Community Nurse in Kilkenny | Larche Jobs

2 weeks ago

Kilkenny Co Kilkenny, Ireland OASIS Group Full time

Across Ireland/Northern Ireland and around the world, L’Arche creates communities of friendship and belonging. In L’Arche, people with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together. We believe that whatever one’s intelligence, every person has a gift to share with others.L’Arche demonstrates that when persons with intellectual disabilities take their place at the table, they contribute to a more just, compassionate, and vibrant world for all.L’Arche started in Trosly

Across Ireland/Northern Ireland and around the world, L’Arche creates communities of friendship and belonging. In L’Arche, people with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together. We believe that whatever one’s intelligence, every person has a gift to share with others.L’Arche demonstrates that when persons with intellectual disabilities take their place at the table, they contribute to a more just, compassionate, and vibrant world for all.L’Arche started in Trosly Show more

Skills and attributes
  • RNID
  • A full clean driving license.
  • MUST BE RESDENT IN IRELAND
  • Support and enablement of medical needs
  • RGN
  • knowledge and experience with adults with an intellectual disability
Description

Mission Statement of L'Arche:

“To make known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities revealed through mutually transforming relationships. To engage in our diverse cultures, working together to build a more humane society. To foster an environment in communities that is inspired by the core values of our founding story, and that responds to the changing needs of our members.”

We should always remember that relationships of friendship with the person with disabilities are the foundation of L'Arche. They are central to the ethos and Mission of L'Arche Communities in Ireland and Internationally. L'Arche Communities also have at their heart, Volunteer Assistants who commit to the community for a period of time. They come from diverse cultures and backgrounds. In essence their role, enhances the life of the community, our Core Members' lives. They bring and give renewal of spirit and building relationships that are central to L'Arche.

Community Nurse - L'Arche Kilkenny

We are currently recruiting for a permanent position for a Community Nurse to work as part of our Residential and Community team. This is a full-time, permanent, pensionable position for a basic 39-hour week. There is a 6 month probationary period applying to the employment.

Job Purpose & Role:

  • to provide support and enablement in relation to the medical needs of our Core Members, to engage in health promotion and to provide training and advice to the Staff, Assistants and Volunteers who support the Core Members in the Larche Kilkenny Community.
  • the Community Nurse must have either RNID or RGN qualifications and be registered with An Bord Altranais. Experience in the Intellectual Disability provision is essential.
  • a full driving license is essential to the role
  • the Community Nurse collaborates with the Core Members, Community Leader, Service Manager/Person in Charge, Day Service Co-ordinator, House LEaders and Care Team.
  • all duties are to be carried out in line with the L'Arche ethos, An Bord Altranais guidelines and HIQA standards. The Nurse should stay informed about any updates in HIQA standards and An Bord Altranais, ensuring that community practices evolve in response to these changes in guidelines.

a review with Support and Supervision will be undertaken after first three months

Duties & Responsibilities in Relation to Core Members:

  • liaise with the Doctor and allied professionals in relation to health issues
  • to have good protocols in place for minor illness, PRN use, long term conditions and overall medical care for residents.
  • follow up of medical appointments
  • accompanying residents to GP, specialist or hospital appointments as needed and advocating for them around their health issues
  • advising Staff and Care Assistants with appropriate questions to ask etc., when accompanying residents to their GP/Doctor appointments
  • establishing with Staff & Care Assistants, an understanding of medical issues, and interventions conditions.
  • assisting Core Members in understanding their medical issues, their medication, and their health promotion.
  • assisting in Care Planning for Core Members
  • monitoring progress in health issues
  • arranging of annual medical checks
  • supporting Core Members who have mental health issues and referring them to the appropriate sources of expertise
  • liaising with Mental Health PHN in relation to appropriate Core Members
  • conduct Risk Assessments in relation to personal care and to treatments and long-term care
  • support residents around mental health and refer them to an appropriate sources of expertise: GP/Psychiatrist/Public Health Nurse for Mental Health/Psychological Team.
  • keeping up-to-date medical records for each Core Member: this will involve obtaining, reviewing and filing reports (e.g. following doctor's visits), ensuring resident's medical files are up-to-date and relevant people are informed of changes in health, medication changes etc. in association with House and Day Service teams.
  • liaising with families of Core Members regarding health issues, in conjunction with the House teams and where necessary the Person in Charge or Day Service Co-ordinator.
  • dealing with minor wounds/illness, changind dressings for the Core Members.
  • health promotion: promoting health among Core Members, this will include areas such as diet, exercise, hygiene, personal grooming, sexuality and relationships.

Duties & Responsibilities in Relation to Staff, Assistants and Volunteers:

  • assist in providing Person Centered Planning of Care and implementation of care plans
  • training in medical conditions and treatments associated with these conditions
  • training in Administration of medication, care of drugs and their side effects
  • assisting in the creation and updating of Policy, Protocols, and procedures in relation to health issues
  • adhering to and training Staff & Assistants in the policy relating to standard precautions checking blood glucose monitoring, blood and body fluid spills, needle stick injury.
  • medical needs and health promotion needs. This will entail regular attendance at Co-ordinating Meetings

Applications should include your current Curriculum Vitae, along with a Cover Letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for this role.

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