Staff Nurse - Surgical Day Unit

Staff Nurse – Surgical Day Unit Location: Dublin, Ireland Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment for both domestic and international candidates across hospitals, nursing homes, home care, and community care services. We are currently seeking a Staff Nurse – Surgical Day Unit to join a leading hospital in Dublin, Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated nurse to work in a dynamic clinical environment delivering high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing safe, effective, and patient-centred nursing care while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Responsibilities Provide direct nursing care to assigned patients, including assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care needs. Obtain nursing histories, identify nursing diagnoses, assess patient conditions, and monitor and document changes in symptoms, behaviour and physiological status. Administer prescribed medications and treatments safely, implement medical orders, and promptly report changes in patients’ conditions to the appropriate nursing and medical staff. Manage patient admissions, discharges and transfers, coordinate care activities, and ensure appropriate delegation of duties according to staff competencies. Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, aseptic techniques, patient safety, privacy, confidentiality and compliance with hospital policies. Ensure accurate, timely and professional documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, patient responses, care plans and health education provided. Participate in quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, risk management, accreditation processes and the development of policies, procedures and best practices. Undertake managerial responsibilities, including effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, complaint management, monitoring of clinical standards and deputising for the Nurse Manager when required. Maintain professional competence through continuing education, professional portfolio development, performance reviews, and the supervision and support of students and newly appointed staff. Contribute to clinical education, patient and family health promotion, staff induction and continuous learning, while demonstrating effective time management and flexibility to meet hospital needs. Requirements Hold a valid NMBI registration as a Registered General Nurse in good standing. Have a minimum of two years of acute nursing experience, with recent and relevant experience in the specialised clinical area. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, showing motivation, initiative and an innovative approach to work. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and concisely and understand change management. Demonstrate strong planning, organisational and time management skills, with flexibility to undertake rotations, night duty, theatre on-call duties and rostering requirements. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in the specialised clinical area, acute hospital nursing practices and relevant national healthcare strategies. Demonstrate a strong commitment to quality patient care, treating patients, relatives and colleagues with empathy, dignity and respect, while maintaining the flexibility required to deliver an effective and efficient service. Benefits Fully funded private health insurance Highly competitive salary Employer pension contributions Relocation support Subsidised parking Educational grants Continuous professional development opportunities Excellent career progression opportunities Discounted healthcare for employees and their immediate family