Nursing Role - Registered Children's or General Nurse - Dublin South

The Company

Resilience Advanced Community Care is a specialised service developed by experienced nurses, for nurses.  Our core senior team of Nurse Managers understands where you’re at, the challenges you face, and what you need in your day-to-day work and from your career. We are completely nurse-led – which means we are always able to put first, the needs of our patients and our team members. This means we deliver complex care services that make a difference.

At Resilience, despite the challenges of 2020, we have continued to grow from strength to strength. We have immediate full-time, part-time and relief opportunities available for nurses who have experience of working with children or adults with complex care needs who require the intervention of medical technology and care outside of the hospital environment.

The Role  

You will accompany a young boy with complex medical needs to school and you will be required to carry out close observation and all nursing care during school time, including (but not limited to) tracheostomy care, PEG feeding and care, oxygen administration, PRN suctioning, medication management, etc.    

Location: Ballsbridge, County Dublin  

Type of contract: Full- or part-time contracts available   

Hours of work: Monday to Friday from 08.00 to 16.00 GMT (during school term only)   

Requirements

As a Nurse caring for CHILDREN with complex care needs, you should:

• have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI);
• be a Registered Children's Nurse (RCN) or Registered General Nurse (RGN) with recent experience of nursing children with complex care needs;
• have a minimum of 1 year's post-qualification experience;
• display the competence, confidence and commitment to work as part of the Advanced Community Care team;

Previous community care experience – such as one-to-one care in the home – is an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

 You will: 

• assess and deliver nursing care based on the assessed needs of your client and according to their agreed Care Plan;
• carry out your nursing role according to the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses;
• comply with evidence-based practice while maintaining and developing your own, personal, professional competence;
• promote and participate in dialogue between clients, families, HSE and other relevant MDT representatives;
• receive and share complex clinical information – based on the client's clinical condition and the interventions used and forming the basis of your client's care plan;
• complete accurate and professional clinical notes.