Senior Staff Nurse

Mowlam Healthcare; Cork; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mowlam Healthcare Charleville is inviting applications for a Senior Staff Nurse. You will supervise and lead staff, ensure high standards of resident care and documentation, and oversee medication control in line with policy.

You will work with HIQA standards and coordinate with health professionals on discharges to ensure continuity of care. The role requires a current first level registration and may favour managerial experience.

Qualifications

• Senior nursing qualification with registration in Ireland.
• Experience in leadership/management in a care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead and manage staff; delegate duties as needed.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity, privacy and respect.
• Understand Named Nurse concept and maintain relevant documentation.
• Build personal relationships with residents, relatives and visitors; support bereaved.
• Adhere to Mowlam Healthcare policies by all staff.
• Maintain clear, concise records in the home per legislation and standards.
• Ensure proper controls on drugs/medicines per policy.
• Maintain awareness of HIQA standards and participate in inspections.
• Oversee admissions and ensure proper documentation.
• Liaise with health care professionals regarding discharge and continuity of care.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Motivation

Teamwork

Results oriented

Education

First level registration

NMBI live register

Managerial training/experience (advantage)

Job description

Rathluirc(Charleville), County Cork, Ireland

We are now inviting applications to the role of Senior Staff Nurse at Charleville nursing home.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise, lead, and manage staff, delegating and allocating duties as necessary.
• Ensure that all residents are treated with dignity, privacy and respect and ensuring they are treated as individuals.
• Understand the Named Nurse concept, its function, and implementation and ensure that all relevant documentation is maintained.
• Establish a personal and meaningful relationship with all residents, relatives and visitors, ensuring appropriate support and comfort is given at all times, especially to the bereaved.
• Ensure all Mowlam Healthcare policies are known and adhered to by all staff.
• Maintain clear, concise, and accurate records within the home in accordance with legislation and Mowlam Standards.
• Ensures the agreed policies and procedures for the control, administration and custody of all drugs and medicines are adhered to.
• Knowledge and awareness of HIQA standards and ability to participate in inspection process.
• Ensure all admissions to the home are carried out correctly and all appropriate documentation completed.
• Liaise with health care professionals as necessary regarding the discharge of a resident to the community to ensure continuity of care.

Qualifications:

• First level registration.
• Previous managerial training / experience, an advantage.
• Registered on the NMBI live register.

Person Specification / Skills / Attributes:

• Excellent Leadership, Organizational and Communication skills.
• Sound decision making ability.
• Ability to motivate self and others and work on own initiative.
• Ability to work well and promote a team environment.
• Results driven.

Note

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role and the range of duties, it does not attempt to detail every activity. Given the nature of the work, it must be stressed that maximum flexibility is required to work in the nursing home. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder periodically by the Home Manager.