Practice Nurse
The role of the Practice Nurse is to provide clinical nursing, health promotion and screening in the GP Practice
You will need to have a passion for both Healthcare and the fast-paced culture of a growing company. You will need excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time
Hours: 16 hours per week
Work Pattern: 2 days per week (Working times to be confirmed)
Location: Finnstown Medical, Finnstown Centre, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co Dublin
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
The successful candidates will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:
Immunisation
- Infant, childhood and administering travel vaccinations
- Flu and Pneumococcal vaccinations
- Hepatitis B, Tetanus boosters and Rubella boosters, boostrix
Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination administration
- Travel Advice
Chronic Disease Management
- Cholesterol testing & dietary advice
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Nursing management of chronic respiratory disease
- Nursing management of diabetes
Female Health
- Cervical Screening
- Family Planning
Sexual Health
- Opportunistic STI screening
- Sexual Health advice
Skin / wound care
- Treatment of venous leg ulcers and other skin injuries
- Assessment and treatment of skin lacerations
- Nursing management of skin conditions – eczema, psoriasis
General Nursing Duties
- Health promotion and education
- Telephone triage and advice
- Phlebotomy
- Ear Irrigation
- Administering prescribed long term medications/injections (e.g. cytamen, Depoprovera, Depixol, Myocrisin)
- ECG recording
- 24 hour abpm monitoring
- Emergency treatment as required
- Under 6’s periodic assessments
- Results Management
Position Requirements:
- Must be a Registered General Nurse with An Bord Altranais
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and telephone skills
- Computer literate
- Commitment to courteous, sincere and sensitive patient service
- Commitment to quality and excellent patient care in the practice
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexibility
Key Skills:
Patient Focus
- The ability to remain calm, professional and polite in dealing with our patients and colleagues
Personal Integrity
- Be professional in your approach to your work
- Be honest and reliable
- Be trustworthy and respectful
Team Work
- Build and maintain good relationships with all colleagues
- Be willing to take on jobs to balance the team workload
- Aim to communicate well with people at all levels
Managing Change
- Welcome and embrace change, with a positive attitude
Develop yourself and others
- Be motivated to learn and develop
- Support, encourage and motivate others
- Coach, guide and give constructive feedback to others
Key Experience:
- Excellent written and spoken English is a requirement for this role
For the full job description, queries, or should you wish to be considered please submit your CV or contact Jessica Reilly (jessica.reilly@centrichealth.ie) on 01 299 3500 in confidence.
Centric Health is an equal opportunities employer.