Staff Nurse - Surgical Day Unit

recruitNet; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded private health insurance

Employer pension contributions

Relocation support

Subsidised parking

Educational grants

Job summary

RecruitNet International Ltd is seeking a Staff Nurse - Surgical Day Unit to join a leading hospital in Dublin, Ireland. You will deliver safe, patient-centred nursing care in a busy surgical day unit and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to maintain high-quality care.

The ideal candidate holds valid NMBI registration as an RN and has a minimum of two years’ acute nursing experience, with flexibility for rotations and on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid NMBI registration as a Registered General Nurse.
• Minimum of two years’ acute nursing experience.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and adapt to rotations/night duty.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care with assessment, planning, and evaluation.
• Administer medications and document changes in patient condition.
• Manage admissions, discharges and transfers with appropriate delegation.
• Maintain infection control standards and evidence-based practice.
• Support education, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Flexibility

Job description

Staff Nurse - Surgical Day Unit

Location: Dublin, Ireland | Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time

RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment for both domestic and international candidates across hospitals, nursing homes, home care, and community care services.

We are currently seeking a Staff Nurse - Surgical Day Unit to join a leading hospital in Dublin, Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated nurse to work in a dynamic clinical environment delivering high-quality patient care.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing safe, effective, and patient-centred nursing care while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to assigned patients, including assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care needs.
• Obtain nursing histories, identify nursing diagnoses, assess patient conditions, and monitor and document changes in symptoms, behaviour and physiological status.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments safely, implement medical orders, and promptly report changes in patients’ conditions to the appropriate nursing and medical staff.
• Manage patient admissions, discharges and transfers, coordinate care activities, and ensure appropriate delegation of duties according to staff competencies.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, aseptic techniques, patient safety, privacy, confidentiality and compliance with hospital policies.
• Ensure accurate, timely and professional documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, patient responses, care plans and health education provided.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, risk management, accreditation processes and the development of policies, procedures and best practices.
• Undertake managerial responsibilities, including effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, complaint management, monitoring of clinical standards and deputising for the Nurse Manager when required.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing education, professional portfolio development, performance reviews, and the supervision and support of students and newly appointed staff.
• Contribute to clinical education, patient and family health promotion, staff induction and continuous learning, while demonstrating effective time management and flexibility to meet hospital needs.

Requirements

• Hold a valid NMBI registration as a Registered General Nurse in good standing.
• Have a minimum of two years of acute nursing experience, with recent and relevant experience in the specialised clinical area.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, showing motivation, initiative and an innovative approach to work.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and concisely and understand change management.
• Demonstrate strong planning, organisational and time management skills, with flexibility to undertake rotations, night duty, theatre on-call duties and rostering requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in the specialised clinical area, acute hospital nursing practices and relevant national healthcare strategies.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to quality patient care, treating patients, relatives and colleagues with empathy, dignity and respect, while maintaining the flexibility required to deliver an effective and efficient service.

Benefits

• Fully funded private health insurance
• Highly competitive salary
• Employer pension contributions
• Relocation support
• Subsidised parking
• Educational grantsContinuous professional development opportunities
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Discounted healthcare for employees and their immediate family