Posted: 22h ago
The role
Title: Relief Nurse (covering holidays, sick leave, professional development days for sole nurse in our nurse-led daycare centre)
Location: St. Francis Gardens, Day Centre, Blackpool, Cork
Hours: Relief hours covering holidays, sick leave, professional development days. Daycare centre opens Mon‑Fri 09.00 - 17.30
Reporting to: Nurse Co‑ordinator
Salary/Hourly rate: €25 per hour
Job Purpose
To maintain a high standard of nursing care, continue to develop clinical expertise, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice, and to support, facilitate and manage the delivery of excellent nursing care while maintaining a high standard of professional and ethical responsibility.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
Professional/Clinical Responsibilities:
To provide and maintain effective, individualised nursing care by organising the delivery of nursing care through the Primary Nursing approach.
Pre‑admission nursing assessment of all service users to ensure the service can address their identified needs within the context of the Day Centre design and location.
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care by personal involvement and supervising the activities of other staff and volunteers.
Co‑operating fully with all members of the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure good teamwork brings about excellent care of the older person.
Communicating effectively with family members/carers to reduce anxiety and ensure positive outcomes for the Day Centre attendees.
Management Responsibilities:
To ensure effective management by reflecting on and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the Centre, in line with the ethos of Respond.
Managing the Day Centre waiting list following referral for daycare services.
Allocation of daycare places in a fair and equitable manner and maintaining Day Centre numbers by prompt reallocation of vacancies.
Delegating work fairly and competently to team members, carrying out induction programmes with new staff and volunteers.
Motivating staff to maintain excellent standards of nursing care, providing support and supportive supervision.
Leading and implementing change, maintaining and developing the volunteer ethos of the centre.
Administrative Responsibilities:
Ensuring adequate stocks/supplies and maintaining duty rosters effectively with an appropriate skill mix.
Supervising centre stocks/supplies to prevent theft/damage and ensuring equipment is kept in working condition.
Following centre policies and procedures in all aspects of care, and developing policies where necessary.
Attending and contributing effectively to meetings of various committees/groups concerned with improvement in the working of the centre.
Submitting a monthly report and client statistics to Respond Area Manager and management committee.
Maintaining the highest standard of confidentiality and ensuring records comply with Freedom of Information and Data Protection regulations.
Overseeing the process of receiving and lodging all income for the centre and ensuring compliance with Respond & HSE Health & Safety policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Essential: Registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais.
At least five years of nursing experience since qualifying as a General Trained Nurse.
Demonstrate sound knowledge and clinical nursing practice together with future trends in the Care of Older Persons.
Knowledge of current legislative policies pertinent to the Care of Older Persons.
Excellent organisational and management skills.
Willingness to share own knowledge with others and accept the contribution of others.
Ability to deal effectively with complaints.
Flexibility in adapting to working arrangements.
IT skills.
Desirable: Experience in the Care of Older Persons, experience in Psychogeriatric Nursing Care, and an appreciation of financial management with the ability to control costs to budgetary levels.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Respond is committed to equal employment and growing a diverse workforce. If you do not "tick every box" there are likely other valuable attributes and skills that you have, that would make you a great fit for the organisation. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, nationalities, genders and from anyone who has historically faced social exclusion. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply.
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