Staff Nurse - Addiction Services

Full time/perm post, 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday) and reporting to Clinical Nurse Manager

Our client, a private healthcare provider is seeking a Staff Nurse to join their clinical addictions team based in Dublin.

The role will ideally suit qualified nurses in the areas of general and psychiatric care or general nurses who have primarily worked in addiction and mental services and Emergency Department services.

Key Duties:

• To be able to manage a caseload of service users.
• To liaise with other team members to ensure that medical care is provided as part of an integrated care plan.
• To complete and document the nursing admission assessment in a thorough and accurate manner.
• To monitor and assess the service user's condition on an on-going basis.
• To assess the need for service user/staff instruction on medical issues.
• To develop and document plans of care based on service user needs in conjunction with the

safety net clinics and mainstream health services

Essential Criteria:

• Must be registered as a registered general or psychiatric nurse with An Bord Altranais/NMBI.
• A minimum of one year's post registration experience and experience in drug and alcohol, mental health or emergency nursing are essential.
• Experience of overdose management would be desirable
• Must have the ability to act calmly in emergencies and respond in a professional manner to challenging and stressful situations.
• Ability to use initiative and be able to make rapid assessments of the needs of patients in your care.

To find out more, please contact 086 2014915 / 091 423293 and email [email protected]

*Please note you must be eligible to work in Ireland full time (Stamp 4/EU)

Please note that this role is subject to Garda Vetting and clearances.