Community Liaison Nurse (Part Time)

Job Title: Community Liaison Nurse - Part-Time Opportunity (3 days per week)

Job location: Kilkenny is main location but supporting our territory as needed across Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Tipperary, East Cork

Benefits:

• Starting Bonus
• Performance KPI Bonus (subject to t/c's)
• Hybrid working pattern (subject to on-going review and following completion of training)
• Monday – Friday working pattern (3 days out of 5). Potential for occasional Saturday working.
• Working Hours (indicative): 9:00-17:30
• Performance Based Bonus

Role of the Community Liaison Nurse

• Provide relevant expertise to support existing care arrangements to Bluebird Care customers and their families.
• Carrying out risk assessments and develop customer care plans. 
• Providing support and direct supervision of Care Staff and monitoring of care quality standards. 
• Will have a key role in supporting and managing the performance, practice, and functional elements of the Care Assistant role.
• Reporting to: Clinical Nurse Manager, Overall oversight by our Director of Care.
• Part of a Leading Care Provider and a Large National Organisation.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing excellent evidenced based care and implement all aspects of the care plan based on the needs identified and review accordingly.
• Provide mentorship and support to community-based care staff as required & conduct care supervision visits in a wide variety of practice settings.
• Provide direct support to community-based clients as required.
• Implementation and monitoring of care quality standards & employ a best practice approach in the care and welfare of customers.

Qualifications & Experience Required:

Registered Nurse on live register of NMBI.

RGN qualification essential and/or RCN/RNID for this role.

Experience in community and an interest/experience in Disabilities is also desirable.

Qualities and Characteristics:

Essential qualities include demonstrating kindness, respect, and compassion in care provision for Bluebird Care customers and their families and the ability to effectively communicate with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

BBKK/RGN