Staff Nurse - Foxrock, Ireland - Leopardstown Park Hospital

Description

A Little Bit About Us

Established in 1917, Leopardstown Park Hospital is set within beautiful private grounds and located in the picturesque suburb of Foxrock in South County Dublin.

The Hospital has a unique heritage with a proud tradition of caring for ex-service personnel. Today the hospital retains its service personnel links and also meets the

specialist older persons' needs of the general public. We are committed to the delivery of the highest standard of person-centred care and to supporting the development of our employees.

We have large landscaped areas for Residents to enjoy,relax, garden or exercise. Our food is prepared by our team of highly trained chefs and we pride ourselves on offering a balanced, nutritious diet using fresh, quality ingredients to meet all our residents' preferences and their specific dietary needs.

Our aim is to offer a safe, welcoming and stimulating home to our Residents. With 140 inpatient beds, the hospital is a public voluntary hospital run by the Leopardstown Park Hospital Board and subject to regulation by HIQA. It provides specialist older persons' services in the areas of rehabilitation, respite, day services and residential care.

The Hospital is entering a new era of development and modernisation with some areas being upgraded and infrastructure being replaced with a new hospital as part of the HSE capital plan.

Salary Scale for Position €32,542 - €49,969 LSI (plus a geriatric lead allowance of €2,371 per annum)

Purpose of the Post

• The Staff Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to the highest professional and ethical standards within the model of nursing care practiced in the hospital. The staff nurse will provide holistic, person centered care, promoting optimum independence and enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Details of Service

• The service provides general care of the elderly with some elderly rehabilitation and respite service
• The client group is care of the older persons ( > 65 years) with some rehabilitation
• The team structure is interdisciplinary; including Clinical Nurse Managers, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Medical Officer as well as Consultant Physician and Geriatricians. The Health and Social Care Professionals are made up of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Social Worker, Dietician. Household staff also play an important role in the service
• People are admitted from the local hospitals, home and community services

Reporting Relationship

• The post holder is professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing or designated officer Will report to the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 or 2 or designated officer

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and/or experience

Candidates must:

Be registered in the Register of Nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland)

Or be entitle to be so registered

And

Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role

Note: Post holders must maintain annual registration with Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland)

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Post Specific Requirements, additional qualifications and/or experience required

Any post specific requirement will be indicated at job offer stage, in line with service need

Skills, competencies and/or knowledge

• Demonstrate practitioner competence and professionalism in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
• Practices nursing care safely and effectively, fulfilling her/his professional responsibility within her/his scope of practice
• Display evidence-based clinical knowledge in making decisions regarding client care
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development
• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills
• Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain relationships including the ability to work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Demonstrates a commitment to providing a quality service
• Demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect
• Demonstrate effective analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, including sufficient command of the English language so as to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
• Practices in accordance with legislation affecting nursing practice
• Demonstrate an awareness of developments within the HSE
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HSE Transformation Programme
• Demonstrate a willingness to engage and develop IT skills relevant to the role

Leopardstown Park Hospital is an equal opportunities employer.

Beagainin Fuinn

Bunaithe sa bhliain 1917, ta Ospideal Phairc Bhaile na Lobhar suite laistigh de thailte priobhaideacha aille i mbruachbhaile pictiurtha Charraig an tSionnaigh i nDeisceart Chontae Atha Cliath.

Ta oidhreacht ar leith agus traidisiun broduil bainte amach ag an Ospideal as an aire a thugann se d'iarbhaill de na forsai armtha. Sa la ata inniu ann coinnionn an t-ospideal na naisc aige leis na forsai armtha agus freastalaionn se sainriachtanais seandaoine an phobail i gcoitinne. Geallaimid curam ar an gcaighdean is airde ata dirithe ar an duine a chur ar fail agus tacu le forbairt ar gcuid fostaithe.

Ta tailte fairsinge tirdhreachtaithe againn inar feidir leis na Conaitheoiri taitneamh a bhaint astu, a gcuid scith a ligean no garraiodoireacht no aclaiocht a dheanamh. Ullmhaionn an fhoireann cocaireachta ardoilte againne ar mbia agus bainimid brod as aiste bia cothrom, scamhardach a chur ar fail ag baint usaide as comhabhair ura ar ardchaighdeain chun freastal ar roghanna ar gconaitheoiri agus ar aon riachtanais chothaithe ar leith acu.

Ta se mar aidhm againn teach sabhailte, failteach agus spreaguil a chur ar fail dar gConaitheoiri. Le 140 leaba d'othair chonaitheacha ann, is ospideal poibli deonach e ata a reachtail ag Bord Ospideal Phairc Bhaile na Lobhar agus faoi reir rialachain an Udarais um Chailiocht Slainte (UCFS). Cuireann se seirbhisi ar leith ar fail do sheandaoine i reimsi an athshlanuchain, an fhaoisimh, na seirbhisi lae agus an churaim conaithigh.

Ta re nua na forbartha agus an nuachoirithe buailte ag an Ospideal ina dheanfar roinnt reimsi a n-uasghradu agus ospideal nua a chur in ionad an bhonneagair reatha mar chuid de phlean caipitil an FSS.

Scala Tuarastail don Phoist €32,542 - €49,969 IFS (Incrimint Fadseirbhise) (agus liuntas ceannaire seanliachta de €2,371 sa bhreis in aghaidh na bliana)

Cuspoir an Phoist

Beidh ar an Altra Foirne measunu, pleanail, forfheidhmiu agus luachail a dheanamh ar an gcuram de reir na gcaighdean gairmiuil agus eiticiuil is airde laistigh de mhunla curaim an altranais a chleachtaitear san ospideal. Chuirfidh an t-altra foirne curam iomlanaioch, duine-dirithe ar fail ag cur an neamhspleachas is fearr chun cinn agus ag cur le cighdean na beatha de chuid usaideoiri na seirbhise.

Mionshonrai na Seirbhise

Cuireann an tseirbhis gnathchuram na seandaoine ar fail chomh maith le roinnt seirbhisi athshlanuchain agus faoisimh do sheandaoine

Se an grupa cliant na aire aire a thabhairt do sheandaoine (> 65 bhliain d'aois) chomh maith le roinnt obair athshlanuchain

Ta foireann idirdhisciplineach ag an tseirbhis, lena n-airitear Bainisteoiri Altrai Cliniciula, Altrai Foirne, Cuntoiri Curaim Slainte agus Oifigeach Miochaine chomh maith le Lia Comhairleach agus Geiriatraithe. Cuimsionn na Gairmithe Slainte agus Curaim Shoisialaigh na Fisiteiripeoiri, Teiripeoiri Saothair, Teiripeoiri Urlabhra agus Teanga agus glacannn an t-Oibri Soisialta, an Diaiteiteach agus an Fhoireann Ti pairt thabhachtach sa tseirbhis freisin.

Togtar na Conaitheoiri isteach o ospideil aitiula agus o na seirbhisi baile agus phobail

Tuairisciocht

Deanann sealbhoir an phoist tuairisc ghairmiuil do Stiurthoir an Altranais no don oifigeach ainmnithe. Deanfaidh se tuairisc do Bhainisteoir na nAltrai Cliniciula 1 no 2 no don oifigeach ainmnithe.

Criteir Cailiochta

Cailiochtai agus/no taithi

Ba cheart do gach iarrthoir:

- a bheith claraithe i gClar na nAltrai arna chothabhail ag Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann; no

- a bheith i dteideal a bheith claraithe amhlaidh

Agus

- an cumas cliniciuil agus riarachain a bheith aige d'fhonn feidhmeanna an roil a chomhlionadh i gceart

Tabhair faoi deara: Ni mor do gach sealbhoiri poist a chlaruchan bliantuil a choinneail le Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann.

Slainte

Caithfidh gach iarrthoir agus gach einne i seilbh na hoifige a bheith lan-inniuil agus in ann na dualgais a ghabhann leis an oifig a chomhlionadh agus a bheith i riocht slainte a thabharfadh le fios go bhfuil ionchas reasunach ann go bhfreastaloidh se go rialta agus go heifeachtach ar an obair.

Carachtar

Ni mor go mbeadh dea-chail ar gach iarrthoir ar an oifig agus ar gach einne i seilbh na hoifige.

Riachtanais ar leith an Phoist, cailiochtai breise agus/no taithi ag teastail

Leireofar aon riachtanas ar leith maidir leis an bpost ag ceim na tairisceana, de reir riachtanas na seirbhise

Scileanna, inniulachtai agus/no eolas

Inniulacht agus gairmiulacht an chleachtora a leiriu chun dualgais agus freagrachtai an roil a chomhlionadh

Curam altranais a chleachtadh go sabhailte agus go heifeachtach, ag agus freagracht ghairmiuil a comhlionadh laistigh de reim an chleachtais

Eolas cliniciuil fianaise-bhunaithe a leiriu agus cinnti faoi churam an cliaint a ndeanamh

Gealltanas d'fhorbairt ghairmiuil leanunach a leiriu

Fianaise i leith scileanna eifeachtacha pleanala agus eagraithe a leiriu

An cumas le caidrimh a thogail agus a chothabhail a leiriu lena n-airitear an cumas oibriu go heifeachtach mar chomhalta d'fhoireann ildisciplineach

Gealltanas do sheirbhis a chur ar fail ar ardchaighdeain a leiriu

Fianaise a leiriu ar an gcumas ionbha agus coireail a dheanamh le hothair, gaolta agus comhghleacaithe le gradam agus le meas

Scileanna eifeachtacha na hanailise, an fhadhbreitigh agus na cinnteoireachta a leiriu

Scileanna cumarsaide den scoth a leiriu, lena n-airitear an dothain cumais ar an mBearla chun dualgais agus freagrachtai an roil a chomhlionadh go heifeachtach

Modh oibre de reir na reachtaiochta a baineann le cleachtas an altranais a leiriu

Feasacht ar an dul chun cinn ata a dheanamh laistigh de FSS a leiriu

Eolas ar Chlar Claochlaithe FSS a leiriu

An fonn a dul i ngleic le forbairt scileanna an TF a mbaineann leis an rol a leiriu

Is fostoir comhdheiseanna e Ospideal Phairc Bhaile na Lobhar.