Staff Nurse - Theatre - SJR

at  Beaumont Hospital

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are looking for Operating Theatre Nurses to join our dynamic team of healthcare professionals to provide high quality patient centred care in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care setting.
The post holder is expected to provide high quality patient centred care to the Theatre Department to include Theatres, Minor Procedure Rooms, Day Theatres including any future expansion of the Theatre Department.
The post holder works as part of the multi-disciplinary team, establishing and maintaining good working relationships aimed at delivering a high standard of care.
The post holder is required to develop additional clinical skills pertinent to the specialty.
The post holder is responsible for managing the perioperative care and needs of patients, by ensuring high standards and quality care is maintained in accordance with the NMBI standards as well as adhering to Beaumont Hospital values, policies and procedures.

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
   Qualifications:
   Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses and have their names maintained on the Live Register with National Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Operating Department experience preferred

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