Healthcare Assistant

Mowlam Healthcare; Moate; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

QQI Training

Guaranteed Hours

Sunday Rates

Bank Holiday OT

Career Progression

EAP & Wellbeing

Supportive Team

Induction Training

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Moate Nursing Home in Ireland is seeking a full-time Healthcare Assistant to join our team. You will work under the Named Nurse concept, delivering person-centred care to residents.

You will support nursing staff, help residents with daily living, mobility, meals and activities, and maintain high cleanliness and safety standards while respecting dignity.

We offer induction and clinical training, progression opportunities, and a supportive team environment to help you grow in your role.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Reliable and professional.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Positive, proactive attitude.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff to deliver high-quality resident care.
• Provide attention, companionship and meet residents' needs.
• Promote resident mobility and assist as needed.
• Assist with appearance and hygiene while preserving dignity.
• Communicate with nurses about residents' condition.
• Help residents eat/drink and stay comfortable.
• Participate in social activities with residents.
• Maintain communication with families and staff.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the home.
• Contribute to Health and Safety in the home.
• Carry out duties assigned by Nurse in Charge.

Skills

Excellent communication

Reliable and professional

Teamwork

Positive outlook

Fluent English

Job description

We are now recruiting for a full time Healthcare Assistant to join Moate 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.