Role Title: Enhanced Primary Care Nurse (Women’s Health)
FTE: Part time (0.75FTE)
Duration: Permanent
Location: Carrickmines
A permanent position has arisen within Vhi for Enhanced Primary Care, Women’s Health Nurse role, to provide high-quality, patient centred nursing care within a women’s health clinic in a primary care setting. The staff nurse will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of services to include but not limited to reproductive health, cervical screening, menopause management, sexual well-being and general female health concerns. To support the MDT in the delivery of care to the highest clinical standard.
About us
Our purpose at Vhi is to help our customers and patients live longer, stronger and healthier lives. A big part of delivering this purpose is to create a workplace culture where all colleagues feel connected, informed and motivated to do their best work. At Vhi, we have a set of shared values that drive the kind of behaviour we want and that will support colleagues to grow, develop and play a key part in our success.
Leading the way in private healthcare, we now offer an extensive range of healthcare services, including: urgent care, planned care, primary care, health screening, hospital @ home, women’s health, digital health, out of hours emergency dental care, and nurseline 24/7. The efficient running of these services is made possible by our teams of highly skilled healthcare professionals.
What we offer
In addition to offering a competitive basic salary, the offer comes with the following benefits:
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Bonus
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Health Insurance
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Pension
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Income Continuance
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EAP
In addition, Vhi offers a range of services and programs designed to support your physical, mental, and emotional health. Services include the Vhi 360 health centre with lifestyle and complementary therapies, an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering counselling, coaching, and expert advice, and individual support such as mindfulness resources and health coaching.
What will you do:
Role Purpose
Carry out patient assessments and other nursing requirements of patients to the highest clinical standard.
Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Phlebotomy
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Cervical check
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Lifestyle management
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Sexual Wellness
- Menopause support
- Provide safe effective and evidence-based nursing care to women of all ages ➢ Support patients with health promotion education and lifestyle advice.
- Work collaboratively with GP’s, Clinical Nurse specialist and other team members to deliver coordinated care with excellent clinical and customer-focused experience.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives and take a proactive role in identifying and suggesting areas for improvement.
- Work as part of a team to ensure patients receive excellent clinical and customer-focused experience.
- Support project work in the development of new initiatives within Women’s Health
What you need to be successful
Education & Experience
- Must be registered on the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Certificates of competence in;
- Venepuncture,
- Infection Control and Hand Hygiene,
- Basic Life Support
- Manual and Patient Handling.
- Minimum of 3 years post graduate clinical nursing experience within the past 5 years.
- Experience in women’s health services
- Experience in a primary care or community setting
- Demonstrated alignment to Vhi values
Skills and Abilities
- Cervical screening trained (or a willingness to undertake same)
- Knowledge of Menopause care, reproductive health and sexual well being
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrate a strong interest pertaining to Women’s Health Nursing
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Sustainability
At Vhi, we believe that the health of people and the health of the planet are interconnected. That’s why we’re on a journey towards an integrated model of healthcare that puts people and the planet at its heart.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Accessibility
At Vhi, we are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations at every stage of the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities, neurodivergence, or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation, please contact [email protected], and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch via email.
Any information you provide will be treated confidentially within the recruitment team and used solely for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations during the application and recruitment process.
Vhi is an equal opportunities employer
Ready to start your journey? Apply now.
