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Job Summary

Recruiting Healthcare Assistants to working in a Nursing home environment

Job Type / Category

The candidate should be a flexible, enthusiastic, self-starter who is looking for an opportunity to progress their career and grow with the company.

The Ideal candidate should have the following attributes:

Hold a FETAC/QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare Support including the Care of the Older Person module

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

General Duties and Main Purpose of Job:

  • To work as part of a team of Health Care Assistants, under the direction of the Nursing team
  • To provide quality person-centred care to meet the needs of residents
  • To provide high standard services as specified in agreed care plans and to contribute to the continual review of resident’s needs
  • Enable and assist resident to maintain their personal hygiene and appearance
  • Enable and assist resident to eat and drink
  • Enable and assist resident to access and use toilet facilities, participating in individual continence promotion programmes
  • Contribute to the movement and treatment of resident to maximise their physical comfort
  • Promote mobility of resident, supervising and assisting as necessary to ensure resident retains optimum mobility
  • Maintain high level of communication between resident’s family and staff developing good relationships
  • To work closely with the activity co-ordinator/social care leader of the nursing home and ensure engagement of the residents at arranged activities where possible and suitable.

Benefits

  • Income protection
  • Live Insurance/Death in Service
  • Injury at work payment
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Career Progression opportunities
  • Free ongoing training and development

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: €11.50 to €12.50 /hour

Job details
Occupation field:
Work experience:
Work experience is required
Duration of work experience:
Up to 1 year
Language skills:
  • English
  • Good
Required skills:
solve problems in healthcare, work in a multicultural environment in health care, provide healthcare services to patients in general medical practice
Salary range:
Not provided
Date of expiry:

About company

Empath is a recruitment, retention and workforce management company for healthcare professionals and employers. Find out more