Staff Nurse IV Team

The post-holder will work as a member of the Intravenous (IV) Team within the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team providing specialist IV service to patients and an education and support service to staff.

You are expected to practice within the Code of Practice guidelines from NMBI and within the Nursing and other Hospital Policies and Procedures. You will be held accountable to the Clinical Nurse Manager. Discretion initiative and an interest in teaching student nurses and preliminary training students to function independently is also a prerequisite. At all times you will 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

1. To develop clinical expertise leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice.

1. To share responsibility with the team for the management of care and the patient environment under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager

1. To maintain a high standard of professional and ethical responsibility

CLINICAL ROLE:

• Act as a clinical resource person to patients staff and multidisciplinary teams with regards to the insertion and management of Intravenous Cannulae
• Provide specialist knowledge education audit and support on the management of Intravenous Cannulae
• Be involved in quality improvement initiatives and service plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams for the reduction if Healthcare-associated Infections with the Infection Prevention and Control Team
• Incident review and management
• Be responsive to actions identified on audit or evaluation
• Review support and ensure hospital policies procedures and national guidance pertaining to IPC and IV care are adhered to and implementation of local policy and guidance. Support the implementation and national policy and guidance
• To provide and maintain effective individualised nursing care
• Support the use of digital technology and innovation

CLINICAL:

a) Assessment

1. Utilises assessment skills and techniques for patients

1. Completes and documents the nursing admission assessment in a thorough and accurate manner

1. Assesses patient condition on an ongoing basis

1. Assesses the need for patient/family instruction

b) Planning

1. Develops and documents a plan of care based on patient needs.

c) Implementation

1. Provides safe comprehensive and quality nursing care to a caseload of patients and within the guidelines laid out by NMBI.

1. Knows and practices according to established legal requirements policy and procedures.

1. Establishes care priorities based on nursing/medical patient problems.

1. Performs procedures accurately completely and safely

1. Provides care with minimal supervision in a timely manner

1. Maintains a safe environment for patients

1. Respects the dignity and confidentiality of patients serving as an advocate as necessary

1. Functions quickly and effectively in an emergency situation

1. Adapts to changing workload

1. Deals with incidents and accidents in accordance with hospital policy. Accurately record and report detail

d) Evaluation

1. Contributes to nursing quality assurance by assisting in the identification of recurrent problems and co-operating in data collection.

1. Participate in working groups/ committee as assigned

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

1. Possess excellent communication skills

1. Documents according to policy and procedure

1. Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and team members

1. Reports verbally and in writing pertinent patient care information to appropriate nursing/medical personnel

1. Approaches interpersonal relationships in a manner that avoids antagonism reduces conflict and prevents undue anxiety

1. Recognises self-limitations and requests assistance

PROFESSIONAL:

a) Professional Expectations

1. Supports the philosophy objectives and goals of the IPC Team the nursing department and the hospital

1. Follows appropriate lines of authority by discussing issues firstly with Clinical Nurse Manager then with Assistant Director of Nursing and then with the Director of Nursing

1. Demonstrates flexibility by assisting in other areas of the Hospital as needed

1. Develop polices and SOPs in relation the service with the CNM/ADON

MANAGEMENT:

1. Demonstrates ability to organise care for all patients within the service

1. Uses time effectively

1. Shows ability to delegate work to Staff Nurses Student Nurses or other

1. Uses discretion for decision making regarding patient care

1. Displays initiative

1. Reports on-going problems to CNM

EDUCATION:

1. Demonstrates ability to teach and guide staff in relation to IV care and audit

1. Shows interest in Post Graduate Education/Self Development

3. Attends required standard number of Study Days in the year

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 kept by An Bord Altranais (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered

• Successful completion of Venepuncture and IV cannulation education

Desireable:

• High level of organisational skills
• Interest in progressing in Infection Prevention & Control
• Experience in IV cannulation
• IT skills

For informal enquiries contact please contact

Giribabu K Muniyappa

(IV Team lead/ CNM3)

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