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Job Description
Purpose of the Role
To work in collaboration with the Nursing team to ensure excellence in patient care through a well educated and highly motivated team of carers and the effective and efficient use of resources. The fundamental philosophy guiding this position is to promote and preserve the Bons Secours Mission Values and Ethos.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Practice within policies and procedures legal requirements guidelines and standards as directed by the Nursing Department and NMBI. Be familiar with and practice within all policies procedures and standards set out by the hospital. Provide effective and efficient nursing care by:
i) Planning implementing and evaluating care given to patients from admission to discharge
ii) Completing nursing assessment care plan and other relevant documentation
- Report verbally and in writing pertinent patient care information to appropriate nursing/medical staff and other clinical staff.
- Ensure all handover reports and escalations are carried out using approved ISBAR handover tool.
- Liaise with and cooperate with other departments as required and demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
- Ensure all documentation relating to patient is accurately maintained in the patients medical records in line with policy and procedures and the record kept in a confidential manner and using only approved abbreviations.
- Comply with the medications policy ensuring that regulations for the safekeeping and recording of scheduling drugs are adhered to at all times.
- Display a professional courteous and caring liaison with patients and their relatives staff and all other service users in line with the Bon Secours values.
- Function effectively and respond quickly and calmly in an emergency situation.
- Use discretion and decision making regarding patient care referring appropriately to CNMs Medical staff or other disciplines.
- Follow appropriate lines of authority by discussing issues first with the CNM.
- Takes responsibility for stock control ensuring adequate levels of required supplies are held on the department at all times.
- Mentor student nurses new staff nurses and care assistants.
- Contributes to Nursing Best Practice by assisting in identifying recurrent nursing problems and implementing evidence based practices.
- Participate and cooperate within initiatives to maintain Hospital accreditation including assisting with data collection.
- Ensure all adverse occurrences and/or difficulties concerning patients and staff are reported to CNM/Director of Nursing documenting full details as per Hospital Policy.
- Ensure all adverse occurrences and/or difficulties concerning patients and staff are reported to CNM/Director of Nursing and recorded on Q Pulse documenting full details as per Hospital Policy.
- Participate in Hospitals Performance Review and Development System/Process. Monitor report and in association with the CNM take appropriate corrective action on matters which;
Person Specification
- Be a Registered General Nurse on the current live register of NMBI.
- Newly qualified or qualified within the last 2 years
- Have experience of working in a multi professional environment.
- IT Skills are desirable.
BON SECOURS HOSPITAL DUBLIN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.
THE GRADUATE PROGRAMME IS ONLY OPEN TO NURSES WHO HAVE QUALIFIED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ANYONE WHO HAS QUALIFIED OUTSIDE OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE AN ADAPTATION PROGRAMME AND SHOULD NOT APPLY VIA THIS ADVERT.
Employment Type
Full-Time
