Theatre Nurse Jobs Across Dublin and Ireland

Theatre Nurse job description

Working as a theatre nurse, you will be involved in patient care by directly supporting the surgeon before, during and after operations. Theatre nursing is a specialist role that requires in-depth training, over and above being a registered nurse. There is a wide range of temporary and permanent roles available with Bowler Recruitment.

Being a theatre nurse

As a theatre nurse, you would be detail-orientated, highly organised and present a calm and patient nature, even in stressful and high-pressure situations.

Your daily duties would include the following responsibilities:

• Developing personalised care plans by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the patient’s condition, in compliance with best practice guidelines
• Being directly involved in emergency admissions, as well as planned admissions
• Supporting patients post-surgery by providing appropriate education to the patient and their families, regarding clinical information and their condition, to ensure effective understanding
• Preparing, assembling and supplying equipment required for operations, in a safe and timely manner
• Adhering to the NMBI professional Code of Conduct and the HSE values

It is crucial that theatre nurses present quick-thinking abilities in order to assess and prioritise patient requirements, as well as collaborate with various medical specialists and departments.

Salaries

The industry standard for theatre nurses ranges from 38K € to 48K € and will increase based on your number of years of experience in the field. With competitive pay rates, Bowler Recruitment will likely be able to push your salary beyond the “going rate”.

Qualifications required

To work as a theatre nurse in Ireland, you will be a registered nurse with the NMBI (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or entitled to be so registered. Furthermore, you will have undergone specialist training to hone in on the skills required in the theatre and operative sector.

Theatre nursing skills

As a theatre nurse, you will:

• Be an enthusiastic and active key player within your team and department
• Promote positive, respectful and compassionate relationships with your patients and their families, through excellent interpersonal skills, including active listening
• Maintain organised and accurate nursing records/reports
• Demonstrate flexibility to ensure nursing resource needs are met  
• Provide the highest quality of care, in an ethical manner, ensuring the patient's dignity and that their needs are met
• Present a calm and patient nature, even in stressful and high-pressure situations
• Display quick-thinking abilities to assess and prioritise patient requirements
• Be motivated to progress your skills further and participate in personal development opportunities
• Be competent at using a computer 
• Exhibit outstanding time management skills 
• Be able to work off your own initiative
• Display high attention to detail
• Adhere to all local policies and procedures

Where can you go with theatre nursing?

As a theatre nurse, your specialist skills are highly desirable, enabling you to progress into a number of different roles.

With experience, you may want to progress into roles with more responsibility, such as a senior leadership or managerial role, or you may want to become a highly-skilled surgical care practitioner. Some theatre nurses go on to be involved in research, publishing their findings and knowledge acquired after years of experience. Theatre nursing is a great career path that makes for a bright future.

How can you progress in your career?

As a theatre nurse, your specialist skills are highly desirable, enabling you to progress into a number of different roles.

With experience, you may want to progress into roles with more responsibility, such as a senior leadership or managerial role, or you may want to become a highly-skilled surgical care practitioner. Some theatre nurses go on to be involved in research, publishing their findings and knowledge acquired after years of experience. Theatre nursing is a great career path that makes for a bright future.

Moving to Ireland

We have successfully placed international theatre nurse candidates with clients in Ireland. If you are interested in relocating to Ireland for a theatre nursing role, please get in touch with Bowler Recruitment.