Vacancy – Staff Nurse: Emergency Directorate
This is Not A HSE Job
To work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team to deliver a high standard of care to patients within St. James’s Hospital. The post holder is responsible for managing the care of patients and the needs of their families, ensuring that quality is maintained. She/he is required to develop additional clinical skills specific to the area of appointment.
Reports to: Clinical Nurse Manager II
Support Staff, Student Nurses as appropriate
Salary Scale €31,098 – €45,406 (Inc. LSI x 1)
Job Reference Number:Ref: 293/08
Enquiries To:
Ms. Deirdre Thomas ,Clinical Nurse Manager III, ED, Ph.: 416 2780, Email: dthomas@stjames.ie
Ms. Caitriona McHale Assistant Director of Nursing , ED, Ph.: 428 4821, Email: cmchale@stjames.ie
Closing Date: Friday, 3rd October 2008
Key Duties and Responsibilities
A staff nurse is a registered nurse who is involved in direct patient care with the responsibility of providing the highest standard of evidence based nursing care in partnership with other health care professionals.
* Their role is to promote health, prevent disease, and help patients cope with illness.
* Responsibilities include assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating highly specialised nursing care, using a holistic approach.
* When providing direct patient care, they observe, assess, and record symptoms, responses, and progress.
* They also supervise and assess student nurses and other junior staff in the clinical area.
* The Registered Nurse must adhere to Code of Professional Practice and Behaviours
* To establish good communication between patients, their relatives and all visitors to the Emergency Department.
* To participate in any new initiatives within the Emergency Department.
* The above Role Profile is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office. This Role Profile will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances.
Academic/Professional Qualifications and/or relevant Experience
Required:
* Registered General Nurse with An Bord Altranais, or eligible to register with An Bord Altranais
Desirable:
· Previous Emergency Department experience
Technical/Clinical Competencies
Required:
* n/a
Desirable
* Basic IT Skills
* Basic Life Support
The appointment to this post will be Whole Time, Permanent and Pensionable. . Annual Leave allowance is between 24 – 27 days (Pro Rata).
The person appointed must give a minimum of one months notice in writing, of intention to resign.
Normal working hours will be 39 hours per week.