Are you passionate about dementia care? We are seeking to appoint Healthcare Assistants for Relief Positions.
The successful candidates should be flexible and committed and fulfil the following criteria :
- Ability to be flexible, communicate effectively and multi-task as required.
- Current experience in the care of the elderly and people living with dementia
- Demonstrate attitudes and beliefs consistent with being person-centred
- FETAC Level 5 Healthcare Support Certificate.
- Ensuring full compliance with all Health & Safety regulations
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team or on their own initiative.
- Have an employment permit to allow you to work in Ireland.
Responsibilities and Duties :
Meet an individual’s physical and personal care needs to a high quality standard and with sensitivity under the guidance of the staff nurse or CNM 2.Demonstrate attitudes and beliefs consistent with being person centred.Display an awareness and evidence on a daily basis of why feelings matter most to individualsDemonstrate commitment to and skills in the person centred approach ‘Being a Butterfly’, effectively neutralising neutral care.Show evidence of being focused on people’s feelings when providing personal care and knowing how to turn a task into positive social interaction.Demonstrate within the team a relaxed manner and a skill in ‘going with the flow’ emphasising people’s individual needs and not tasks and routines whilst ensuring work requirements are met.Present a positive approach, not controlling language and actions towards people.Display a sense of spontaneity and ability to change the moment positively for people.Seek to remove all potential controlling elements of care cultures and to remove all features of a ‘them and us’ care approach.Effectively maintain care records that emphasise and can be measured as delivering on a daily basis a person centred approach.Contribute to the development of an Enriched Care Plan and assist in its implementation and evaluation in consultation with the person’s family / relative as appropriateContribute positively to a team approach in being person centred with one another.Know how to and demonstrate evidence of increasing individual’s well-being and reducing ill-beingSupport families, friends and supporters of people experiencing a dementia balancing this with the promotion of a person centred approach to individualsAssist in the preparation and serving of food ensuring that mealtimes are a social occasion for people.Engage with and supporting our volunteer team.Comply with all Health & Safety legislation and responsibilities.Participate in education, training and professional development plan.