Healthcare Assistant (2025-287-Orchard)

Mowlam Healthcare Services; Dublin; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Dublin is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join its team at The Orchard Respite Centre. This full-time role involves delivering high-quality, person-centred care to residents, supporting nursing staff, and maintaining communication with families. Candidates should possess a QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare and experience in a healthcare environment. The position offers guaranteed hours, paid breaks, and opportunities for career progression, emphasizing a reliable and professional attitude.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours contracts

Sunday premium rate

Double time on bank holidays

Paid breaks

Retail discounts

Death-in-service benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive induction training

Opportunities for career progression

Paid trainings

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare or equivalent.
• Experience working in a healthcare environment preferable.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Reliable and professional.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Fluent level of English, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff in delivering high-quality care to residents.
• Promote residents' mobility and assist with personal hygiene.
• Participate in social activities and maintain communication with families.
• Contribute to cleanliness and Health and Safety standards.

Job description

We are now recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our multi-disciplinary team in The Orchard Respite Centre. 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 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 while always maintaining their dignity
• Communicating with nurses regarding residents' condition or any aspect of residents' daily life
• Enabling and assisting residents to eat/drink and achieve physical comfort
• Participating, organising and carrying out social activities
• Sustaining a high level of communication between residents' 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 the Nurse in Charge and management.

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 as part of a team
• Ability to maintain a positive outlook
• Fluent level of English, both written and oral

What do we offer?

• Guaranteed hours contracts
• Sunday premium rate and double time on bank holidays
• Paid breaks
• Retail discounts
• Death-in-service benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive induction training and continued in‑house training/professional development
• Opportunities for career progression
• Paid trainings

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

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.