Healthcare Assistant. Mid-West. Irlanda

Good Counsel Nursing Home is a purpose built nursing home based in Limerick City. We are currently recruiting Healthcare Assistants.

What does the role entail?

The successful candidate must be flexible in terms of rostering availability, the position will entail working mornings / evenings / weekends, both days and night duty. Shifts will vary between 6 and 12 hours per day.

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

- 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?

- QQI / FETAC Level 5 in care of the older person or similar.

- 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

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

What do we offer?

- Guaranteed hours contracts

- Premium Sunday and Bank Holidays rates

- Paid breaks

- Free Garda Vetting

- Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/professional development

- Opportunities for career progression

- Paid trainings

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.

Job Type: Contract

Contract length: 24 months

Salary: From €27,000 per annum based on 39 hour week

Expected hours: 39 hours per week

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/06/2024