Role: Staff Nurse, Residents Services

Duration of the post: Permanent Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Location: West Dublin/ North Kildare

Reporting Relationship: Director of Nursing or person nominated by them

Job Purpose:

To assist the Community Services Managers in the development, implementation, and delivery of quality customer focus and cost-effective support to service users.   This includes the provision of individual programmes and activities to meet the needs, choices and abilities of service users, and an active contribution towards the involvement of Stewarts Community in the expansion of service provision within the local community.

Remuneration:

Current Salary Scale: €34,664- €51,952 LSI (Staff Nurse Salary Scale), Your salary is paid monthly (16th unless when 16th falls on Saturday or Sunday you are paid on the Friday prior to the 16th) by direct credit transfer into any Bank or Building Society of your choice where the paypath system operates.Salaries and increments are paid in accordance with DOH salary scales.

Annual Leave: Based on Year's experience.

Working Week:

The hours allocated to this post are 37.5 hours per week. The allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Director of Care and in accordance with the needs of the service, but may include 12 hour shifts, night work and weekends.

Probation:

All employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, with an extension if required to 9 months. This probationary period applies to all employees irrespective of their role or type of role.

Garda Vetting:

Stewarts will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees. An employee will not take up employment with the organisation until the Garda Vetting process has been completed and the organisation is satisfied that such an appointment does not pose a risk to the service users and employees.

References:

Stewarts will seek up to two written references from current and previous employers, educational institutions or any other organisation with which the candidate has been associated. Stewarts reserves the right to determine the merit, appropriateness and relevance of such references and referees.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

General Duties

• Practice Nursing according to the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland) and Professional Clinical Guidelines
• Adhere to national, regional and local Health Service Executive (HSE) guidelines, policies, protocols and legislation.
• Work within their scope of practice and take measures to develop and maintain the competence necessary for professional practice.
• Maintain a high standard of professional behaviour and be accountable for their practice.
• Be aware of ethical policies and procedures which pertain to their area of practice
• Respect and maintain the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of the patient.
• Follow appropriate lines of authority within the Nurse Management structure

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