Optimum Care Group
Healthcare Assistant

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Northern Ireland's Leading Health & Social Care Organisation
Job: Healthcare Assistant
JOB: Community Care Worker
Location
Limetree Residential, Dundonald
Hourly Rate
£12.71
Job Type:
Part time 24 hours
Shifts:
Days
Annual Leave:
5.6 weeks pro rota
Your Benefits:
- Great Pay - £12.71 per hour
- Access to Employee Mental Health Support Line
- Paid training and induction
- Free on-site parking
- Free Uniform
- Company Pension
Closing Date: Friday 7th August 2026
Please note we reserve the right to close this advertisement early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Job Purpose:
To work in the provision of client care, focusing on Person Centred Care.
To provide care for the service users under the guidance and supervision of Limetree Manager and Senior Care Assistants; and to undertake other activities to assist in the running of the Home as required.
Job Description:
- To assist the service users in personal care including washing, bathing, dressing and toilet needs
- Responding promptly to call bells
- To report any accidents or unexplained injuries immediately to the senior in charge.
- To ensure that residents are always socially presentable in appearance.
- To ensure that residents have any aids e.g. Dentures, Hearing Aids, Spectacles etc fitted. cleaned and in working order.
- To assist in the serving and clearing of meals, snacks and drinks.
- To assist residents to eat and drink, monitoring intake and reporting any concerns to the senior care assistant.
- Complete all food and fluid charts and any other daily monitoring records as requested.
- To undertake any training necessary for the completion of your duties. To be aware of Mandatory training and dates to attend training.
- To attend staff and other meetings as requested.
- To undertake any other duties as and when required.
- To abide by all company Policies and Procedures that available to view on Optimum Inspire.
- To participate in social activities with service users and to use all interactions with residents as an opportunity for stimulation/ occupation.
- To report any concerns re possible abuse of service users immediately to the person in charge.
- To respect the confidentiality of the service users and the home life at all times, including when you are using social networking systems.
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Essential Criteria:
No experience necessary
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience within a paid Nursing Home or similar environment
- Be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Please note: Applicants within the last 6 months need not re-apply.
The Company Operates a No Smoking Policy
A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.
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