Healthcare Assistant in A Hospital jobs

Mount Carmel Community Hospital is a Transitional Care Unit. This unit provides ongoing medical monitoring, rehabilitation or re-enablement to patients following an acute hospital stay. Mount Carmel Community Hospital is there to help patients with their expressed desire to make a speedy recovery and return home.

We are now looking for caring, empathetic and reliable Healthcare Assistants to join our multi-disciplinary team on a full time. Full flexibility required, as hours of work include nights and weekends.

Purpose of the Role
The Care Assistant works as a member of a team delivering care via the Named Nurse concept. As such a team member, the Care Assistant contributes to the fulfillment of Mount Carmel's philosophy of care.

What does this role entail?

• Supporting the nursing staff and team in delivering quality person-centered care to meet the needs of patients
• Promoting the mobility of patients, supervising and assisting as necessary to ensure optimum mobility is maintained and improved where possible
• Enabling and assisting patients to maintain their personal appearance /hygiene needs whilst always maintaining their dignity
• Enabling and assisting patients to eat/drink and achieve physical comfort
• Participating, organising and carrying out social activities
• Sustaining high level of communication between patients family and staff, developing good relationships
• Assisting in the upkeep of high standards of cleanliness in MCCH
• Contributing to the maintenance of Health and Safety in the hospital
• Any other duties deemed necessary by Nurse in Charge and management.

What are the qualifications/skills needed?

• QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare or equivalent (completed or in progress)
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Reliable and Professional
• Can work independently or part of a team
• Ability to always maintain a positive approach
• Fluent level of English both written and oral

All posts are subject to satisfactory references, medical and Garda vetting.

What do we offer?

• Guaranteed hours contracts
• Sunday premium rate and double time on bank holidays
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid breaks
• Retail Discounts
• Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/professional development
• Opportunities for career progression
• Paid trainings

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Note
This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role and the range of duties, it does not attempt to detail every activity. Given the nature of the work, it must be stressed that maximum flexibility is required to work in the hospital.