Health Care Assistant Permanent Post

Location: On site / Foxrock Dublin 18
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare Other
Annual Salary Range:from € 36,288.00 to € 45,484.00

Details of Service

Leopardstown Park Hospital is a registered centre for the provision of services to older people, it provides Day services and Long-Term Care, situated in South Co. Dublin. It was established in 1917 and continues to provide interdisciplinary services on a seven-day, twenty-four-hour basis.

It is currently registered for 120 long stay beds

Salary Scale for Position €36,288 - €45,484

Reporting Relationship

The post holder will report to the CNM or deputy or other manager as appropriate

Purpose of the Post

The role of the Health Care Assistant is to support nursing staff in the delivery of care to the resident under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM2/CNM1) and Registered Nurses.

The primary role is to assist Registered Nurses with direct and indirect patient care and associated duties.The HCA also works with the other members of the Interdisciplinary Care team such as Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Activities staff, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and/ or experience

(a) (i) The Care of the Older person Health Skills Fetec Level 5 qualification (all modules completed)

Or

(ii) A relevant healthcare qualification

And

(b) Candidates must have the personal competence and capacity to properly discharge the duties of the role.

With regard to Criterion (i), the listing below has been identified as what is considered relevant health skills QQI (formerly FETAC) Level 5 qualifications.

• QQI Level 5 Healthcare Support
• QQI Level 5 Nursing Studies
• QQI Level 5 Community Care
• QQI Level 5 Community Health Services

A full QQI/FETAC 5 Major award requires a minimum of 120 credits/8 Modules - Please note a Component Certificate will not suffice

Leopardstown Park Hospital is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 15th April

A full Job Description is available on request

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