RHM-- - Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Location of Post

Regional Hospital Mullingar

A panel may be created for Staff Nurse (ICU) for Regional Hospital Mullingar from which permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part time duration may be filled. The tenure of these posts will be indicated at “expression of interest” stage.

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 Intensive Care Unit. The staff nurse will provide holistic, person centred care, promoting optimum independence and enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Informal Enquiries

Name : Ms Cora Brennan, Divisional Nurse Manager

Location : Perioperative Directorate, Regional Hospital Mullingar

Email: corabrennan1@hse.ie

Accessibility/ HR Enquiries

DMHG is committed to providing information and services which are accessible to all, if you require accessibility assistance throughout any stage of the recruitment process, please contact:

Name: Anisha Vijayarajan, Assistant HR Staff Officer

Location: Dublin Midland Hospital Group

Email:Anisha.VijayaRajan@hse.iePh: 0872770753

Eligibility Criteria

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

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience etc.

Be registered, or be eligible for registration in the General Division of the Live Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland).

And

Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, (including a high standard of clinical and administrative capacity), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

2. Annual registration

On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

And

Practitioners must confirm annual registration with the NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. 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

4. Character

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

Post Specific Requirements

Demonstrate professional knowledge and experience in the RGN’s scope of practice in a number of areas including but not limited to:

· Nursing Procedures & Techniques

· Clinical Interventions

· Patient Observations

· Ward Management

· Medication Management

· Clinical Governance, Risk, Health & Safety

· Administration