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 Belfast. 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.
The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.
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
As this is a Category A service for service users with a high level of medical needs, there is a requirement to be fully vaccinated in order to work here. Depaul has many other services which are not categorised as Cat A where vaccination status is not a requirement, please see our recruitment page here (https://depaulcharity.getgotjobs.co.uk/home) for further details if this role does not suit
Online Application Procedure:
Please apply through our online application procedure available on our website
https://depaulcharity.getgotjobs.co.uk/home
For more information, please contact Human Resources:
Tel: 00 353 1 453 7111 or e-mail recruitmentroi@depaulcharity.net
Closing date for all applications: Friday 24th February 2023 at 5:00pm