Domiciliary Carer
- Newbridge, Co Kildare
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assisting residents with their hygiene needs, such as bathing, hair care, dressing and undressing.
- Helping those who need help at mealtimes.
- Ensure dietary needs are adhered to, including special diets and supplementary drinks, under the direction of the nursing staff. Report if any client is not eating/drinking.
- Assisting the nursing staff to turn and re-position using the appropriate aid, i.e. Hoist, sliding sheets etc. Help those who need help with walking and limb exercises as directed.
- Escort clients within and, in some circumstances, outside the residence.
- Reporting to nursing staff any complaints of pain, distress etc., from clients.
- Cleaning and restocking of linen presses/wardrobes and ensuring personal clothing is in the correct locker/wardrobe. Ensure correct laundry bags are used, tied and labeled and brought to laundry.
- Care of incontinent clients, promoting continence awareness among clients confined to bed with their toilet needs.
- Toileting clients to include giving, removing, and emptying bedpans, urinals, and commodes and using bedpan washer-disinfector.
- Dispose of waste, including clinical waste.
- Level 5 in Care Assistant
- Experience in a similar role
- Good working knowledge of English
- Knowledge and willingness to apply safe working practices
- Knowledge of how to use the equipment necessary to carry out the assigned tasks.
- Garda vetting is required.