Domiciliary Care / Home Help Service

Domiciliary Care includes personal care, essential domestic tasks, the provision of meals, support with medication and domiciliary respite service. This service is provided 7days a week 7.00am-10.30pm.

Accessing the service

An assessment of the needs of the person for whom the service is requested will be undertaken, in adult services, the SHSCT eligibility criteria will be used. During the assessment, information will be provided about the care and support services available and any charges involved.

**WE ARE RECRUITING - JOIN OUR TEAM!**

The Southern Trust is currently recruiting Domiciliary Care Workers to help clients live in the comfort of their own homes.

A career in domiciliary care is ideal for a compassionate person who would like to help improve a client’s daily routine. Could that person be you?

Whether or not you have previous paid experience working in a caring role, you could find a role that is right for you! If you are interested in applying for a role in your local area apply online today at jobs.hscni.net:

FAQs

What hours will I be working? There are a range of contracted and casual hours available. You will complete an availability form at the recruitment open day.

What Team will I be working in? You can apply for a position in the - Armagh & Dungannon Team, Craigavon & Banbridge Team or the Newry & Mourne Team.

What will happen at the Recruitment Open Day?

Our aim for the Recruitment Day is that it will be a ‘one-stop shop’ for you to potentially secure a job as a Domiciliary Care Worker with the Trust – either as a Band 3 or as a Band 2 with progression on to a Band 3.

If you come along to our event you can:

complete an Application Form (although it would be much better if you can complete this in advance as this will save you time)
have a short interview to assess your suitability;
potentially be offered a job; and,
have as many of your required pre-employment checks completed all on the same day.

You should allow around 1½ to 2 hours for all this to take place.

What do I need to bring with me?

To allow all the above to happen on the day, you MUST bring the following with you:

Your driving licence – please note you must produce both parts of your licence
Your passport OR long birth certificate
2 other acceptable forms of identification, this could for example be:

bank statement/credit card statement/utility bill (not mobile phone)/ mortgage statement - must have been issued in the last 3 months and not online based statements)
P45/P60 - must have been issued in the last 6 months

NVQ/QCF/VRQ/RCF Level 2 in Health/Health & Social Care certificate (or equivalent qualification) if you have this
Your fully completed application form – including full details of the names and contact details of 2 referees (one of these must be your current employer) and full employment history

Please note that if you do not bring items 1-4 above (ie driving licence, your passport OR long birth certificate , 2 other forms of ID and proof of qualification if you have this) we will not be able to interview you and you therefore won’t be offered a job on the day

Is a career in Domiciliary Care right for you? Take the 'Question of Care' test here

Contact details for our Domiciliary Care Teams