Health Care Assistant

Location of Post

HSE Dublin & South East

(Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford)

There are currently various permanent whole-time/part-time vacancies available in:

Older Person Services and Primary Care Services in Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.

A panel will be formed as a result of this campaign to meet Health Care Assistant recruitment requirements in South East Community Health Care with the exception of Mental Health Services. Panels will be formed by county; Carlow/Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford.

Purpose of the Post

To assist with the delivery of patient/resident/older adult care under the supervision and direction of Nursing or other Professional Staff.

“Healthcare assistants provide assistance, support and direct personal care to patients and residents in a variety of healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, aged care facilities, as well as community and domestic settings. They generally work in support, or under delegation, direction and supervision, of health professionals. They support multi-disciplinary teams in the delivery of high-quality care.” - International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).

Informal Enquiries

Older Persons:

Jenny Dowling

Director of Nursing – Sacred Heart Hospital, Carlow.

Mobile: 087 2337933

Email: Jenny.Dowling1@hse.ie

Ursula McPhillips

Director of Nursing – St. John’s Community Hospital, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Tel: 053 9232781/087 4774598

Primary Care:

Euphrasia Walsh

A/CNM2 – Oak Ward, South East Palliative Care Centre, UHW.

Tel: 051 847130/051 847135

HR Point of Contact:

Olivia Comerford

SECH Recruitment

Tel: 056 7784035

Email: SECH.recruitment@hse.ie

We recommend that applicants wishing to apply should submit their application a minmum of 1 hour before the closing date and make sure they can see their application is submitted in their Rezoomo profile. Applications will not be accepted after this date and time, no exceptions will be made.