Staff Nurse – Inpatient Ward – UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin
Location: UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin
Job type: 12-month Fixed-term
Overview of role
We are looking to hire a Registered Staff Nurse for our Inpatient Ward on a Fixed Term basis – 12 months.
Role Purpose
To participate in the delivery of care within the Clinic.
To liaise with nursing staff to ensure adequate provision of cover when required.
To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies as a skilled member of the In-Patient Ward nursing team.
To promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors.
General Accountability
Maintain throughout the Clinic an awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all clinic activities.
Create and promote healthy working relationships.
Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the values of the clinic.
The person chosen will be accountable for the nursing service provided to patients in pre-operative and post-operative areas, ensuring the best possible standard of nursing care at all times.
Assessment of patient care needs.
Communicate with relatives and visitors of patients as required.
Setting and monitoring standards.
Actively participate in the Clinic's Accreditation programme and the ethos of Continuous Quality Improvement, implementing and maintaining procedures on the In-Patient Ward.
Keep the Clinical Nurse Manager and the Director of Nursing apprised of all issues as required.
Professional responsibilities
Practice within the Code of Practice, Rules and Guidelines set out by An Bord Altranais and comply with policies and procedures of the Sports Surgery Clinic.
Ensure each patient is treated as an individual, respecting their physical, psychological and religious well-being.
Give direct patient care in selected patient situations and serve as a behavioural model for excellence.
Set standards of nursing practice, communicate these standards to nursing personnel, audit and adjust as necessary.
Liaise effectively with all multidisciplinary team members to ensure patient-focused, high-standard care delivery.
Maintain a professional standard of behaviour within the nursing team.
Facilitate effective communication with patients, relatives and multidisciplinary team members.
Adhere to departmental patient identification policy at all times.
Provide a high standard of safe practice for patient care.
Anticipate and be aware of multidisciplinary team needs during anaesthesia and the pre- and post-operative processes.
Preserve the dignity and rights of patients at all times.
Document and record accurately all details of nursing care delivered in the pre- and post-operative period.
Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and maintained.
Base nursing care on the latest research findings and best practice.
Demonstrate initiative and be receptive to new ideas and development.
Qualifications and Skills
Registered Nurse, eligible to register with An Bord Altranais on the General Division of the live register.
Orthopaedic course desirable but not essential.
Experience
Managed patient care ensuring the highest professional standards using an evidence-based and care-planning approach.
Computer literate.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication abilities.
Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise and manage multiple issues simultaneously with attention to detail.
Ability to identify potential difficulties and formulate solutions.
Free from any defect or disease that would render unsuitable to hold office, and in a state of good health permitting efficient service.
Good character.
Equal Opportunity Statement and Benefits
UPMC is an equal-opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Benefits include a market-competitive total rewards program, competitive base pay, performance-related pay and premium pay (where applicable), performance rewards through our annual ACES programme, and opportunities for professional development and career progression.
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