Healthcare Assistant
Mowlam Healthcare
- Tramore, Co Waterford
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.
- QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare in relevant modules or equivalent (completed/in progress)
- 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
- Guaranteed hours contracts
- Premium Sunday and Bank Holidays rates
- Death in Service Cover
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/professional development
- Opportunities for career progression
- Paid trainings