Healthcare Assistant
Apleona Ireland • Dublin
Ribh Road 55, D05 VA48 Dublin 5
We are looking for Full-time Healthcare Assistants to join our team in a residential care home in Dublin 3
***Working pattern Monday to Sunday, day and night shifts***
Apleona Ireland Limited requires a Healthcare Assistant to join our team in Dublin to assist the clients with all aspects of daily living in their homes and centres. Previous experience in health
care or social care settings is an advantage. Full QQI in social care, community development, health care or equivalent is preferred, but not required.
The basic weekly hour is 40 hours
Rate of pay: 17euro/hour
Job Description:
- Assisting residents with their hygiene needs, such as bathing, hair care, dressing and undressing.
- Helping those who need help at mealtimes.
- Ensure dietary needs are adhered to, including special diets and supplementary drinks, under the direction of the nursing staff. Report if any client is not eating/drinking.
- Assisting the nursing staff to turn and re-position using the appropriate aid, i.e. Hoist, sliding sheets etc. Help those who need help with walking and limb exercises as directed.
- Escort clients within and, in some circumstances, outside the residence.
- Reporting to nursing staff any complaints of pain, distress etc., from clients.
- Cleaning and restocking of linen presses/wardrobes and ensuring personal clothing is in the correct locker/wardrobe. Ensure correct laundry bags are used, tied and labeled and brought to laundry.
- Care of incontinent clients, promoting continence awareness among clients confined to bed with their toilet needs.
- Toileting clients to include giving, removing, and emptying bedpans, urinals, and commodes and using bedpan washer-disinfector.
- Dispose of waste, including clinical waste.
Requirements:
- Level 5 in Care Assistant
- Experience in a similar role
- Good working knowledge of English
- Knowledge and willingness to apply safe working practices
- Knowledge of how to use the equipment necessary to carry out the assigned tasks.
- Garda vetting is required.
We are happy to hear from anyone with skills in any of these areas.
Please Fill in your details and upload your CV to apply.
Ref: 16508
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