Psychiatric Nurse

Psychiatric Nurse - Approved Centre role at Nua Healthcare Services

Location: Meelin, County Cork, Ireland. Salary: As per Company scale.

Expanding mental health service - now recruiting for all nurse grades. This Approved Centre's primary focus is on specialist inpatient care through a model of recovery and rehabilitation. The centre offers a wide range of treatments and supports, such as psychological interventions, self care, and activities of daily living skills (ADL's), medication management, peer support, occupational functioning, and a physical health programme. Starting salary above HSE scale with excellent terms and conditions.

• Company Pension
• Comprehensive Induction process
• Continuous Professional Development
• Fantastic development & career opportunities
• Life Assurance/Death-in-Service
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Working hours over a 7-day roster involving shift work
• Bike to work Scheme
• Refer/Retain a friend bonus
• Discounts with Retailers - Nationwide

The role of a psychiatric nurse is to provide care to people who avail of our service. We will support you in developing and upskilling you in providing high quality care, maintaining professional working relationships with our team members and people who avail of our service. We support people in reaching their full potential, to have a meaningful life through the supports of the services we provide to them.

• We are seeking Psychiatric Nurses to join our dynamic team in our specialist inpatient Mental Health Service at Nua Healthcare.
• Safe Management and Administration of Medications
• Utilising nursing skills to support the delivery of effective front-line support to all Service Users
• Support the development and implementation of Health Assessments, Medication Plans and all supporting docs outlining supports for individuals including: personal plans, epilepsy plans, diabetic plans etc.
• Ensure that all Health Action Plans are delivered appropriately to all Service Users
• Promote good relationships with primary health care services in each individual's community.
• Communicate and liaise with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Identify supports and work in partnership with the individual, their family and other supports as outlined within individual Personal Plans.
• Support Patients with health appointments and follow through on recommendations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to Patients.
• Promote & nurture person centred planning using key worker systems and shared goal setting, maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Support the development and implementation of relevant docs outlining supports for Patients including: personal plans, standard operating procedures etc.
• Support and promote maximum opportunities for community involvement for people who use the service.
• Assist DON in regard to compiling and presenting reports as required.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to staff and patients.

• Be registered on the Psychiatric Division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of Medication Management.
• An understanding of the needs of individuals.
• Experience in Nursing in a similar psychiatric field.
• Experience of relating to people in a supportive role.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Willingness to learn.
• Reliability and flexible approach to work.
• Good organisation and IT skills.
• Self-motivated / Self starter.

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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