Staff Nurse

Mowlam Healthcare; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

LeopardstownCare Centre in Leopardstown, County Dublin, Ireland, is recruiting Staff Nurses with flexible hours and a supportive team environment. You will deliver person-centred care and work closely with residents, families, and carers.

Key duties include maintaining accurate records, complying with HIQA standards, and ensuring safe medication handling. A focus on professional leadership and teamwork is essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with NMBI and hold first level registration.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage care teams.
• Strong organisational and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents are treated with dignity, privacy and respect.
• Understand Named Nurse concept and maintain related documentation.
• Build meaningful relationships with residents, relatives and visitors.
• Adhere to Mowlam Healthcare policies.
• Maintain clear, concise records in line with legislation.
• Adhere to drugs and medicines control policies.
• Engage with HIQA standards and participate in inspections.
• Process admissions with complete documentation.
• Coordinate with health professionals for discharge continuity of care.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational

Communication

Decision making

Teamwork

Motivation

Education

NMBI registration

First level registration

Job description

D18 A3VR, Leopardstown, County Dublin, Ireland

LeopardstownCare Centre are currently recruiting for Staff Nurses. Flexible working hours available.

What does this role entail?

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.

All posts are subject to satisfactory references, medical and Garda vetting.

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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 care centre. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder periodically by the Manager.