Psychiatric Nurse

Nua Healthcare Services; Mallow; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Life Assurance/Death-in-Service

Specified Illness Cover

Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave

Education Assistance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

7-day roster shift work

Job summary

Nua Healthcare Services in Meelin, County Cork, Ireland, is seeking a registered Psychiatric Nurse to join our inpatient Mental Health Service. You will provide high-quality care, support treatment plans, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The role involves medication management, health assessments, collaboration with primary care, and delivering person-centred care within a 7-day roster. Applicants must be registered with NMBI and share a commitment to compassionate, confidential

Qualifications

• Be registered on the Psychiatric Division of the NMBI.

Responsibilities

• Safe management and administration of medications.
• Support front-line care with Service Users using nursing skills.
• Develop Health Assessments and Medication Plans.
• Ensure Health Action Plans are delivered for all Service Users.
• Promote relationships with primary health care services in the community.
• Communicate with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Support individuals and families per Personal Plans.
• Assist DON with compiling and presenting reports.

Skills

Communication

Under pressure

Organization

IT skills

Initiative

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Self-motivation

Education

NMBI Psychiatric Division registration

Job description

Location: Meelin, County Cork, Ireland Nursing Salary: 40, 000- 45,000 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/rvPuiQ0Nf2Y

Job Summary

Nua Healthcare Services (Nua) is one of Ireland's leading Private Healthcare Providers, specialising in Residential and Supported Living Services, to both Children and Adults with a range of complex support needs.

We are seeking applications to join our talented multidisciplinary team within our growing Approved Centre. This Approved Centre's primary focus is on specialist inpatient care through a model of recovery and rehabilitation. The centre offers a wide range of treatments and supports, such as psychological interventions, self care, and activities of daily living skills (ADL's), medication management, peer support, occupational functioning, and a physical health programme.

Job Objectives

The role of a psychiatric nurse is to provide care to people who avail of our service. We will support you in developing and upskilling you in providing high quality care, maintaining professional working relationships with our team members and people who avail of our service.

We support people in reaching their full potential, to have a meaningful life through the supports of the services we provide to them.

This Will Include The Following On a Day-to-day Basis

• We are seeking Psychiatric Nurses to join our dynamic team in our specialist inpatient Mental Health Service at Nua Healthcare.
• Safe Management and Administration of Medications
• Utilising nursing skills to support the delivery of effective front-line support to all Service Users
• Support the development and implementation of Health Assessments, Medication Plans and all supporting docs outlining supports for individuals including: personal plans, epilepsy plans, diabetic plans etc.
• Ensure that all Health Action Plans are delivered appropriately to all Service Users
• Promote good relationships with primary health care services in each individual's community.
• Communicate and liaise with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Identify supports and work in partnership with the individual, their family and other supports as outlined within individual Personal Plans.
• Support Patients with health appointments and follow through on recommendations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to Patients.
• Promote & nurture person centred planning using key worker systems and shared goal setting, maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Support the development and implementation of relevant docs outlining supports for Patients including: personal plans, standard operating procedures etc.
• Support and promote maximum opportunities for community involvement for people who use the service.
• Assist DON in regard to compiling and presenting reports as required.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to staff and patients.

Skills Requirement

Qualification

• Be registered on the Psychiatric Division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of Medication Management.
• An understanding of the needs of individuals.

Experience

• Experience in Nursing in a similar psychiatric field.
• Experience of relating to people in a supportive role.

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Willingness to learn.
• Reliability and flexible approach to work.
• Good organisation and IT skills.
• Self-motivated / Self starter.

Benefits

• Company Pension
• Life Assurance/Death-in-Service
• Specified Illness Cover
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Working hours over a 7 day roster involving shift work
• Continuous Professional Development