Graduate Staff Nurse Disability Services, CH Cdlms Monaghan Post Qualification, Pre-registration

Organisational Area: Community Healthcare Cavan/ Monaghan Disability Services

Location of Post: Cavan/Monaghan Disability Services

Reporting Relationship: Clinical Nurse Manager 2 or designated Officer.

Responsible to Director of Nursing or designated Officer.

Informal Enquiries:

Marion McCormack

Director of Nursing

Cavan Monaghan Disability Services

Phone: 047-95646

Email: Marion.McCormack@hse.ie

Purpose of the Post: The role of the Staff Nurse Intellectual Disability (ID) is to provide holistic, person-centred nursing care, promoting optimum independence, enhancing the quality of life for service users with intellectual, physical or sensory disability in all aspects of daily living.

On occasion the Staff Nurse ID may be expected to take responsibility for a unit or community facility in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager. S/he must practice in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct as set out by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and within the policies, guidelines, protocols of the units / settings in which they are employed.

Staff Nurse Intellectual Disability - Job Specification, Terms & Conditions

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Professional & Ethical Practice

Under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager, the Staff Nurse ID will:

Practice nursing according to:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised service user person-centred care programmes within an agreed framework, in accordance with best practice and grounded in recent evidence based nursing research.
• Develop and maintain close links with the services users, family / guardians ensuring a partnership approach.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal input for the service user.
• Maintain appropriate and accurate written records and reports regarding service user care in accordance with local and national guidelines.
• Foster a philosophy of care that reflects the HSE and local services commitment to quality, using an evidenced based approach, in a safe environment maintaining the dignity of the service users.
• Foster a model of care that is facilitating and enabling
• Monitor overall healthcare, prevention of illness, and promote healthy lifestyles with service users.
• Act as an advocate for service users and their families and provide information to empower them in decision making, goal setting and problem solving in order to optimise their contribution and facilitate their participation in community based activities.
• Promote and maintain nursing standards of person centred care, including the promotion of normalisation and quality of life issues.
• Participate in the development of protocols and guidelines, and the setting of professional nursing standards.
• Be competent in relation to all relevant clinical policies and procedures
• Participate in service audits
• Take account of service users’ religious beliefs, doctrines and cultures
• Comply with all legal requirements pertaining to care of service users with Intellectual Disability.
• Encourage service user engagement in community activities and escort and participate in such activities thus promoting a socially inclusive model of living.
• Contribute to, implement, monitor and review the development of risk assessments for service users.
• Professional Expectations: The nurse must comply with the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the NMBI. The nursing profession demands a high standard of professional behaviour from its members and each registered nurse is accountable for his or her practice. The nurse must work within his / her scope of practice and must take measures to develop and maintain the competence necessary for professional practice. The nurse must be aware of ethical policies and procedures which pertain to his / her area of practice. Service users’ confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
• Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the role for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc. and comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards.

EDUCATION & STAFF DEVELOPMENT

• 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 learners in the clinical environment, as deemed appropriate.
• Provide feedback to the Clinical Nurse Manager with regard to compilation of proficiency assessments for students in the clinical setting.
• Contribute to the identification of training needs pertinent to the clinical area
• Identify and contribute to the continual enhancement of learning opportunities in the clinical area.
• Participate in the induction of new staff in the clinical area and ensure the potential of all staff is identified and encouraged.
• Provide education and information to service user / family as required
• Take responsibility for own learning
• May be required to work in a unit or community facility to meet service need.

ADMINISTRATION / MANAGEMENT

• Accept overall responsibility for and co-ordinate the management of care for service users in an assigned area.
• Take management responsibility for an assigned area in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Provide support and give feedback to the Clinical Nurse Manager
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and risk management policy. Participate in the development of policies within both these areas in conjunction with relevant staff.
• Supervise and work with other grades of staff within the remit of his / her role and to co-ordinate and contribute to the inter-disciplinary team approach to client care.
• Take responsibility for the management and recording of service users’ individual finances.
• Accurately record and report all complaints to appropriate personnel according to local service policy.

The above Job Specification 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.

Candidates must have at the latest date for receipt of applications for the post:-

• Currently a 4th year Intellectual Disability nursing degree student undergoing the 36-week clinical placement and due to graduate in 2025.

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 Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing & Midwifery Board of 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.

Competency Questions

As part of the interview process competency based questions will be asked. The competencies that will be addressed are stated below. As part of your interview preparation please ensure you have reflected on examples of how you have demonstrated your ability in each of the competency and skill areas and are prepared to discuss this in more depth at interview. A summary definition of each skill area is in the job specification.

1. Professional Knowledge & Experience across the Intellectual Disability scope of nursing practice in a number of settings
including but not limited to:

• Nursing Practice, Procedures & Techniques
• Continuing Care
• Behaviours That Concern
• Quality Care
• Risk Management
• Person Centred Planning

2. Planning and Organising

3. Building and Maintaining Relationships

4. Commitment to Providing a Quality Service

5. Communication & Interpersonal Skills

For further information on this post, please view the attached job specification .

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