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Department Nursing Reporting to Nurse on duty and Clinical Nurse Managers Hours of Work Average of 39 hours per week. Health care assistants may be... Role: Healthcare Assistant, Category: Health & Social Care
Healthcare Assistant: (Company Name - Subscribers only)
Department Nursing
Reporting to Nurse on duty and Clinical Nurse Managers
Hours of Work Average of 39 hours per week.
Health care assistants may be required to work weekends and night shifts.
Purpose of the Role
The overall responsibility of the Health Care Assistant in (Company Name - Subscribers only) is to enhance the quality of life of the residents in their care. To achieve this, care assistants must work effectively with all members of staff, residents and family members of the residents. (Company Name - Subscribers only) uses a person-centred approach and each cares will be assigned as a key worker for a resident.
Essential Requirements
Medical Qualification – Bachelors or Masters Degree.
1 year experience as Healthcare Assistant or in a Nursing Home setting.
Professional Integrity
To operate in accordance with HIQA standards and the Health Act 2007 and other relevant legislation.
Be familiar with the policies and procedures of (Company Name - Subscribers only) relevant to the role as a Health care assistant.
To maintain a level of professional integrity in accordance with (Company Name - Subscribers only) policies and procedures, employment contract, philosophy of care and mission statement.
Professional Development
Demonstrate a willingness of professional development in view of continuous performance appraisals.
Responsibilities
To assist the residents in all aspects of daily life, having due regard for their dignity, privacy, respect and safety
To perform the duties of a Key Worker as directed in the SOP of responsibilities of Key worker.
When requested, to accompany residents to outside clinics, hospital or other centres where they have been transferred for specialised treatment or care, and to give a preliminary verbal report on returning to residence. To assist in the implementation of care plans for each resident.
To observe strictly the Code of Confidentiality.
To maintain the privacy and dignity of the residents.
To work within statutory policies & procedures of (Company Name - Subscribers only).
To attend mandatory and non-mandatory trainings as provided in (Company Name - Subscribers only)
To work the required roster to meet the service needs of the nursing area or various floors to which assigned – i.e. Day and night shifts, working in different units to cover holidays and staff sickness.
Skills and Competencies
Manual handling skills.
Communication skills with residents with reactive responsive behaviours and with Cognitive impairment.
Behaviour management of residents with reactive responsive behaviours.
Team player.
Flexible to work days and night shifts and to work in all the units.
This Job Description is not exhaustive, you may be asked to carry out other duties and responsibilities from time to time which management deem appropriate.
CVs should be sent to: recruitment@orwellhealthcare.com with position applied for in the e-mail subject.
For non-EEA Nationals, eligibility and requirements for an employment permit apply.