We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Director of Nursing for our Beaumont Lodge Transitional Care Unit, Coolock, Dublin 5
Note: A panel may be formed from this recruitment process. Successful candidates may be placed on the panel and considered for future Assistant Director of Nursing vacancies that arise within Bartra Healthcare during the panel's period of validity.
Purpose of the Post
- To support the Director of Nursing in the clinical and professional leadership of the care team and to deliver direct resident care in accordance with Bartra Healthcare standards
General Duties and Responsibilities
- To Ensure that the provision of a high standard of care to the residents/ Patients and their family members/representatives in is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of Bartra Healthcare.
- To Promote and maintain resident safety and provide quality care through respecting the dignity, privacy and rights of the resident.
- To Ensure that their place of work is operated in a manner that respects the age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family status, civil status, race, religious beliefs and ethnic and cultural background of each resident.
- To Develop relationships with residents in order to better facilitate resident autonomy, informed choice and evidence-based decision-making.
- To Encourage recognition of the resident as an individual; ensuring residents’ rights, needs and comfort are given priority during the provision of care.
- To execute style of management that maximizes the resident’s/ patients capacity to exercise personal autonomy and choice.
- To Ensure effective communication with residents/patients in a manner that meets their needs.
- To Ensure that resident’s/ patients communication needs are addressed, recorded in their care plans and communicated to staff.
- To Effectively communicate with the resident family members and visitors on an on-going basis.
- To Ensure continuity of care by providing information concerning the resident’s/ patients circumstances, medication, treatment and/or ongoing support by medical or other professionals to Health and Social Care Professionals, or any subsequent care provider, as appropriate.
- To Ensure that the resident is safe from physical or sexual abuse, psychological abuse, financial or material abuse, neglect or acts of omission, or discriminatory abuse, through deliberate intent, negligence, or ignorance by others within Bartra Healthcare.
- To Ensure that residents are facilitated to access legal and financial advice in any situation where it appears, they are subject to any form of financial abuse by a third party.
- To Arrange a comprehensive assessment, by an appropriate Health and Social Care Professional of the health, personal and social care needs of a resident or a person who intends to be a resident immediately before or on the person’s admission to Bartra Healthcare.
- To Ensure the preparation of an individual care plan, based on the assessment, for a resident is no later than 48 hours after that resident’s admission, making the individual care plan available, in an accessible format, to the resident and, where appropriate, his or her family members/representative.
- To Ensure, where a resident declines to engage in the individual care planning process, that arrangements are made to address the resident’s assessed needs and to include their aspirations and wishes insofar as these can be ascertained.
- To Ensure that each resident is informed about what personal information is being maintained, who has access to this information, who has access to this information, including other professionals, and how they can access their personal information.
- To undertake and fulfill responsibility of meeting the aims of dementia/cognitive impairment care within the residential home.
Note: This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive. A full job description is available upon request.
Essential Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse on the Register of Nurses held by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Post registration qualification in nursing people with dementia.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- A post registration management qualification in health or a related field.
Desirable:
- Post Graduate Diploma in Gerontology
- QQI Level 6 or Higher Certificate in Management and/or Leadership
Essential Experience
- Minimum three years post graduate experience with a minimum of two years’ experience in Care of the Older Person
- Have not less than 3 years’ experience in a management capacity in the health and social area.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience in Psycho geriatric Nursing Care/Psychiatry/Adult Disabled.
- In-depth knowledge of the ageing process.
Essential Skills Criteria:
- Prior experience with Microsoft Office and typing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Organized and resourceful.
- Customer-focused.
- Active listener.
- Flexibility/adaptability
- Excellent written /numerical/analytical skills
- Strong IT Skills
- Highly organised
Benefits:
- HSF Health Plan
- Education Support
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Length of Service Reward
- Birthday Reward Subsidesed Meals
- Bike to Work Scheme
Email [email protected] to request Full Job Description
Bartra Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From €65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company events
- Food allowance
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dublin, County Dublin: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
Experience:
- Nursing: 4 years (required)
- Residential Care: 3 years (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
Work authorisation:
Work Location: In person
