Healthcare Assistant

Job Description

Location: Rathgar, Dublin 6

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (39 hours per week)

Pay : From €14.80

About us

Orwell Healthcare is one of Dublin's most respected healthcare providers, renowned for delivering exceptional care to our residents since 1987. We operate across two locations in Rathgar:

• Orwell Private: Convalescence, Long-Term Care and Acquired Brain Injury Unit
• Orwell Queen of Peace: Long-Term Care

Our vision is to provide a continuum of high-quality, person-centred care in a friendly, homely and luxurious environment. Services include residential long- and short-term care, dementia care, acquired brain injury care, respite care and home care support.

Candidate Requirements

• QQI Level 5 in Healthcare, Pre-Nursing or those who are working towards the qualification with at least 3 modules completed
• Previous nursing home experience
• The desire to be part of a team
• Genuine passion for working in healthcare and to provide person centred care
• Experience with Neuro/Rehab and Acquired Brain Injury an advantage
• Good level of spoken and written English

Key Responsibilities

• To work as part of a team of Healthcare Assistants, under the direction of the Nursing team.
• To provide quality person-centred care to meet the needs of residents for them to continue living independently with privacy and dignity.
• To promote a caring environment for residents through high standards of professional practice which are conducive to the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual needs of the service users.
• To provide high standard services as specified in agreed care plans and to contribute to the continual review of resident's needs.

What We Offer

• Competitive rate of pay for the right candidate
• Paid mandatory training
• Subsidised cafe
• Death in Service Insurance
• Company Pension
• Continuous Professional Development
• Employee referral scheme
• Tax saver scheme (Bus, Rail, Bike to work)
• Employee assistance programme
• Bike storage

Please note: all job offers are subject to references, Garda Vetting and pre-employment medical.

Licence/Certification:

• QQI Level 5 in Healthcare or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Orwell Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer.