Kilmorey Care Ltd
Registered Day Nurse, 31.5hrs pw, Newry
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Our Mother of Mercy Nursing Home
Job Opportunity
Position: Registered Day Nurse
Hours: 31.5 hrs per week shift
NO COS AVAILABLE for this position.
Application Deadline
Closing Date for applications: 24th July 2026
Role Overview
The Nurse works co-operatively and collaboratively with Home Manager/Deputy Manager and co-workers in accordance with a written plan of care for a group of residents.
Duties and Responsibilities
Professional Role
- To pursue personal development relevant to professional scope of practice and maintain competency.
- Ability to identify care priorities and organise workload in respect of total needs of client groups, to deliver care in accordance with identified standards and contribute towards the development and progression of standards.
- To continue to maintain own personal clinical competence and ensure all clinical procedures are carried out correctly at all times.
- Undertake nursing and care assessments and develop prescriptions of care with instruction, supervision or guidance from manager.
- To incorporate research findings as applicable to current practice.
- To deliver and/or assist in the delivery of all patients’ care requirements including personal care, moving and handling etc as detailed in individual care plans and critically evaluate care in relation to clients individual needs.
- To identify own limitation regarding caring for client group to Manager or Deputy and accept and attend required training to upskill.
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Managerial Role
- To assume managerial responsibility in the absence of the Home Manager/Deputy Manager.
- To delegate tasks appropriately to members of homecare team, according to individuals personal abilities and competence.
- To liaise with all members of multi-disciplinary team and record and report client response to treatment plans, care needs and problems.
- To act up as Team Leader/Primary Nurse.
- To develop awareness of the needs of the nursing home team and offer help, support and expertise as appropriate.
- Encourage all team members to reflect on practice and procedures and encourage all to air their views within team meetings or discuss them with their supervisors.
- Facilitate visits from RQIA and other officials required to inspect the home.
General Requirements
- Ensure care plans are constantly updated.
- Ensure care is delivered to a satisfactory standard by all staff.
- To participate in client review procedures.
- Ensure that all documentation is legible and accurate.
- Adhere to the home policies, procedures and standards.
- Ensure assessment and admission of new resident/client follows home policies.
- Record and report any complaints, incidents, or accidents, deaths, visits etc to the Home Manager/Deputy Manager and all other relative authorities as necessary in the absence of the manager.
- Ensure that all maintenance or repairs required are reported to the Home Manager/Deputy Manager.
- Ensure economic use of all supplies within the home.
- Adhere to dress code at all times.
- To act as a professional role model to peer groups and subordinates, other health professionals and the general public.
- Ensure that NMC Code of Professional Conduct is adhered to and ensure confidentiality at all times.
- Ensure the requirements for revalidation are met.
- Ensure that regulations with regard to ordering, custody, storage and administration of all drugs and medicines including controlled drugs are adhered to.
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