Health Care Worker - Cork

St Vincent's (Cork) · Cork, Munster
Full-Time Care Worker– Fixed Term (including two weekends a month)
Temporary Contract (6 Month FTC with possibility to extend)
Salary: €32,100.00 per annum
Based in Sundial Dublin & St. Vincent’s Cork

Role:

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation’s central services in Dublin. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout Dublin and Cork. This role will report directly to the Local Management Team and will be responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day personal care, hygiene and nutritional needs of high support need residents and infection control in their personal living areas.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of talented individuals.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Offer personal care & support in regard to hygiene issues in accordance with Depaul’s career standards, to uphold the dignity and respect of the residents
• Prompting service users to take their medication regularly.
• Assisting high support needs residents with getting up in the morning, washing dressing and changing of clothes, incontinence management etc. in privacy of rooms.
• Monitor for pressure areas occurring and know what measures to put in place to prevent them.
• As required, adapt levels of assistance to needs of particular residents, encouraging maximum levels of independence.
• Apply the Depaul Carer’s personal standard of hygiene in assisting in the prevention of infection.
• Operate effectively to prevent cross-infection, using recognized Infection Control measures.
• Assist with maintaining a safe and hygienic environment for residents
• Offer laundry support for residents – in particular those with incontinence issues.
• Support and assist residents where possible to be active themselves in maintaining good standards of cleanliness in bedrooms.
• Ensure the nutritional needs of residents are met. Assist with feeding of residents when required.
• Promote and support the importance of a well-balanced diet for residents with high support care needs
• Where appropriate ensure that food is stored hygienically and safely.
• Offer support and intervene, as directed by the nurse, to the residents in regard hydration and nutrition.
• Liaise with Shift Co-ordinator, as often as required, and participate fully in Handovers, when in attendance
• Link in with on-site nurse daily, as required, especially in regard to resident care.
• Report health issues or concerns to Nurse, Shift co-ordinator and LMT as required.
• Report all Incidents (as instructed by the Local Management), as per Depaul’s Incident Management procedure.
• Alert a manager of any crisis or behaviour management issues and to use on call manager, if no local manager present.
• Support other staff in maintaining good order and organisation in the house.
• If required, at the direction of a manager or Nurse, accompany residents to medical/health related appointments.
• Support residents in taking their daily medication and keep appropriate records as per the medication standards on-site.
• Ensure that Health and Safety standards are met within the service in accordance with Depaul’s Health and Safety policy and localised safety statement.
• Undertake assigned duties regarding the overall security of the house and to use security systems put in place.
• Report all Health & Safety issues and manage same, as appropriate to your role.
• Work collaboratively with other carers and all other staff in the best interests of the residents.
• Use the formal communication systems of the service (i.e. Communications book, Case Notes, Handover records etc.) to ensure effective communication between shifts and other staff.

Person Requirements:

• One year’s full time experience as Health Care Assistant, preferably in a residential setting. It is essential that you have experience in assisting with personal care management. It is desirable to have experience/ interest in dealing with homelessness, substance misuse problems and mental health issues.
• Good standard education.
• QQI/FETAC level 5 Healthcare Support Major Award to work as a Health Care Assistant.
• Infection Control and Manual Handling
• Understand why people become homeless and the issues they present with, and what supports can be offered in services to service users with complex needs
• Understanding of risk management principles.
• Capable of responding calmly in a crisis and use your own initiative to deal with incidents as they arise
• Be able to work as part of a team understanding the importance of team communication
• Have an understanding of Health and Safety and the health and safety requirements within a residential setting working with homeless people.
• Have a knowledge and understanding of the vision, mission and values of Depaul

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