General Practice Nurse Relief Nurse (1)

Location: On site / Townparks, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 WN72, Ireland
Job type: Permanent / Full or part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare Nursing & Midwifery
Salary: Negotiable salary

General Practice Nurse - Relief Nurse working across multiple sites

Here at The Plaza Clinic, Centric Health, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin K67 WN72, we put our patients first and aim to provide them with the best possible care within the community. As we endeavour to expand as a Company, we are looking for the right people to join our teams and help us deliver the right kind of innovative care that we strive towards. As one of the first lines of care to our patients, our General Practice Nurses are vital to this initiative as they continue to provide clinical nursing, health promotion, and screening in our GP Practices. We are now looking for an approachable, committed, and professional Registered General Nurse who would like to join our team. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate courteous, sincere, and sensitive patient service, while also committing to quality and excellent patient care in the practice.

Specific Job Details:

• Location: The Plaza Clinic, Centric Health, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin K67 WN72 and working across multiple sites within a commutable range.
• Contract: Permanent Full or Part-Time
• Working Hours & Pattern: 32 to 37.5 hours per week TBC (flexible)
• Travel Allowance: €0.40 per kilometre from the main place of work
• Travel Allowance Additional: €15.00 per day
• Potential Travel Time of 1 hour a day, dependent on the Practice

Benefits of working with Centric Health:

• Pension: The company will match a5% employee contribution monthly.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Access to an independent, trusted advisor for personal issues or challenges, including dependent family members living at home.
• Sick Leave: Upon completion of your probation, the company will pay a basic salary totalling a maximum of 2 weeks of your contracted hours.
• GP Visits: All Centric employees plus immediate family are eligible for discounted GP visits in our Centric Health Practices.
• Indemnity: Indemnity is covered under the company's policy.
• Birthday Day Off
• Maternity Leave / Paternity Leave

Position Requirements:

• Must be a Registered General Nurse with the NMBI.
• Experience in Phlebotomy.
• Have 2 years of post graduate experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organisational, and telephone skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Flexible attitude to changing work practices.

Roles & Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Immunisation

• Administering infant, childhood, Covid, flu, and other vaccinations.

Chronic Disease Management

• ECG, phlebotomy, lifestyle questionnaire, cholesterol testing and dietary advice as per CDM Programme.
• Nursing management of chronic diseases.

Sexual Health

• Opportunistic STI screening.
• Sexual Health advice.
• Treatment of venous leg ulcers and other skin injuries.
• Assessment and treatment of skin lacerations.
• Removal of sutures.
• Nursing management of skin conditions - eczema, psoriasis.

General Nursing Duties

• Health promotion and education.

Key Skills - What we look for in our employees:

• The ability to remain calm, professional, and polite in dealing with patients and colleagues.
• Personal integrity: Be professional, honest, reliable, trustworthy and respectful.
• Teamwork: Build and maintain good relationships with all colleagues, be willing to take on jobs to balance the team workload, and communicate well with people at all levels.
• Develop yourself and others: Be motivated to learn and develop, support, encourage, and motivate others, coach, guide, and give constructive feedback.

Centric Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.