Healthcare Assistant

Neylons Facility Management is looking for a Relief cover, Part-time Healthcare Assistant to join our team in a Residential Care Facility, in Drogheda, Co Louth. The Company Neylons is a Facility Management Company providing services all over Ireland. We are a growing company that prides itself on training and development available to all staff. We offer flexibility, career progression, and a competitive start rate.

• Working pattern Monday to Sunday, 28 hours per week, 7h shift.

• Assisting residents with their hygiene needs, such as bathing, hair care, dressing, and undressing.
• Helping those who need assistance at mealtimes.
• Ensuring dietary needs are adhered to, including special diets and supplementary drinks, under the direction of the nursing staff. Reporting if any client is not eating/drinking.
• Assisting the nursing staff to turn and reposition clients using appropriate aids, i.e., hoists, sliding sheets, etc. Helping those who need assistance with walking and limb exercises as directed. Ensuring clients are comfortable in bed or in chairs.
• Escorting clients within and, in some circumstances, outside the residence.
• Reporting to nursing staff any complaints of pain, distress, etc., from clients.
• Cleaning and restocking linen presses/wardrobes and ensuring personal clothing is in the correct locker/wardrobe. Ensuring correct laundry bags are used, tied, labeled, and brought to laundry.
• Care of incontinent clients, promoting continence awareness among clients confined to bed with their toilet needs.
• Toileting clients, including giving, removing, and emptying bedpans, urinals, and commodes, and using bedpan washer-disinfector.
• Disposing of waste, including clinical waste.

• Level 5 in Care Assistant.
• A can-do attitude.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Good working knowledge of English.
• Knowledge and willingness to apply safe working practices.
• Knowledge of how to use the equipment necessary to carry out the assigned tasks.
• Garda vetting is required.