Healthcare Assistant

Good Counsel Nursing Home is a purpose built nursing home based in Limerick City. We are currently recruiting Healthcare Assistants.What does the role entail?The successful candidate must be flexible in terms of rostering availability, the position will entail working mornings / evenings / weekends, both days and night duty. Shifts will vary between 6 and 12 hours per day.Supporting the nursing staff and team in delivering high quality person-centred care to meet all care needs of residents- Getting to know residents’ interests and needs, providing attention, support and companionship- Promoting the mobility of residents, supervising and assisting as necessary to ensure optimum mobility is maintained and improved where possible- Enabling and assisting residents to maintain their personal appearance /hygiene needs while always maintaining their dignity- Communicating with nurses regarding resident's condition or any aspect of resident's daily life- Enabling and assisting residents to ea…