Nurse Dublin North Mental Health - close to Dublin City
Job Description
Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Monday to Friday, Dublin City
North Dublin, County Dublin
Permanent
Full-time
Shift and schedule
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Location
North Dublin, County Dublin
Benefits
Employee assistance program
Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Home Based Treatment Team
A modern mental health service located in Dublin North offering a full range of care and treatment to people experiencing mental health difficulties and mental health illnesses.
A long-established history of providing care that is values driven and underpinned by person-centredness and quality.
A full multidisciplinary healthcare team is in place to deliver treatment and therapeutic interventions to all service users. The current service provided consists of an acute inpatient unit, specialist rehabilitation units, and psychiatry of later life services. Two general adult acute day hospitals are located on-site.
Purpose of the Post
The post appointment is to the Mental Health Service. The appointee will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and deliver professional nursing expertise on an individual basis in the person's home. This will involve assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care to the highest professional and ethical standards within the model of nursing care practiced in the clinical care setting.
Reporting Relationship: Clinical Nurse Manager/ Assistant Director of Nursing
Clinical Role:
The Staff Nurse will:
Manage the nursing care of a caseload of patients as required.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized patient/client care programs within an agreed framework, in accordance with best practice at all stages of the process.
Ensure clinical risk assessments are completed as required.
Collaborate with the patient/client, their family, and the interdisciplinary team to facilitate the development and review of an appropriate care plan/discharge plan to ensure continuity of care.
Participate in Multidisciplinary, Team, and Clinical meetings.
Observe, report, and take appropriate action on any matter which may be detrimental to patient/client care or wellbeing or inhibit the efficient operation of the centre, unit or assignment.
Act as an advocate for patients/service users as required and provide relevant information on advocacy support.
Maintain appropriate and accurate written records and reports regarding patient/client care in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Board Ireland guidelines, Mental Health Act 2001 legislation, and other relevant legislative and legal requirements.
The Staff Nurse will:
Be required to take managerial responsibility for the ward /unit/ clinical area in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager
Take responsibility in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Manager for the efficient coordination and control of resources and administrative procedures within the identified area.
EDUCATION
The Staff Nurse will:
Participate in the planning and implementation of orientation and teaching programmes both for students and other health care staff in the clinical setting.
Act as a mentor, preceptor or clinical assessor for staff in the clinical environment
Participate in the induction of new staff in the clinical area.
Participate in training as required to meet the ongoing needs for the care of the patient in order to comply with standards of care.
Take responsibility for own learning and development needs and actively contribute to the learning and development of the interdisciplinary team.
May be assigned to hospital and / or community-based duties as required to meet the needs of the service.
Eligibility Criteria - Qualifications and/ or experience
Required
Be registered on the Psychiatric Division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Be flexible in relation to work pattern.
Have a clear, open and friendly communication style with the ability to respond quickly and appropriately across a variety of situations.
Have excellent communication and organizational skills.
Have a clear commitment to person-centered care and strong interpersonal skills.
Have fluent spoken and written English.
Full Clean Drivers license and own transport
Desirable
Have completed Mental Health Act Training.
Be very familiar with the Judgement Support Framework (JSF), MHC.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: €33,943.00-€51,628.00 per year
Benefits:
Employee assistance program
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
For further information, please call Sinead today in confidence
on mobile 087 8550555
or email CV to: sinead.love@headhuntinternational.com
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