Health Care Assistant / Hospital Driver

Health Care Assistant / Hospital Driver

Purpose of the Position:

The role of the Healthcare Assistant / Hospital Driver is to primarily provide transportation to and from The National Rehabilitation Hospital for non-emergency patients who require a responsive level of care and assistance.

The Healthcare Assistant / Hospital Driver will be required to assist in the transportation of goods and services on the campus such as Hospital Records as required; and drive Patient Transport Vehicles including Hospital ambulance as appropriate to the role.

The Healthcare Assistant / Hospital Driver will work in the Clinical Units / areas as necessary and if not required to undertake Hospital Driving duties. The post holder will undertake role and responsibilities for this aspect of their role as per NRH Healthcare Assistant Job Description.

Education and Qualifications:

· Hold a QQI Level 5 qualification or comparable relevant equivalent qualification of at least level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework maintained by Qualifications and Quality Ireland, (QQI) specifically Health Care Assistant, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/ Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.

· Manual handling and patient handling training certificate recognised by the National Rehabilitations Hospital or have the ability to attain same.

· Full Clean Drivers Licence.

· Experience working in a Healthcare Environment.

· Demonstrates evidence of experience of working with patients in a Hospital / other HealthCare setting.

· Experience working in a Healthcare Environment.

*This is a permanent full-time vacancy. Salary for this post is aligned with HSE Health Care Assistant Payscale.

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Applicants for the above post should submit a letter of application and Curriculum Vitae to arrive not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 23th June 2025 via Rezoomo.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the information supplied in your CV. The criteria for Shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined above. Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward for the next stage of the selection process.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and support a smoke-free workplace policy.