Post Title:
Staff Nurse – Ear, Nose, and Throat Outpatients (ENT OPD)
Post Status:
Permanent
Department
NeuroCent Directorate, Beaumont Hospital
Location:
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Reports to:
Clinical Nurse Manager II (CNM II), Clinical Nurse Manager III (CNM III)
Salary:
Appointment will be made on CNM 2 Pay scale at a point in line with Government pay policy € 37, 788 - € 56,032
Hours of work:
37.5 hours/week (1 whole time equivalent)
Closing Date:
Wednesday 4 th March @ 12 noon
Responsibilities
Role Summary
The Neurosciences Department at Beaumont Hospital is pleased to announce the availability of a full time, permanent staff nurse vacancy based in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Outpatients Department (ENT OPD). Otorhinolaryngology (conditions of the ear, nose, and throat – also known as ENT) and head and neck diagnostics and interventions (HNS – head and neck surgery) are the main representations of clinical, day case, and outpatient activity at Beaumont Hospital within the ENT Outpatients Department (OPD). The ENT OPD service performs several types of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which would have previously required an in-patient hospital admission and these are led by a team of 10 consultants and supported by staff nurses, a healthcare assistant, and a clinical nurse manager 2. The importance of this service with regards to its function as a conduit to cancer diagnosis and treatment pathways cannot be underestimated. The ENT OPD works in close partnership with the National Cochlear Implant & Viani Research Centre supporting patients and families requiring assessment, surgery, and rehabilitation for patients with cochlear implants. You will be supported to transition to this specialist area of practice through a variety of clinical and educational development programmes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBIULITIES:
To maintain a high standard of nursing care:
To develop clinical expertise, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice.
To share responsibility with the team for the management of nursing care and the patients environment under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse.
To maintain a high standard of professional and ethical responsibility.
To ensure safe discharge and transit of patients through the hospital.
CLINICAL ROLE:
To provide and maintain effective, individualised nursing care by:
Assessing (with the patients where possible) physical, psychological and social problems and the need for nursing intervention
Preparing and up-dating the documentation within a nursing framework to include treatment delegated by the Multidisciplinary team
Acting as team leader (depending on context) in giving skilled nursing care and treatments for the patients within the unit
Planning the involvement of the patient's relatives, teaching and supervising nursing techniques in preparation for the transfer to other hospital departments or units.
Actively promote effective discharge planning from the critical care area to the ward setting.
CLINICAL:
Assessment
Utilises assessment skills and techniques to determine patient actual and/or potential needs
Completes and documents the nursing admission assessment in a thorough and accurate manner
Assesses patient condition on an ongoing basis
Assesses the need for patient/family instruction
Planning
Develops and documents a plan of care based on patient needs
Develops patient teaching and discharge/transfer plans as necessary based on their current needs
Collaborates with other health team members in planning care to expedite discharge safely
Implementation
Provides safe, comprehensive, and competent nursing care to a caseload of patients and within the guidelines laid out by NMBI (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland)
Practices according to established legal requirements, policy and procedures
Establishes care priorities based on nursing/medical patient problems
Performs procedures accurately, completely and safely
Following a period of supervised practice, candidates will provide care with minimal supervision in a timely manner
Maintains a safe environment for patients
Respects the dignity and confidentiality of patients, serving as an advocate as necessary
Functions promptly and effectively in an emergency situation
Adapts to changing workload
Deals with ward incidents and accidents in accordance with hospital policy. Accurately record and report detail.
Evaluation
Contributes to nursing quality assurance by assisting in the identification of recurrent nursing problems and co-operating in data collection
Monitors the effectiveness of nursing and other interventions and documents these findings in the appropriate record
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Documents according to policy and procedure
Reports verbally and in writing pertinent patient care information to appropriate nursing/medical personnel
Communicates appropriately with patients/relatives and colleagues and other members of the health care team
Approaches interpersonal relationships in a manner that avoids antagonism, reduces conflict and prevents undue anxiety
Recognises self-limitations and requests assistance
PROFESSIONAL:
Supports the philosophy, objectives and goals of the nursing department and hospital
Follows appropriate lines of authority by discussing issues firstly with Clinical Nurse Manager, then with Unit Nurse Manager and then with the Director of Nursing
Demonstrates flexibility by assisting in other areas of the Hospital as needed
Supports development of polices and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) in relation the ward/unit with the CNM/DNM (Directorate Nurse Manager)
MANAGEMENT:
Demonstrates ability to organise care for all patients within the ward/unit
Uses time effectively
Shows ability to delegate work to Staff Nurses, Student Nurses or other
Uses discretion for decision making regarding patient care
Displays initiative
Liase with patient flow and CNMs on the movement and transfer of patients from the unit to the ward or other settings
Reports on-going problems to CNM
EDUCATION:
Demonstrates ability to teach and guide more Junior Staff/Students/Healthcare assistants
Shows interest in Post Graduate Education/Self Development
Will ensure that assigned mandatory training is complete and up to date
Will complete local training, induction, and educational programmes to ensure that knowledge and practice are synergistic
Mandatory Criteria
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc
Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, in the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses kept by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
And
Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, (including a high standard of clinical and administrative capacity), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
Annual Registration
On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
And
Practitioners must confirm annual registration with the NMBI to the HSE (Health Service Executive) by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
Age
Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where s/he is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.
Health
Candidates 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
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character
Experience
Must have at least 1 years' experience working in an in-patient or out-patient setting that supports the needs of surgical or ENT patients.
Desirable Criteria
Completion of a relevant post graduate level 9 specialist nursing course
2 years or more of surgical, oncology, or ENT in or outpatient experience
Further Information for Candidates:
The Hospital
Management Unit:
Informal Enquiries ONLY to:
Name:
Cam Salcedo
Title:
Directorate Nurse Manager
Email address:
Telephone:
or internal extension 8337
Application Procedure:
To apply for this role, please use the application portal link which is located on the 'careers' section of the hospital website.
A short listing exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application. The criteria for ranking and or short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification.