Healthcare Assistant

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

Located in the picturesque village of Kilcoole, in the ‘Garden Of Ireland’, KilcooleLodge Nursing Homeis a state of the art nursing home comprising elegant ensuite bedrooms, spacious dining and lounge facilities and an abundance of residential amenities.

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

Kilcoole Lodge Nursing Home is located just 5 minutes from Exit 11 on the N11**

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.