Your First Nursing Job

Read on for Your First Nursing job!

Have you finally got your qualification in Nursing and completed your final Student Nurse placement?

Are you now looking to get going with your first job as a Nurse?

Have you considered Care of the Elderly, Dementia Care or High Dependency Care?

If so, we may have the right move to kick start your career in Nursing with your first Nursing job.

We are seeking a Nurse for a facility in South Dublin with up to 1 year experience as a Nurse for a Staff Nurse position they are currently recruiting for.

Requirements - Fully qualified RGN plus full ABA registration and some experience in care of the elderly would be advantageous.

For more information on your First Nursing job click here

Jobs for Nurses

Jobs for Nurses!

 

 

We have received in a number of companies seeking nurses to fill their jobs in a broad range of positions throughout the industry. Ranging from acute nursing to nurses required to work in medical sales, we may have the right nursing job for you!

An overview of our current jobs for nurses are as follows:

• CNM1 - Clinical Nurse Manager 1 required for Care Facility in Dublin with a specialism in Dementia Care/ Alzheimer’s
• CNM 2 - Clinical Nurse Manager 2 required for Care Facility in Dublin with a specialism in Dementia Care/ High Dependency patients
• CNM 3 - Assistant Director of Nursing for a Care Facility with experience in acute psychiatric wards and have experience in CNM 1, CN M2, CNM 3 and ADON positions. RPN registered.
• RGN - Staff Nurse with 1-2 years experienced Staff Nurse for a Care Facility in Dublin
• Nurse Coordinator/ Manager - Senior Staff Nurse for a Care Facility in Wicklow looking for a Senior Staff Nurse to lead their team of Staff Nurses.
• Paediatric Nurse - Paediatric Nursing background with some Sales experience for an Infant Nutrition Sales role in Leinster for the company’s baby range.

For more information on these Nursing jobs, please do get in touch.

Nurses in Sales?

Do Nurses have success in Sales jobs?

This is a popular topic when it comes to Medical Sales jobs and Nurses.

Do Nurses make good sales people?

Or, should Nurses just stick to Nursing jobs?

Medical Sales Managers have a very mixed view on this.

Some prefer Nurses for their Medical Sales jobs for the following reasons -

• Nurses have very strong communication skills, in particular an ability to empathise with their patients and in sales, empathy with the customer is a key skill required
• Nurses have the language for a Medical field
• Nurses are qualified in the Medical Profession
• Nurses know where to find the right people in a Hospital
• Nurses have an automactic respect from their colleagues they may be selling to
• Nurses may already have an established rapport with some of the Key Decision Makers
• Nurses are seen as someone to trust

On the other side of the coin, some Medical Sales Managers do not prefer Nurses for the following reasons -

• They are Clinical and not Commercial
• No Business qualification generally
• They do not understand Sales
• They can struggle with coming from a sympathetic environment to one that is cold, figure orientated and target driven
• Wearing a suit rather then a uniform is foreign
• Generally, they have poor IT skills
• Can be too empathetic and sympathetic, not Sales focussed

All in all, do Nurses have success in Sales jobs?

The answer is mixed - yes, some make excellent Medical Sales Reps, but no, others do not!

Mental Health Nurse Manager required

We have a Nurse Manager job in for an Assistant Director of Nursing for a Psychiatric facility in Dublin.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a large Clinical Team in an acute Psychiatry setting.

The following is a list of essential requirements for this job -

• Evidence of current registration on the Psychiatric division of the live  register maintained by An Bord Altranais
• Evidence of post registration education and professional development.
• Relevant management experience in a Psychiatric Hospital environment
• Be in possession of a Management Qualification
• Minimum of three years at Clinical Nurse Manager level or higher

“    Proven ability to lead and motivate staff.
“    High capacity for responsibility.
“    Leadership and management experience
“    Demonstrates a high capacity for autonomy.
“    Proven ability to assume responsibility and make decisions.
“    Team player.
“    Ability to lead the change process, from problem recognition to change implementation and evaluation.
“    Ability to manage projects and deliver reports.
“    Ability to co-ordinate and motivate self and others in service delivery.
“    Ability to represent and negotiate on behalf of the team.
“    Well organised with effective time management skills.
“    Demonstrate initiative.
“    Good computer skills including use of electronic patient records, databases word, powerpoint.

Click here for further information about this Nurse Manager job or to apply

CV Checklist

The Right Nursing CV

 

The Right Curriculum Vitae (CV) and the wrong CV is paramount when it comes to applying for jobs or registering with medical recruitment agencies. The right CV will get you noticed on first applying as the right CV will always be clear, concise and to the point. It will detail exactly what the recruiter or employer is looking for.

Employers and Recruiters alike will have an initial checklist for each and every job they are recruiting for. When it comes to having the right CV, you should adopt this process when doing your own CV.

When it comes to doing your Nursing CV, have something similar to the following CV checklist:

• Personal Details, including postal address, phone number and email address
• Personal Profile - ensure it is a brief synopsis of your career and personal characteristics
• Qualifications Checklist - All of your qualifications should be included here, including those you are currently undergoing. It is under this title that you give your Nursing qualification and whether you are at RGN, RCN, RPN registered status. This will indicate the type of base training you will have received. All add on certificates, diplomas and masters should also be under this title.
• Course Updates Checklist - Whether it is Phlebotomy, Infection Control or Manual Handling it is a good idea to have these mentioned on your CV. If the list gets too long you can incorporate the lesser updates into an Additional Skills/ Competencies section.
• Experience Checklist - This should always have the company you have worked for, the title you have been employed to do (e.g. Staff Nurse, Senior Staff Nurse), the type of ward or patients you are dealing with (e.g. orthopaedic ward, elderly ward, theatre/ surgical, children’s ward) and your daily duties and responsibilities. It would also be helpful for you to mention on your CV some of the specialised equipment you are proficient in using, e.g. Woundcare Therapies or PEG/ Enteral Feeding systems. It is always a better idea to reference these starting from most recent down.

I always find that doing drafts of your CV is the best way to start on the road to the right CV. There is absolutely no point in sending your CV to an employer or a medical recruitment agency if you are not happy with it. If the medical recruiter is trained correctly, they will end up asking you to change your CV with the above regardless!

Medical Recruitment Agencies are there to help when it comes to all aspects of the recruitment process and will give you advice on everything from your CV, to career direction and all the way to starting you in the right job for you. They will not do your CV for you, but they can shed a lot of light on what is important and what is not. The information must come from you and what you have done to date with your nursing career.

When aiming at a new job, think about your CV and if it is the right CV for you. Then get in touch with a trusted medical or nursing specific recruitment agency and ask their advice. Have a think about the direction you would like to progress your career to next and have that all important conversation to build a relationship with a recruiter. They should always have your best interests at heart.

Getting the right nursing CV seems like a very daunting task, but with the right CV and career advice it gets easier!

For more information and guidance on doing your Cirriculum Vitae please goto our CV Advice Centre

Clinical Nurse Advisor job in Dublin

Clinical Nurse Advisor Job in Dublin

We are currently actively seeking a Nurse Advisor to take on a dual job of Clinical Nurse Advisor and Patient Care Coordinator for patients needing enteral feeding - both adult and paediatric.

This person will take on a dual function, with 50% of their time based in the office supporting the patients on the Careline and managing large case loads and discharge paperwork, and the remaining 50% of their time out in the field training patients, carers, staff, and HCPs in the Community with feeding pumps, tubes and nutrition.

This is an ideal job for a Clinical Nurse who is living in Dublin looking to get into a more Nurse Advisor or Nurse Educator type of job where it encompasses both your acute nursing skills whilst building a career in the commercial world.

This is a 6 month initial contract with a potential to extending the contract or even being made permanent.

If you are a Nurse with experience with enteral feeding and are looking for a Clinical Nurse Advisor job in Dublin then click here for more information

The Importance of High Dependency Care

What is a High Dependency Unit Nurse? 

A High Dependency Unit (HDU) provides continuous observation on patients in it’s care, including accurate recording of fluid intake and output, blood pressure (via arterial line in some cases). It also plays an important role among the remainder of patients who are being prepared for operation and others who simply require close observation, e.g. head injuries, closed chest trauma, severe pancreatitis.

Patients spend varying lengths of time in HDU, depending on the nature of their illness and the demands on the unit. Before a patient is discharged from Intensive Care, they should have a clinical assessment to assess their condition post operation.

The importance of High Dependency Care falls to:

• Elderly patients - sufferers of a pre-existing medical condition and those who are less able to overcome adverse sequelae.
• Paediatric- critically ill children or post op from an Intensive Care Unit. These are children who the doctor feels are in need of closer monitoring than that of a general medical ward.

The job of Nurses who work in High Dependency Units must have Clinical Nursing experience within the specific patient area, e.g. paediatric nursing or elderly care nursing, plus further training and experience in a High Dependency Unit and/ or Intensive Care Unit.

Those Nurses who have this HDU specialism are essential to the medical world, as the importance of High Dependency Care is an increasingly essential element in post surgical and critical care. They work in a small and intense environment but almost immediately become an essential part of the patients’ lives in the recovery process, including easing the minds of family - whether that is the parents of a child or the families of an elderly patient.

It is by saying this that I have no qualm in saying that High Dependency Care Nurses and the skills they possess are and always will be highly sought after as more and more private facilities are developing their High Dependency Care.

Nurses in Dementia Care We Salute You

Nurses in Dementia Care We Salute You!

Dementia is a group of symptoms related to the on-going decline of the brain and it’s abilities which include:

• Memory
• Understanding
• Judgement
• Language
• Thinking

Caring for the Dementia patient is a challenging, yet rewarding career that requires patience, stamina and understanding.

The Dementia sufferer is likely to react differently to the treatment strategies and Nurses need to be aware of the full range of available skills and attributes curtailed to working in this area of specific care.

One of the most common types of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease and it can vary day to day, depending on the person. The list of symptoms goes on and on, and can range from repetitive questions to wandering, from personality changes to having difficulty  with forming and flowing conversations, and to the most distressing of all symptoms with aggressive behaviour.

The predominant focus of care should be on maximising independant activity, enhancing and emphasising the “Quality of Life” factor in Dementia Sufferers.

Those Nurses who have specialised in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care tend to have a very specific passion and empathy for people with Dementia and it is these Nurses who should be highly commended for their work. In a specific Dementia add on qualification, or even with hands on specific on-site training, they are taught the symptoms and early symptoms of Dementia and how to cater to their individual needs.

Whether it is to ease their anxiety of their environment, dealing with a violent outburst with patience and understanding, simply sitting down and listening to their stories of old or giving that patient and their families the comfort that they are simply being looked after is of paramount importance to these Nurses. Sometimes all that is missing is the ability of communication and a kind an empathetic ear to resolve to situation.

To Nurses who have that passion, care and that special place in their heart for sufferers of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, we salute you.