Job description
Post Status:
Department
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Salary:
Hours of work:
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residents. For these 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 Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland and within the Nursing and other Hospital Policies and Procedures.
You will be held accountable to the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 and in her absence to the delegated nurse
holding shift responsibility for the ward. Discretion, initiative and an interest in teaching student nurses
practice within the limits of your experience and will have available to you more senior expert nurses.
Overall, your responsibilities may be divided into clinical, professional, managerial and educational
categories.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
1. To maintain a high standard of nursing care.
2. To develop clinical expertise, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice.
3. To share responsibility with the nursing team for the management of nursing care and the patients
environment under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse.
4. To maintain a high standard of professional and ethical responsibility.
5. To provide and maintain effective, individualised nursing care by:-
for nursing intervention.
7. Preparing and up-dating the nurse care plans within a nursing framework to include treatment
delegated by medical staff.
8. Assisting the medical staff in their treatment of residents through the co-ordination of care and
treatments provided by other disciplines and integrating these into the care plan.
9. Acting as team leader in giving skilled nursing care and treatments for a caseload of residents.
10. Planning the involvement of the resident’s relatives, teaching and supervising nursing techniques in
preparation for the transfer home.
MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
CLINICAL:
Assessment
Utilises assessment skills and techniques to determine resident needs on admission.
Completes and documents the nursing admission assessment in a thorough and accurate manner.
Assesses patient condition on an ongoing basis.
Assesses the need for resident/family instruction.
Planning
- Develops and documents a plan of care based on resident needs.
Updates the written plan of care based on resident needs.
Develops resident teaching and discharge plans as necessary.
Collaborates with other health team members in planning care.
Implementation
- Provides safe, comprehensive nursing care to a caseload of residents and within the guidelines laid out by Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland.
Knows and practices according to established legal requirements, policy and procedures.
Establishes care priorities based on nursing/medical resident problems.
Performs procedures accurately, completely and safely.
Provides care with minimal supervision in a timely manner.
Maintains a safe environment for residents.
Respects the dignity and confidentiality of residents, serving as an advocate as necessary.
Functions quickly and effectively in an emergency situation.
Adapts to changing workload.
Deals with ward incidents and accidents in accordance with hospital policy. Accurately record and report detail.
Evaluation
- Contributes to nursing quality assurance by assisting in the identification of recurrent nursing problems and co-operating in data collection.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- Documents according to policy and procedure.
Reports verbally and in writing pertinent resident care information to appropriate nursing/medical
personnel.- Communicates appropriately with residents/relatives and colleagues and other members of the health
care team. - Approaches interpersonal relationships in a manner that avoids antagonism, reduces conflict and prevents undue anxiety.
Recognises self-limitations and requests assistance.
PROFESSIONAL:
- Supports 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.
MANAGEMENT:
- Demonstrates ability to organise care for caseload of residents.
Uses time effectively.
Shows ability to delegate work to Staff Nurses, Student Nurses or other.
Uses discretion for decision making regarding resident care.
Displays initiative.
Reports on-going problems to Ward Sister.
EDUCATION:
- Demonstrates ability to teach and guide more Junior Staff/Students.
Shows interest in Post Graduate Education/Self Development.
Attends required standard number of Study Days in the year
The job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment.
Selection Criteria:
Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful
candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.
Mandatory
Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland and have their names maintained on the Live Register.
Desirable
Experience in Care of the Older persons service
Further Information for Candidates
Supplementary information:
The Hospital
www.beaumont.ie
Management Unit:
www.beaumont.ie/hr
Informal Enquiries ONLY to:
Name:
Sherin Boby
Title:
Assistant Director of Nursing, Raheny Campus
Email address:
Sherinboby@beaumont.ie
Telephone:
01 850 5657
(Please note NO APPLICATIONS will be accepted via the informal email address)
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