CHW078 Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability, HSE West and North West
* Mayo, County Mayo, Ireland
* Full time, Permanent
Who We Are
Community Healthcare West, Galway, Mayo & Roscommon delivers primary & community care, mental health, older persons, disability and health & wellbeing services across Galway City & County, Mayo & Roscommon. HSE West and North West Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion, disease screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation programs.
Description
Job Title and Grade: Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability, HSE West and North West
Campaign Reference: CHW078-CAID-2024
Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024 at 12 noon
Proposed Interview date(s): As soon as possible following the closing date.
Informal Enquiries: Siobhan Mc Andrew, Director of Services, Mayo Community Living
A panel may be created as a result of this campaign for Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability within Community Healthcare West from which current and future permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full time or part time duration for the role of Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability may be filled.
Details of Service: Mayo Community Living is a community service in Community Healthcare West which provides Residential Services to adults living with an Intellectual Disability.
Reporting Relationship: The Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability will report to the Team Leader/Clinical Nurse Manager in their service and/or the Clinical Co-ordinator or Area Manager.
Purpose of the Post: To assist in the provision of health and social care for adults with an Intellectual Disability. The Care Assistant Intellectual Disability provides direct care in line with the Individual’s Person Centred Plan.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Service needs will require movement of Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability staff between Designated areas/locations. Below is an outline of the principal duties a Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability may carry out, as assigned and as directed:
1. Support the People we support in directing their own lives in accordance with their cognitive and physical abilities in an environment that reflects the comforts of home.
2. Support improved opportunities for the People we support to have meaningful relationships with families and friends by making them welcome partners in the residential home.
3. Respect the People we support, their families and each other as individual showing dignity, courtesy and professionalism at all times.
4. Act as an advocate for the People we support.
5. Actively promote the participation of the People we support in the running of their home.
6. Promote the social interaction of the People we support with the community, including facilitating the ongoing involvement in their personal interests, hobbies etc.
7. Assist in the provision of a quality service by promoting and adopting a philosophy of care and working in line with national and locally devised Policies, the Regulations and National Standards for Residential Services for Adults with an Intellectual Disability.
8. Ensure that care is carried out in an empathetic and ethical manner and that the dignity and spiritual needs of the People we support is respected.
9. Contribute to the development of a multidisciplinary assessment and person centred care plan and assist in its implementation and evaluation in consultation with the resident and family/representative as appropriate.
10. Carry out the role of a Link worker as allocated for named People we support.
11. Carry out assigned and delegated responsibilities involving direct care and all activities of daily living to assist the People we support maintain standards of personal hygiene, laundry, dietary intake, physical, mental health and any other personal needs.
12. Actively support the People we support with their compliance in taking prescribed medication, and recording of same. The role of Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability in medication administration will be service specific and appropriate training and supervisions will be provided.
13. Actively participate in the cleaning of houses, utility rooms, equipment, kitchens and bedrooms. Ensuring infection control guidance is adhered to.
14. Prepare and serve food as appropriate in accordance with safe food handling policy and undertake training as per service need.
15. Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the smooth running of the house.
16. Contribute to the maintenance of updating documentation.
17. Maintain the confidentiality of all information made available to him/her during the course of his/her work.
18. Support the people using our services to maximise their independence and quality of life while protecting individual health and safety.
19. To draw up a plan of care based on the People we support needs, while involving the person in all aspects of their care and lifestyle whenever possible.
20. The support individuals where appropriate in line with their personal plan or where supervisory instruction is received in areas such as documentation and medication administration.
21. To be a fully integrated partner in the interdisciplinary team.
22. To practice within the guidelines of current legislation.
23. You will be required to accompany/drive (in service vehicle) People we support to their activities or social outings.
24. Actively support people with their compliance in managing their finances and spending their money and recording same. The role of Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability in finance will be service specific.
Health & Safety
The Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability will:
1. Conduct him/herself in a manner that conveys respect of the individual and ensures safe resident care.
2. Report any incident or potential incident which may compromise the health and safety of residents, staff or visitors and take appropriate action.
3. Understand and adhere to all HSE and service specific policies, guidelines and procedures and the Site Specific Safety Statement.
4. Apply precautions at all times to minimise the risks of cross infection e.g. clean up any spillages of bodily fluids, wear personal protective clothing and use equipment provided appropriate to the task.
5. Ensure that all equipment is stored and cleaned correctly, and storage areas are kept clean and tidy.
6. Report any breakage or malfunction of equipment to technical staff and/or appropriate others.
7. Present to work wearing the agreed attire and identification, having regard to the highest standard of attire and personal hygiene.
8. Participate in Fire prevention procedures and precautions as per policy and other emergency requirements.
9. Have a working knowledge of the HIQA Standards as they apply to the role, for example; Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc and comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards.
10. In accordance with Health and Safety at work policy, it is each staff members responsibility to observe all rules relating to Health and Safety and Conduct at Work and to use any equipment provided in a safe and responsible manner.
11. Report any accidents, near misses to the person in charge and ensure completion of incident/near miss forms. Have a good knowledge of the risk management systems in their area and their responsibility in same.
12. Not undertake any duty related to patient/client/resident care for which he/she is not trained.
13. Attend training courses as required e.g. Studio 3, Manual Handling, CPR, Hygiene, HACCP, Fire Prevention etc. You are responsible for completing mandatory training.
14. Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.
Education & Training
The Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability will:
1. Attend induction and mandatory in-service education.
2. As directed participate in the induction of new staff.
3. Maintain continuous personal development and participate in team based development, education, training and learning.
4. Participate in appraisal and the development of a personal development plan in conjunction with his/her line manager.
5. Participate in e-learning & online training as mandated.
Administrative Duties
The Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability will:
1. Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the smooth running of the Designated Centre.
2. Contribute to the maintenance of updating documentation.
3. Responsible to ensure that appropriate communication takes place with individuals receiving a service, colleagues and external parties.
Eligibility Criteria
Qualifications and/or experience:
Candidates must, to the latest date for receipt of completed application forms for the post possess:
1. A FETAC/QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare Support which includes completion of the Intellectual Disability studies Module and the Activities of Daily Living Module.
2. OR A FETAC/QQI Level 5 qualification in Health Services Skills which includes completion of the Intellectual Disability studies Module. Successful candidates would complete the Intellectual Disability module within 12 months of taking up the role, this will be provided by the service.
3. OR A qualification in Social Care with emphasis on Healthcare.
4. OR A relevant health care qualification equivalent to 1, 2 or 3 above.
Health: A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
Character: Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.
Post Specific Requirements: Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in a healthcare setting e.g. community, residential, providing direct care to the person you support.
Other requirements specific to the post:
Day duty, night duty, sleep overs, twilight and weekend shifts will form a part of the weekly roster of this post which will be managed under the European Working Time Directive.
A full clean driving license for Manual Vehicles is a core requirement for consideration for this post, also access to own transport as post may require travel.
Willingness and ability to drive HSE allocated transport.
Participate in training.
Support people with medication management following successful completion of SAMS training.
Skills, competencies and/or knowledge: The Care Assistant, Intellectual Disability will demonstrate:
* Excellent Team Work capabilities.
* Planning and Organising Skills.
* Commitment to providing a quality service.
* Flexibility & Initiative.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and abilities with documentation.
Campaign Specific Selection Process
A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements. Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.
Those successful at the ranking stage of this process (where applied) will be placed on an order of merit and will be called to interview in ‘bands’ depending on the service needs of the organisation.
Code of Practice
The Health Service Executive will run this campaign in compliance with the Code of Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The Code of Practice sets out how the core principles of probity, merit, equity and fairness might be applied on a principle basis. The Code also specifies the responsibilities placed on candidates, facilities for feedback to applicants on matters relating to their application when requested, and outlines procedures in relation to requests for a review of the recruitment and selection process and review in relation to allegations of a breach of the Code of Practice.
The reform programme outlined for the Health Services may impact on this role and as structures change the job description may be reviewed.
This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned to the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.
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