We are recruiting nationwide for Night Nurses due to increased demand for Services. If you are a Registered General nurse who has some palliative care experience, please click our below link for more information on our Night Nurse positions.
Job description We are recruiting nationwide for Night Nurses due to increased demand for Services.
- Title: Night Nurse
- Reports to: Night Nursing Manager
- Relationships: The Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist or Public Health Nurse involved in the patient’s care or GP.
- Accountability: Professionally accountable as described in Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), Code of Professional Conduct (Code NMBI, 2021) and Scope of Practice Framework for Nursing/Midwifery (Scope NMBI, 2015) Irish Cancer Society.
- Hours: On a required and agreed basis.
Role Summary The Irish Cancer Society offers a free Night Nursing Service to palliative patients in their homes, cared for by their families and friends. The service gives help and support to these carers especially at the advanced stage of the patient’s illness.
The Irish Cancer Society Night Nursing Service is always complementary to and should follow instructions given by the community Palliative Care Team or the community Primary Care Team i.e. GP or PHN. Main Duties and Responsibilities Participate in the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of nursing care to provide symptom relief and comfort to enable the patient to continue to be cared for at home.
Provide advice, support and education for the carers and family according to their needs. Ensure continuity of patient care by communicating and liaising with medical and/or nursing colleagues, providing accurate and timely reports of any changes in the condition of the patient.
Keep main carer/family up to date as to the patients ongoing medical condition. Maintain accurate records in order to reduce the risk of errors as per NMBI, Code of Professional Conduct & NMBI Recording Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Administer medicinal preparations in accordance with NMBI Guidance for Registered Nurses and Midwives on Medication Administration (NMBI, 2020) Code of Professional Conduct (Code NMBI, 2021) and IC…