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Job Description
Job Title: Pediatric Nurse (Supply)
Location: Kingsbridge Private Hospital Sligo
Reports to: Clinical Nurse Manager
Accountable to: General Manager
Salary: Dependent on experience
Hours of work: Supply as and when required
Job Summary: To provide excellent nursing care, and to actively participate in and contribute to the management of the Surgical Department. To provide the highest standard of care to pre & post operative pediatric patients. We provide surgical procedures for pediatric cases from the age of 3 upwards.
To provide high standards of communication when dealing with pediatric kids and their families.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Professional/Clinical
* To ensure the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients attending the Hospital, working within agreed policies and procedures.
* Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, utilizing research findings as appropriate.
* To provide leadership for the Nursing team to ensure a high and safe standard of patient care providing supervision and support where appropriate.
* Setting, monitoring, and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
* Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives, and carers, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times.
* Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected
* Storing, checking and administering drugs including the intravenous route in accordance with NMBI standards.
* To work with minimal supervision in all areas within the specialty including, admission and recovery of patients and other related procedures.
* Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
* To prioritize own workload and that of other staff, ensuring that the department is managed effectively.
* To contribute to the local resolution, investigation and follow up action of any informal or formal complaints.
* Adhere to polices and procedures in place.
Organisational
* Co-ordinating the admission of patients.
* Ensuring the safe discharge of all patients.
* Communicating and co-operating with other departments.
* Providing accurate information as required in relation to pre and post operative care, and particularly the notification of incidents and accidents to staff, patients and visitors.
* Assist in the effective and efficient running of lists, collating accurate information about patients and notifying the Ward Manager and relevant Medical Teams of list changes and patient progress.
* To take appropriate action to manage unexpected situations and changes, informing the relevant Manager as necessary.
* To be familiar with and use the computerised system integral to the running of the service.
* To contribute to Clinical Governance, achieving and maintaining the goals and the philosophy of the Hospital.
Education and Training
* To be responsible for providing patients and carers with up-to-date information regarding their condition.
* To attend relevant meetings, always communicating effectively and reporting back to the team.
* To identify own training needs and attend relevant study days/courses as agreed with the line manager.
* To participate in the development of appropriate strategies to meet new national and local objectives e.g. clinical governance and risk management .
* To attend all mandatory training required by the hospital.
The above list is not exhaustive and additional / alternative tasks may be required from time to time as directed.
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria
* NMBI registration
* Paediatric Trained.
* Minimum of 2 years' experience in Paediatric Care
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
* Ability to recognize a deteriorating patient and escalate the patients care in a timely and safe manner.
* Ability to effectively prioritize workload and patient care needs
* Demonstrates an understanding of managing resource.
* Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk.
* Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for surgical patients both adult and children.
* Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient and family care
* Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
* Ability to use own initiative
* Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation.
* Self-motivated and able to work with minimal management
* Flexible and adaptable to changing workloads/priorities.
* Manages time effectively, focusing on achieving priorities.
* Ability to provide guidance and mentoring to other staff
* Ability to influence others to follow a particular action.
* Able to provide advice and information in a polite and courteous manner.
* Ability to complete tasks to deadlines and to a specified standard.
* Flexible in approach to work.
Desirable Criteria
* PALS Trained or
* PEARS Trained.
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Closing date for applications is 9th October 2025
Job Type: Temporary
Work Location: In person