Healthcare Assistant - Rapid Response (Guaranteed Hours)

Connected Health Group Limited; Castlebar; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign On Bonus: €200 after 3 months

Mileage: Paid mileage

Fortnightly Pay

Free comprehensive training and Garda*

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing package

Career progression opportunities

Local discounts

QQI enrolment and support

Job summary

Connected Health Group Limited is seeking a Rapid Response Healthcare Assistant to deliver urgent, hands-on care in clients’ homes across Ireland. You’ll support immediate needs, join new care packages, and help keep people safe, comfortable and independent in their communities.

This role requires a driving licence and car, at least 1 year in homecare, QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care, and the ability to stay calm under pressure while communicating clearly and organizing visits and reporting.

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in homecare in Ireland.
• QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care is required.
• Driving licence and own car are essential for travel between clients.
• Must remain calm under pressure and communicate clearly.
• Strong organisation and compassionate care are essential.
• Weekend flexibility is required for rota-based shifts.

Responsibilities

• Shadow staff to ensure Health & Safety policies and procedures are followed.
• Undertake rapid response tasks including filling new packages and discharges.
• Monitor and report on quality of care to the area manager.
• Collect journal notes from clients' homes and ensure documentation is up to date.
• Deliver care plans, log sheets, gloves, and PPE to clients’ homes as needed.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required.

Skills

Home Care

Communication

Compassion

Education

QQI Level 5 Health & Social Care

Job description

Rapid Response Healthcare Assistant

Are you a confident, compassionate carer who thrives in a fast-moving environment where every day makes a real difference? As a Rapid Response Healthcare Assistant, you'll play a vital role in delivering urgent, hands‑on care to people in their own homes. You'll support service users who need immediate assistance, step into new care packages, and help ensure individuals remain safe, comfortable, and independent in their own communities.

This is a dynamic, rewarding role for carers who are flexible, proactive, and passionate about high‑quality care when it matters most.

Why Choose Connected Health

• Salary: €35,247 per annum (full QQI Level 5)
• Sign On Bonus: Receive a €200 bonus after 3 months*
• Mileage: Paid mileage
• Fortnightly Pay: Get paid fortnightly - no waiting around!
• Shifts:
  1. Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday
  2. Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Employee Recognition: Be celebrated with awards – Employee of the Month, Employee of the Quarter and Employee of the Year.
• Free Perks: Free comprehensive training and support, Garda vetting, Cycle to Work Scheme, Wellbeing package, career progression opportunities and local discounts
• QQI Courses: QQI enrolment and support*

Beyond the checklist, the key expectations are

• Experience in homecare (1+ year in Ireland) – they want someone already familiar with home settings
• QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care – a formal qualification is required
• Driving licence + car – essential due to travel between clients
• Calm under pressure – because "rapid response" means things change quickly
• Strong communication & organisation – juggling visits, notes, and reporting
• Compassion + empathy – core of homecare work
• Weekend flexibility – rota‑based system

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• To be responsible for staff shadowing – ensuring Health & Safety policies and procedures
• To undertake emergency over – Rapid response (filling new packages and discharges)
• To evaluate and monitor the quality of the care delivered to clients and report to the area manager with concerns
• Checking and collecting journal notes from clients houses
• Delivery of Careplans, log sheets and gloves to client's homes when required
• Delivery of PPE
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as required*

About Us

At Connected Health, we don't just offer a job – we offer careers that are at the forefront of transforming the way homecare is delivered across Ireland. We recognise that the individuals we employ are pivotal to driving this transformation within the sector. That's why, at Connected Health, our mission is unwavering: to continually attract, recruit, and develop the finest homecare team. Connected Health is a leading, well established home care provider providing care throughout Ireland.

Connected Health is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, good relations, respect for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the delivery of its services to clients. It is also committed to ensuring that the talents and resources of all its employees are utilised to the full. Connected Health welcomes applications for all job roles from members of all communities.

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