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The demand for healthcare assistants (HCAs) in Ireland is soaring, with shortages of trained healthcare assistant staff across the board. This trend <\/a>is predicted to grow in the next 13 years. From the elderly to mental health care, HCAs have a vital role in administering valuable patient care while providing indispensable help to doctors and nurses.<\/p>\n HCAs are important team members across the private and public healthcare sectors. In this article, we look at the roles and responsibilities of healthcare assistants and the sectors where they are in the highest demand.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The healthcare industry is growing rapidly and a larger ageing demographic has increased the demand for elderly healthcare in residential homes and the community. The range of available services for the ageing population<\/a> in Ireland is improving and will continue to develop to match their needs. There is a constant demand for HCA staff<\/a> in residential and nursing homes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n HCAs in residential settings for the elderly have a variety of duties depending on the size of the care home and the needs of the patients. In general, their duties include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There has been a rise in the need for healthcare providers to support older people who wish to continue living at home. There\u2019s now a range of home care package schemes on offer with healthcare assistant job<\/a> opportunities widely available.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The responsibilities of home care HCAs vary and range from making daily call-in visits to providing full-time live-in care to patients. Home healthcare assistants provide practical and emotional support to help them live as independently as possible. Duties generally include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Essential health certs<\/strong>: QQI \/ Fetac Level 5<\/p>\n Relevant health certs:<\/strong> Patient Manual Handling| Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults| PPE| Amric Infection Prevention and Control| Amric Hand Hygiene| Medication management.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Working with elderly patients is a rewarding job and makes a huge difference in the lives of patients. Consider the reasons below to help you decide whether elderly healthcare is a role you would consider:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n HCAs work with patients of any age who are having difficulties managing daily activities or tasks. Some of their clients might include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A significant number of disabled people were affected by the pandemic. Their risks of infection were higher and a high percentage of people with disabilities were left vulnerable to respiratory infections. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, many people with disabilities lost the support of friends and families and experienced more isolation.<\/p>\n Today the need is still pressing. HCAs might work with disabled people in hospitals, residential homes or in their private homes. Duties include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Essential health certs: <\/strong>QQI \/ Fetac Level 5<\/p>\n Relevant health certs:<\/strong> Patient Manual Handling| Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults| Supporting People with Physical Disabilities Certificate| Amric Infection Prevention and Control| Amric Hand Hygiene| PPE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Working with disabled people is a highly rewarding job that helps people overcome some of the challenges and barriers to opportunities that they often face. Consider the reasons below to help you decide if it could be a valid career choice for you:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The global pandemic generated a marked increase in mental health referrals over the last two years with a rise in patients suffering from anxiety and depression. The current cost of living crisis<\/a> is putting people under a lot of stress and mental health services are in higher demand than ever. Cuts in services and hospital ward closures<\/a> have compounded the need for mental health specialists in the community. There\u2019s a great need for HCAs to work with patients affected by mental health problems in hospitals, clinical and community settings. Duties usually include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Working in the mental health sector can be hugely rewarding. Quality care provision for people with mental health difficulties will have a huge impact on their ability to recover and manage their health problems. The mental health workforce is expanding to meet demands. Reasons, why it might be a good career choice for you, are listed below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Essential health certs: <\/strong>QQI \/ Fetac Level 5<\/p>\n Relevant health certs:<\/strong> Mental health awareness| Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults| Amric Infection Prevention and Control| Amric Hand Hygiene| PPE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While nursing agencies report a good demand for all types of HCAs in Ireland, developing a specific area of expertise will help you acquire skills and make your role more interesting and meaningful. Working as a HCA in an agency gives you the chance to experience working in a variety of sectors which keeps the job interesting and can help you identify an area in which you would like to work on a long-term basis.<\/p>\n If you think working as a HCA in an agency might be an interesting career choice for you, contact Access Healthcare\u00a0<\/a>to discuss suitable opportunities<\/a> in Ireland.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”2px||3px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Types-of-Healthcare-Assistants-in-high-demand-in-Ireland.jpg” alt=”What Types of Healthcare Assistants are in high demand in Ireland?” title_text=”What Types of Healthcare Assistants are in high demand in Ireland?” _builder_version=”4.2″ width=”100%” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”2px||2px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”2px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ link_font=”Montserrat|600|||on||||” link_text_color=”#0628d1″ link_line_height=”1.7em” header_font=”Montserrat|600|||||||” header_text_color=”#c4062f” header_font_size=”20px” header_line_height=”1.4em” header_2_font=”Montserrat|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#c4062f” header_2_font_size=”22px” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":82043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"What Types of Healthcare Assistants are in high demand in Ireland?","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover the types of Healthcare Assistant jobs in highest demand in Ireland, learn what the roles involve, the rewards and the essential certifications.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6669],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82038"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82038"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82105,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82038\/revisions\/82105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accesshealthcare.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Elderly Care<\/h2>\n
What are the roles of healthcare assistants in elderly care homes?<\/h3>\n
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Homecare<\/h2>\n
What are the responsibilities of home care HCAs?<\/h3>\n
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What certifications do you need to work as a HCA with elderly patients?<\/h5>\n
Why work with elderly patients?<\/h4>\n
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Who else do HCAs work with?<\/h4>\n
People with disabilities<\/h4>\n
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What certifications do you need to work as a HCA with disabled patients?<\/h5>\n
Why work with disabled people?<\/h4>\n
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Mental Health<\/h4>\n
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Why work in mental health?<\/h4>\n
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What certifications do you need to work as a HCA in the mental health sector?<\/h5>\n