Healthcare Assistant

Role Summary

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About the Role: Hibernia Nursing Home Group are recruiting healthcare assistants for their nursing homes to assist the nursing staff in delivering the highest standard of personal and clinical care to our elderly residents.

Duties: As a healthcare assistant in our nursing homes you will play a crucial role in maintaining our high quality of care .

Responsibilities

You will

• Perform duties that have been assigned by the Director of Nursing.
• Responsibilities of a healthcare assistant
• Provide a high level of care to all patients.
• Carry out tasks as directed by the staff nurses and clinical nurse manager.
• Communicate with residents and their families.
• Provide emotional support for residents.
• Assist residents with their personal care and activities of daily living.
• Support staff and ensure that families and visitors of the nursing home are attended to with consideration.
• Requirements of a Healthcare Assistant.
• QQI Level 5 certificate or equivalent

Excellent communication skills

• Previous experience working in healthcare (home care, nursing homes etc)y patients.
• Carry out tasks as directed by the staff nurses and clinical nurse manager.
• Communicate with residents and their families.
• Provide emotional support for residents.
• Assist residents with their personal care and activities of daily living.
• Support staff and ensure that families and visitors of the nursing home are attended to with consideration. Requirements of a Healthcare Assistant.
• QQI Level 5 certificate or equivalent

Excellent communication skills

Previous experience working in healthcare (home care, nursing homes etc).

Location

SAINT URSULA'S NURSING HOME Golf Links Road Bettystown Co. Meath A92 PY76 - Ireland | SAINT JOSEPH'S NURSING HOME Lurgan Glebe Virginia Co. Cavan A82 A268 - Ireland | SAINT ANNE'S NURSING HOME Clones Road Ballybay Co. Monaghan A75 K193 - Ireland