Household Assistant

The role of the household assistant within a clinical setting is to support and compliment the role of the clinical and non-clinical staff in the designated area of work.

The role will involve ensuring that the standards of excellence in hygiene are applied and maintained in all clinical/non clinical areas. He/she will ensure best practices are applied in relation to the elements of hygiene standards. (I.e. waste management, sharps management, linen management, patient equipment, environment and hand hygiene.)

The duties and responsibilities will vary depending on the area of work. Below the duties are not of an exhaustive nature. The duties of work may change with the introduction of new equipment, new processes and procedures, new regulation, new standards or change in physical working environment.

The duties assigned to this post will be scheduled to facilitate the service needs of the designated area of duty. These duties will be scheduled on a predetermined basis or as the need arises and duly assigned.

For informal inquiries please contact mmulligan@mater.ie /01 8032806