OverviewPost Title: Staff Nurse – St Anne's Ward (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Post Status: Permanent/37 hours per week
Department: Beaumont Hospital
Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Reports to: Directorate Nurse Manager
Salary: Appointment will be made on the Staff Nurse (2135) salary scale at a point in line with Government pay policy
Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 5th March at 12 noon
*Please be advised that the Hospital reserves the right to close the competition early based on volume and calibre of applications.
In order to apply for this post you must be fully registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. You must also have full permission to work in the Republic of Ireland. ResponsibilitiesAs a Staff Nurse in Beaumont Hospital, you will be expected to take responsibility for a caseload of patients.
You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care within the Roper, Logan and Tierney Model of Nursing.
In addition, you are expected to practice within the Code of Practice guidelines from An Bord Altranais and within the Nursing and other Hospital Policies and Procedures.
You will be held accountable to the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM2) and, in their absence, to the delegated nurse holding shift responsibility for the ward.
Discretion, initiative, and an interest in teaching student nurses and preliminary training students to function independently is also a prerequisite.
Overall, your responsibilities may be divided into clinical, professional, managerial, and educational categories.
St.
Anne's is a 19 bed ward that specializes in ENT, head and neck oncology, cochlear implantation, and radiation oncology.
The ward supports the needs of patients requiring elective and emergency surgery and works closely with plastic surgery teams in the area of head and neck reconstruction.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo maintain a high standard of nursing care:
To develop clinical expertise, leadership, and teaching skills through nursing practice.To share responsibility with the team for the management of nursing care and the patients' environment under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse.To maintain a high standard of professional and ethical responsibility.To ensure safe discharge and transit of patients through the hospital.Clinical RoleTo provide and maintain effective, individualized nursing care by:
Assessing (with the patients where possible) physical, psychological, and social problems and the need for nursing intervention.Preparing and updating the documentation within a nursing framework to include treatment delegated by the Multidisciplinary team.Continuing the care provided at ward level to ensure safe discharge of patients to their home or care facility.Acting as team leader in giving skilled nursing care and treatments for the patients within the unit/ward.Planning the involvement of the patient's relatives, teaching, and supervising nursing techniques in preparation for the transfer home/care facility.Actively promoting effective discharge planning from admission to the unit/ward.Communication SkillsDocuments according to policy and procedure.Reports verbally and in writing pertinent patient care information to appropriate nursing/medical personnel.Communicates appropriately with patients/relatives and colleagues and other members of the healthcare team.Approaches interpersonal relationships in a manner that avoids antagonism, reduces conflict, and prevents undue anxiety.Recognizes self-limitations and requests assistance.ProfessionalSupports the philosophy, objectives, and goals of the nursing department and hospital.Follows appropriate lines of authority by discussing issues firstly with Clinical Nurse Manager, then with Unit Nurse Manager, and then with the Director of Nursing.Demonstrates flexibility by assisting in other areas of the Hospital as needed.Develops policies and SOPs in relation to the ward/unit with the CNM/DNM.ManagementDemonstrates ability to organize care for all patients within the ward/unit.Uses time effectively.Shows ability to delegate work to Staff Nurses, Student Nurses, or others.Uses discretion for decision making regarding patient care.Displays initiative.Liaises with patient flow and CNM's on the movement and transfer of patients from the ward/unit.Reports ongoing problems to CNM.EducationDemonstrates ability to teach and guide more Junior Staff/Students/Healthcare assistants.Shows interest in Post Graduate Education/Self Development.Attends required standard number of Study Days in the year.
Qualifications1.
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:Be registered, or be eligible for registration, in the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses kept by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).And
Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, (including a high standard of clinical and administrative capacity), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.2.
Annual RegistrationOn appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).Desirable CriteriaPrevious ENT, Oncology, or general surgical experience.
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