Home Care Assistant

Duties will include working as part of a multidisciplinary team to assist in the provision of Homecare for Service Users at their homes, assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe; serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required; generally assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing; provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user; helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits; undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required; monitors service users 'conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping; liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc. together with any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor, or another authorised officer, from time to time.

A separate job description will be issued outlining the main duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are accountable.The applicant must have at least six months of experience in a healthcare environment, or have completed at least two modules in FETAC Level 5 Healthcare (or an equivalent qualification) and commit to obtaining the full QQI Level 5 award within two years.