EDUCATION

1. Completes required orientation as directed by the department
2. To promote a learning environment and encourage professional development
3. To follow current developments in nursing which will increase professional knowledge and skills
4. The individual nurse is responsible for undertaking relevant continued professional development as in line with the NMBI ‘Competency Framework’, in order to develop their own professional practice.
5. The applicant must commit to undertake specific courses to enhance their knowledge and skill set, including following the local education pathway as well as attending other relevant courses/study days.
6. To be able to teach and act as a preceptor (after appropriate training) to other nursing staff and students in the department

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To be accountable and responsible for own actions and to know the content of their own Scope of Practice for Nursing and Midwifery, Code of Professional Conduct, Beaumont Hospital policies, guidelines and competencies relevant to practice
• Maintain knowledge of, and work in adherence to all Beaumont Hospital Standard Operating Procedures and policies
• To develop specialist knowledge and skills of nursing practice relating to their designated working environment i.e. scrub/circulating or anaesthetic/ recovery nursing
• To ensure the highest possible standards of patient care and patient safety are maintained at all times in line with national and local policies, procedures and guidelines as well as utilising evidence based practice
• Prepare clinical areas for receiving perioperative patients and complete all safety checks in line with local & National policy
• Communicate with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to plan and coordinate patient care
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised, high quality patient care pre-, intra- and post- operatively
• Collaborate with all members of the multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate appropriate high quality patient care pre-, intra- and post- operatively and to work within the nursing standards that have been agreed