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Opened in 1987, Beaumont Hospital has a bed complement of 820. We are the National Centre for Neurosurgery, Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation and Cochlear Implantation.

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Registered Staff Nurse

Permanent

Beaumont Hospital

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9

Directorate Nurse Manager

Appointment will be made on the Staff Nurse (2135) salary scale at a point in line with Government pay policy

37.5 hrs

Friday 23rd October @ 12 noon

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Opened in 1987, Beaumont Hospital has a bed complement of 820. We are the National Centre for Neurosurgery, Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation and Cochlear Implantation. The Hospital provides a 24-hour emergency service for its own catchment area of approximately 250,000. An average 60 patients per day are admitted for trauma or elective treatment, making it one of the busiest general Hospitals in the country. What can we do for you?

- Offer a variety of work within Medical, Surgical, A+E, Cardiac, Renal, Theatre

ICU, HDU and Oncology directorates.

- Opportunity to progress your surgical or medical education through post-graduate

modules in areas such as Colorectal/Breast care.

- As a teaching hospital, you will be involved in the development of new and better ways to care for patients through outcome-based research and the development of new

technologies.

- Designated as a Centre of Excellence for Cancer Services.

- All wards within the hospital are involved in the national nursing workforce planning project.

- Free 24/7 Car Park for all employees.

In Beaumont Hospital, the Director of Nursing manages and is accountable for the total nursing services at executive level. The Directorate Nurse Manager is accountable to the Director of Nursing for the work of Clinical Nurse Manager 2 assigned to his/her Division. The Clinical Nurse Managers are in turn accountable to the Directorate Nurse Manager for the performance of Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Staff Nurses, Student Nurses and ancillary staff working with Nurses on Wards or in Departments.

As a Staff Nurse in Beaumont Hospital you will be expected to take responsibility for each shift for a caseload of patients. For these you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care within the Roper, Logan and Tierney Model of Nursing. In addition, you are expected to practice within the Code of Practice guidelines from An Bord Altranais and within the Nursing and other Hospital Policies and Procedures. You will be held accountable to the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 and in her absence to the delegated nurse holding shift responsibility for the ward. 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.

Assessment

Utilises assessment skills and techniques to determine patient needs on

admission.

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.

Updates the written plan of care based on patient needs.

Develops patient teaching and discharge plans as necessary.

Collaborates with other health team members in planning care.

Implementation

Provides safe, comprehensive nursing care to a caseload of patients and within the guidelines laid out by An Bord Altranais.

Knows and practices according to established legal requirements,

policy and procedures.

Establishes care priorities based on nursing/medical patient problems.

Performs procedures accurately, completely and safely.

Provides 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 quickly 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.

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 Expectations

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.

Demonstrates ability to organise care for caseload of patients.

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.

Reports on-going problems to Ward Sister.

Demonstrates ability to teach and guide more Junior Staff/Students.

Shows interest in Post Graduate Education/Self Development.

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.

Applicants must be registered on the General Register of Nurses maintained by The Nursing & Midwifery Board, Ireland and have name maintained on Live Register.

Applicants must be eligible to work within the EU

Nursing care experience