Health & care jobs in Carrickfergus
Updated 23 October 2026 · kept fresh every few hours
6 care, nursing and health jobs open in Carrickfergus today, from 6 employers, including Crossroads Care NI, Electus Healthcare and Healthcare Ireland Group. Where the advert gives pay (6 of them), most pay between £12.71 an hour and £13.45 an hour. 1 is part-time, 2 temporary and 3 close within a week.
Female support workerSense Northern Ireland
You'll provide daily care and support to residents with complex disabilities living at the Edenvale service in Carrickfergus.
≈ £13 an hourCarrickfergus
Casual Care Staff and Wellbeing Officer CarrickCrossroads Care NI
You'll provide daily support and respite care to vulnerable adults and children in their own homes, helping them socialize and feel supported.
≈ £12.80 an hourCarrickfergusCloses 26 Oct
Night Care AssistantThe Cedar Foundation
You'll provide overnight care assistance at The Karuna Home in Carrickfergus, supporting residents with their daily needs.
≈ £13.45 an hourCarrickfergusCloses 28 Oct
Healthcare AssistantMD Healthcare Ltd
You'll work as a Healthcare Assistant at the Burleigh Hill Team, covering maternity leave on a temporary contract of three 12-hour shifts per week.
≈ £12.81 an hourCarrickfergusCloses 30 Oct
Care AssistantHealthcare Ireland Group
You'll assist residents at the new Loughside Care Village in Carrickfergus with their daily needs and help them live enriched lives.
≈ £12.85 an hourCarrickfergus
Activity TherapistElectus Healthcare
You'll join the support team at Electus Healthcare in Carrickfergus to help create a person-centered environment and deliver care for residents.
≈ £12.71 an hourCarrickfergusCloses 31 Oct
Getting into care, nursing and health work
The work: Care homes, home care, hospital support, nursing.
You must have
- AccessNI Enhanced check — £32, about a week; up to 28 days · AccessNI
- NISCC registration (social care worker) — £30 to apply, then £65 a year, apply when you start; you can work while it is processed · Northern Ireland Social Care Council
What helps
- Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care — Free as an apprenticeship or through Skill Up, one to two years alongside the job · Any of the six colleges
- Moving and handling, first aid, food hygiene — Usually paid by the employer, a day each
Who's hiring
- Crossroads Care NI 1
- Electus Healthcare 1
- Healthcare Ireland Group 1
- MD Healthcare Ltd 1
- Sense Northern Ireland 1
- The Cedar Foundation 1