Healthcare Assistant

Description:

At Servisource healthcare we supply Temporary & Permanent Healthcare staff to the HSE we are now looking to increase our panel of Healthcare Assistants (HCA) in the for our client in the Tuam region.

The role of the Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and to support nursing staff in the delivery of care to the Resident under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM2/CNM1) and Registered Nurse. The primary role is to provide direct and indirect day to day care to Residents.

The Healthcare Assistant will support the provision of a high quality, clean and person centred service including:

• Assisting healthcare staff in caring for Residents.
• Attending to housekeeping, catering, laundry, portering or general duties as assigned.
• Duties assigned to the Healthcare Assistant will vary depending on the care setting
• Knowledge of the service.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety as it relates to the role.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Planning & organisational skills.
• Resident/Resident focus
• FETAC/QQI Level 5in healthcare
• CPR & Patient Manual Handling
• 2 written references
• Ability to work independently or part of a team
• Have an empathetic and caring nature
• Full vaccination record
• Must have (or be willing to complete) training as required
• Must have eligibility to work in Ireland
• Be willing to undertake Garda Vetting