Staff Nurse Full Time 37.5Hrs

Leopardstown Park Hospital is a registered centre for the provision of services to older people. It provides Day services and Long-Term Care, situated in South Co. Dublin. It was established in 1917 and continues to provide interdisciplinary services on a seven-day, twenty-four-hour basis. It is currently registered for 120 long stay beds.

Staff Nurse - Full Time Permanent Post

Salary Scale for Position €37,288 - €55,477 LSI

Purpose of the Post

• The Staff Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to the highest professional and ethical standards within the model of nursing care practiced in the hospital. The staff nurse will provide holistic, person centred care, promoting optimum independence and enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Details of Service

• The service provides general care of the elderly.
• The client group is care of the older persons (>65 years).
• The team structure is interdisciplinary, including Clinical Nurse Managers, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Medical Officer as well as Consultant Physician and Geriatricians. The Health and Social Care Professionals are made up of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Social Worker, Dietician. Household staff also play an important role in the service.
• People are admitted from local hospitals, home and community services.

Reporting Relationship

• The post holder is professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing or designated officer. Will report to the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 or 2 or designated officer.

Eligibility Criteria
Qualifications And/or Experience

• Candidates must be registered in the Register of Nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) Or be entitled to be so registered.
• Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

Note: Post holders must maintain annual registration with Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland).

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Post Specific Requirements, Additional Qualifications And/Or Experience Required

Any post specific requirement will be indicated at job offer stage, in line with service need.

Skills, Competencies And/Or Knowledge

• Demonstrate practitioner competence and professionalism in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role.
• Practices nursing care safely and effectively, fulfilling professional responsibility within scope of practice.
• Display evidence-based clinical knowledge in making decisions regarding client care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.
• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain relationships including the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates a commitment to providing a quality service.
• Demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate effective analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, including sufficient command of the English language to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role.
• Practices in accordance with legislation affecting nursing practice.
• Demonstrate an awareness of developments within the HSE.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HSE Transformation Programme.
• Demonstrate a willingness to engage and develop IT skills relevant to the role.

Leopardstown Park Hospital is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing date

Closing date for applications is Tuesday September 16th at 5.00pm.

A Full Job Description Is Available On Request.

Note: The following text appears in Irish or bilingual form in the original description and has been omitted here where it did not add essential, job-related information.

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Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

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