Staff Nurse

Staff Nurse – Medically Supervised Injecting Facility (MSIF), Riverbank, Dublin 8

As a Registered Nurse, you will work predominantly in the MSIF clinical area, supervising clients before, during and after episodes of injecting. Core activities include client engagement; health assessment; management of health emergencies; health education; brief interventions; primary care support and referral to other health and welfare services. You will be part of the Clinical Team and work collaboratively with MSIF’s multi‑disciplinary team.

Clinical Nurse Manager – MSIF

To support clients who inject drugs to ensure that they can do so safely, and to reduce harm.

A MSIF is a hygienic, safe, medically supervised healthcare environment where people can inject drugs, obtained elsewhere, under the supervision of trained health professionals. It offers a compassionate, person‑centred service which reduces the harms associated with drug injecting. A MSIF can help health service staff to reach and support vulnerable and marginalised people, who often do not, cannot, or no longer engage with existing health services. There are now approximately 90 of these facilities worldwide, in Europe, Canada, and Australia. There is significant evidence gathered from these facilities of their benefits to people who use drugs and the wider society.

Health and client dignity are a critical part of this holistic support, and this is a great opportunity for a nurse to be enthusiastic, passionate and client‑focused. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills in terms of planning and start‑up of an innovative program to support the overall health and wellbeing of the client group that we serve. This is the first MSIF to be developed and opened in Ireland and being involved will allow the successful candidate to bring innovative practice into homelessness and working with people who inject drugs (PWID).

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• Optimise health by saving lives and reducing injury from the negative effects associated with drug use
  
• Effectively intervene in the event of drug overdose
  
• Provide access to health and social welfare services for a marginalised and difficult to reach population
  
• Uphold and promote the dignity of all people who use our service and promote awareness and understanding in the community
  
• Foster social inclusion and client participation in the operation of MSIF
  
• Observe and monitor client’s wellbeing throughout their visit to MSIF
  
• Use communication skills to develop rapport with clients
  
• Provide opportunistic interventions for safer injecting and health promotion
  
• Engage with clients to identify health needs and refer to local health and welfare services
  
• Follow the clinical nurse manager's direction and assist as required during client emergencies
  
• Use observation and communication skills to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment
  
• Undertake a clinical role under MSIF’s internal management protocol, clinical policies, and procedures
  
• Record all client observations and/or interactions on the relevant MSIF forms, and MSIF clinical database
  
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and managers to achieve MSIF’s objectives
  
• Participate in clinical quality improvement and research activities
  
• Develop and maintain skills in overdose management, incident de‑escalation and management, infection control, vein care and safer injecting practices, and health promotion
  
• Support the MSIF Primary Care Doctor
  
• Treat colleagues, neighbours, local service providers and visitors to the service with dignity and respect
  
• Participate and comply with all quality management systems and processes
  

The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post. xcfaprz

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• A relevant 3rd‑level qualification in Nursing (general/psychiatric)
  
• Minimum 2 years post‑registration experience
  
• Minimum of 1 year’s experience working in a low‑threshold environment
  
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal and decision‑making skills
  
• Experience of doing wound dressing
  

Starting at €39,887 to €44,436 (depending on experience)

Contract of Indefinite Duration

Full‑time 37.5 hours per week

Open Access Service, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8

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• Fulfilling and challenging work
  
• Paid Family Leave, where applicable (Maternity, Paternity, Adoptive, Force Majeure and Compassionate Leave)
  
• Competitive Salaries
  
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  
• Sick Pay Scheme
  
• Educational Assistance (Study and Examination Leave, Scholarship Foundation)
  
• Death In Service (from commencement of employment)
  
• Minimum 23 days Annual Leave (pro rata)
  
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
  

If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply by the J-18808-Ljbffr