Healthcare Assistant
MD Healthcare Ltd
Employer Location: BT23 7HHPhone Number: 02891828999
Email: recruitment@optimumcaregroup.co.uk
Web: https://optimumcaregroup.co.uk
Job description
We are looking for Full Time Healthcare Assistant to join our Burleigh Hill Team on a temporary contract covering maternity leave. The contract is for 3 days per week, 3 x 12 hour day shifts per week (working between the hours of 8am and 8pm) allocated between Monday to Sunday. This temporary contract will run for 10 months from 1/11/2026 to 5/9/2027 Sponsorship is not available for this role.
Responsibilities
- Care Assist with all daily living activities, for example, washing, dressing,toileting/incontinence and assisting with mealtimes.
- All relevant kitchen related duties including basis meal preparation, laundry, drying and ironing duties.
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions.
- Complete all paperwork accurately.
- Communicate regularly with the line manager.
- Obtain NISCC registration before employment and maintain during employment.
- Adhere to the NISCC Codes of Practice.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures as laid down by the company.
- 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.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- No experience necessary as training will be provided.
Desirable Skills
- Be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC).
- Experience within a paid Nursing Home or similar environment to include personal care experience.
- Vacancy ID
- 1791753
- Job ref.
- BHH/HCA Mat leave
- Job Sector
- Carers and Support Workers
- Area
- Co Antrim
- Location
- Carrickfergus
- Salary
- £12.81 per hour.
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Weekly hours
- 36
- Published date
- 15/10/2026
- Closing date
- 30/10/2026
- Worktime
- 8am-8pm allocated between Monday to Sunday.