Healthcare Assistant

Location

£10.52

Hourly Rate

Job Type:

Full or Part-time

Role:

Permanent

Shifts:

Days or Nights

Annual Leave:

5.6 weeks

Your Benefits :

Excellent Pay Rate - £10.52 per hour

Free on-site parking

Free Uniform

Paid Induction

We are seeking Healthcare Assistants to join our nursing home Aughnacloy House, located in Lurgan.

About Aughnacloy House

Aughnacloy House is a purpose-built nursing home in the centre of Lurgan. All rooms are en-suite and there are beautiful gardens and outdoor areas for residents to enjoy. In addition, there are themed areas throughout the home for therapeutic activity and treatment including a light therapy suite and also a fully equipped hairdressing salon.

Your Role

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be a core member of our team. You will work both individually and as part of the team to provide the highest standards of care to all residents within the home.

You do not need experience as full training is provided.

Duties

• Carry out a range of duties within the day-to-day programme of care planned for residents.
• Assist residents to get up in the morning, wash, dress, bath/shower and general personal hygiene.
• Assist male and female residents to use the toilet and to meet their needs in relation to incontinence management.
• Assist male and female residents with oral hygiene, (cleaning of teeth & dentures) hand and nail care, and shaving of male residents.
• Care for the residents’ spectacles, and hearing aids etc., and report any faults or damage.
• Observe for any changes to a resident’s well-being and report to Nurse in charge of that resident.
• Move and handle residents as per their individually assessed needs.
• Assist residents to bed, when required.
• Report all accidents, incidents or near misses to the Nurse in charge or the Manager.
• At times accompany residents to appointments outside the Home.
• Carry out any other duties as may be deemed necessary by the Home Manager.
• Assist residents with mealtimes and to serve meals as is necessary on a tray to residents in their room and assist dependent residents to eat and drink when necessary.
• Observe and report on the dietary and fluid intake of residents.

Essential Criteria:

• A desire to care for vulnerable adults
• No experience is necessary as full training is provided

Desirable Criteria:

• Kitchen or laundry experience in work or a voluntary setting
• Studying for or attained a care-related qualification.
• Be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)
• Experience within a paid Nursing Home or similar environment to include personal care experience.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We operate a no Smoking Policy.

Please Note: Applicants within the last six months need not re-apply.