We are now recruiting for full-time Health Care Assistants to join Blackrock Abbey Nursing Home, Blackrock, Dundalk, Co. Louth.
Shifts include weekdays and weekends so full flexibility is required. Work pattern includes day and night shifts.
We are Not offer sponsorships.
Main Responsibilities
- Delivering a high quality person-cantered 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, organizing and carrying out social activities
- Sustaining high level of communication between resident’s family and staff developing good relationships
- 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?
- FETAC/QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare or equivalent
- Experience working in a healthcare environment
- 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
What do we offer?
- Guaranteed hours contracts
- Paid Breaks
- Paid Meals
- Free Garda Vetting
- One free Uniform
- Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/professional development
- Paid to attend in house training
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work authorisation:
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From €14.15 per hour
Benefits:
Application question(s):
Experience:
- Care assistant : 1 year (preferred)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- QQl level 5 Healthcare assistant (preferred)
Work authorisation:
Work Location: On the road
