Healthcare Assistant

Excel Healthcare Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join a well-established retirement home in Navan, Co. Meath.

This is a full-time, permanent position, offering an excellent opportunity to join a small, supportive team in a quiet and relaxed all-male retirement home with medium dependency levels. As this is a retirement home rather than a nursing home, the role is less physically demanding than a traditional nursing home HCA position.

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant
Location: Navan, Co. Meath
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €14.69 per hour, increasing to approximately €15.50 per hour from 1 January

Benefits:

• Paid breaks
• Free parking
• Flexible roster with staff input into scheduling
• Rosters available one month in advance
• Additional payment for night duty
• Time and a half for Sundays
• Overtime above 39 hours paid at time and a half
• All required training paid
• Excellent sick leave benefits following probation
• Up to 6 months' sick leave over a rolling 3-year period, with 3 months at full pay and 3 months at half pay
• 6 paid uncertified sick leave days over a rolling 2-year period
• Additional income protection following long-term sick leave
• Small unit with medium dependency levels
• Long-standing, experienced team
• Quiet and relaxed working environment

Role Overview:

The Healthcare Assistant will be responsible for supporting residents with their day-to-day care needs while promoting independence, dignity and wellbeing. The successful candidate will work as part of an experienced team to provide high-quality, person-centred care within a friendly and relaxed retirement home environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents
• Assist residents with daily living activities while promoting independence
• Support residents with mobility and personal hygiene where required
• Maintain residents' dignity, privacy and comfort at all times
• Observe and report any changes in residents' wellbeing
• Support a safe, clean and comfortable living environment
• Build positive and respectful relationships with residents
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure continuity and quality of care
• Follow all relevant policies, procedures and health and safety requirements
• Maintain accurate care records where required

Essential Requirements:

• Previous experience working as a Healthcare Assistant
• QQI Level 5 in Healthcare Support or equivalent
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Caring, respectful and patient approach
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Good understanding of person-centred care
• Flexibility to work across the required roster
• Commitment to delivering a high standard of care

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