQI training support and career progression are available.

Qualificações

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Reliable and professional behaviour.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Maintain a positive outlook in challenging situations.
• Fluent level of English, both written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Support nursing staff in delivering high-quality person-centred care.
• Provide attention, support and companionship to residents.
• Promote mobility and assist as necessary to maintain/improve mobility.
• Assist residents with personal appearance and hygiene while maintaining dignity.
• Communicate resident needs with nurses regarding condition and daily life.
• Assist residents to eat and drink and achieve physical comfort.
• Participate in, organise and carry out social activities.
• Maintain good relationships with residents’ families and staff.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the home.
• Contribute to health and safety maintenance in the home.
• Carry out other duties as required by Nurse in Charge and management.

Conhecimentos

Excellent communication

Reliable and professional

Independent or team player

Positive outlook

Fluent English

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are now looking to grow our healthcare team and are inviting applications to the role of Healthcare Assistant at Caherass Nursing home.

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?

• 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.