Optimum Care Group
Healthcare Assistant Full time- Sponsorship
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Job: Healthcare Assistant
Location: Aughnacloy House, Lurgan
Job Type: Full time
Shifts: Days or Nights
Hours: 48 hours per week – 4 X 12 hour shifts (8am to 8pm or 8pm to 8am)
Annual Leave: 5.6 weeks pro rota
Your Benefits:
- Excellent Pay
- Enhanced Bank Holiday Rate
- Access to Employee Mental Health Support Line
- Paid training and induction
- Free on-site parking
- Free Uniform
- Company Pension
Closing Date: Friday 16th October 2026. The Company reserves the right to close the job early.
Overview
We are seeking to appoint a Healthcare Assistant and are looking for candidates who are available to commence the recruitment process promptly.
Sponsorship is available for this role for eligible candidates. Due to the immediate recruitment requirements for this post, applicants requiring sponsorship must already be resident in Northern Ireland and have the appropriate permission to work in the UK and, where applicable, be eligible to switch sponsorship.
Duties
You will work as a trained multi-skilled member providing various aspects of care to elderly residents. Training will be provided.
The Healthcare Assistant may be required to work in any department of the Home as stated below:
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- Personal Care: Assist with all daily living activities, for example, washing, dressing, toileting/incontinence and assisting with mealtimes.
- Follow guidelines for safe movement of clients, using appropriate equipment where necessary.
- Kitchen: All relevant kitchen related duties including basis meal preparation.
- Laundry: Washing, drying and ironing duties.
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions.
- Complete all paperwork accurately.
- Communicate regularly with the line manager.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures as laid down by the company.
- Obtain NISCC registration before employment and maintain during employment.
- Adhere to the NISCC Codes of Practice.
- Adhere to all Health and Safety guidelines.
- Ensure the confidentiality of residents, colleagues and the company at all times.
- Work as part of a team.
- Provide a quality service at all times.
Whilst the above is an outline of the duties you will be required to carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required.
The Company is committed to providing the highest possible quality of service and employees are expected to treat those with whom they come into contact in a caring, courteous and respectful manner at all times.
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Essential Criteria
- 1 year’s experience in Personal Care
- Must live in Northern Ireland
Desirable Criteria
- Personal care experience within a Nursing Home or similar environment
- Kitchen or laundry experience in work or a voluntary setting
- Studying for or attained a care related qualification.
- Be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
We operate a no Smoking Policy.
Please note: Applicants within the last 6 months need not re-apply.
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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