Nurse

Orchard Care Group; Sligo; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programme

Mentoring & support

CPD support

Career progression opportunities

Orchard Values Champion Award

Refer a friend initiative

Multidisciplinary team environment

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Orchard Care Group in Ireland is seeking registered nurses to join our specialist medical residential service for children with complex medical and disability needs. The role requires delivering high quality, person-centered care within a 24/7 rolling roster, including 12-hour shifts and sleep-ins as needed.

You will work with an extensive multidisciplinary team, maintain detailed care notes, manage care assistants, and participate in meetings.

Qualifications

• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (RNID) in the RNID division.
• Working knowledge of HIQA National Standards & Health Act Regulations for Residential Care Settings.
• Proficient in IT, strong communication skills, team player, delivering high-quality focused care.
• Rostering: 12-hour shifts including Days, Live Nights, Weekends; flexibility required.
• Full manual driver’s license with eligibility to drive in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualized care to each person we support in accordance with the care plan and clinical judgment.
• Assess needs and develop person-centered care plans with input from the Care Services team.
• Manage Care Assistants, allocate and supervise tasks; provide guidance, leadership and training.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings.
• Organise documentation and transport for external care appointments and emergencies.
• Maintain accurate, person-centered progress notes and provide comprehensive handover updates.
• Maintain accurate medication cardex information.

Skills

RNID registration

HIQA standards

IT proficiency

Communication

Teamwork

Quality care

Job description

Our Nurses are central to our team in "Building Brighter Futures" for the people we support.
We are currently seeking applications from registered Nurses interested in joining a team within a specialist medical residential service. The people we support within this children’s service have complex medical needs in addition to their disability needs and we require a nurse to provide care for this specific service.
The house is fully equipped to meet the needs of the people we support and is also supported by an extensive multidisciplinary team who provide onsite therapy. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver effective, efficient, and quality assured care to all the people we support.
As we provide specialist services 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, working hours are operated on a rolling roster, shift basis, which include sleep in’s and waking night duty as required. Due to the nature of the position some flexibility may be required from time to time in relation to hours of work.
Essential Requirements:

• Currently registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in the RNID Division.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of HIQA National Standards & Health Act Regulations for Residential Care Settings.
• Candidates should be proficient in I.T, possess a high level of communication skills, work well within a team and be able to provide high quality focused care.
• Rostering requirements: shifts rotations (12-hour shifts) will include Days, Live Nights, Weekends, and flexibility is required.
• Full manual driver’s license with eligibility to drive in Ireland.
• Eligible to live and work in Ireland without restriction

Main Responsibilities:

• Deliver individualised care to each person we support (in accordance with the care plan and best clinical judgment).
• Assess the needs of the people we support and develop a person-centered care plan, taking into consideration recommendations from other members of the Care Services team.
• Manage the Care Assistants and help them in their daily duties; allocate and supervise tasks; provide guidance, leadership and training where required.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings.
• Organise relevant documentation and transport for service users external care appointments and emergency care services.
• Maintain accurate, specific, person centered and detailed progress notes for all of the residents and share these together with a comprehensive verbal update with the Nurse taking over the next shift.
• Maintain accurate medication cardex information.

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Benefits to working with Company

• Extensive training programme
• On-going mentoring and support
• Continuous Professional Development support
• Career progression opportunities
• Orchard Values Champion Award
• Refer a friend initiative
• Working in a well-resourced environment with access to the multidisciplinary team
• Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their families

About us

The Orchard Care Group is dedicated to providing the best possible care, supports and outcomes for children, young people, and adults in Ireland across a range of settings and locations, in fostering, disability and mainstream residential services.
The Group brings together three leading brands in Irish social care – Orchard Residential, Orchard Community Care and Orchard Fostering.
Our Vision at Orchard Care Group is that the people we support live meaningful lives through, our high-quality model of excellent care, within our positive, collaborative, values-based culture. Our Values are Advocacy, Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration & Human Rights.