Healthcare Assistant in County Dublin

About the Role

Healthcare Assistant

Shankill, County Dublin, Ireland

Full time

€34,881 - 48,434

Closing date: 15 Sept 2026, 22:59

Saint Joseph’s Shankill is the only care home in Ireland that solely cares for people living with dementia. Located on the outskirts of Shankill village and just off the M50, Saint Joseph’s is part of the local community, integrating into local services and organisations where possible so that the people in our care can still play active roles in their neighbourhood. We are a service of St John of God Hospital. We aspire to demonstrate excellence in how we look after and care for people living with this difficult illness. We pride ourselves in our dementia-specific care, looking after people’s psychological, emotional, and spiritual, needs alongside their physical and medical requirements. We offer residential care for 60 people, respite care and daycare service. We understand that moving into long-term care can be stressful, and we aim to make the transition as smooth as possible. People come to Saint Joseph’s to live the best quality of life their illness can afford. We have transformed from a traditional style, medical-modelled nursing home into six new homes or ‘lodges’ as they are known. Staff do not wear uniforms or name badges and we do not have nurse’s stations or medicine trolleys. The environment and design of each lodge resemble a family home with a particular emphasis on dementia design. To model and maintain this culture we continue to ensure staffs develop their skills in caring for people through ongoing education and audit.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Meet an individual’s physical and personal care needs to a high quality standard and with sensitivity under the guidance of the staff nurse or CNM 2.
• Demonstrate attitudes and beliefs consistent with being person centred.
• Display an awareness and evidence on a daily basis of why feelings matter most to individuals.
• Demonstrate commitment to and skills in the person centred approach ‘Being a Butterfly’, effectively neutralising neutral care.
• Show evidence of being focused on people’s feelings when providing personal care and knowing how to turn a task into positive social interaction.
• Demonstrate within the team a relaxed manner and a skill in ‘going with the flow’ emphasising people’s individual needs and not tasks and routines whilst ensuring work requirements are met.
• Present a positive approach, not controlling language and actions towards people.
• Display a sense of spontaneity and ability to change the moment positively for people.
• Seek to remove all potential controlling elements of care cultures and to remove all features of a ‘them and us’ care approach.
• Effectively maintain care records that emphasise and can be measured as delivering on a daily basis a person centred approach.
• Contribute to the development of an Enriched Care Plan and assist in its implementation and evaluation in consultation with the person’s family / relative as appropriate.
• Contribute positively to a team approach in being person centred with one another.
• Know how to and demonstrate evidence of increasing individual’s well-being and reducing ill-being.
• Support families, friends and supporters of people experiencing a dementia balancing this with the promotion of a person centred approach to individuals.
• Assist in the preparation and serving of food ensuring that mealtimes are a social occasion for people.
• Engage with and supporting our volunteer team.
• Comply with all Health & Safety legislation and responsibilities.
• Participate in education, training and professional development plan.

Requirements

• Fluent English
• Ability to be flexible, communicate effectively and multi-task as required.
• Current experience in the care of the elderly and people living with dementia.
• Demonstrate attitudes and beliefs consistent with being person-centred.
• FETAC Level 5 Healthcare Support Certificate completed.
• Ensuring full compliance with all Health & Safety regulations.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team or on their own initiative.
• Have an employment permit to allow you to work in Ireland.
• Have two to three years of experience in Irelands Healthcare System.

Details

All recruitment for St Joseph’s Centre, Shankill is managed exclusively through Rezoomo. We are not recruiting internationally currently.