JOB DESCRIPTION:-

Who we are? Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be fully operational from 2024 onwards. Each Health Region will be tasked with population specific planning resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decisionmaki

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Skills and attributes

Professional Knowledge & ExperienceCommunications & Interpersonal SkillsCommitment to Providing a Quality ServiceOrganisation and Management SkillsBuilding & Maintaining Relationships including Team and Leadership SkillsAnalysing and Decision Making

Description

The purpose of this Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology – Integrated Care) post is to:

Deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology – Integrated Care) will differ according to the needs of the population and configuration of established cardiology services at each site. The purpose of this Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology – Integrated Care) post is to provide expertise and specialist nursing services to patients with a cardiovascular condition both in the hospital outpatient settings and in primary care. The post holder will liaise between acute cardiology services and integrated cardiology services in the community along with other agencies to deliver effective evidenced based care. They will use resources efficiently to achieve the best possible outcomes in keeping with the National Clinical Programme model of care (NCP 2010) and HIQA standards Safer Better Healthcare Standards (HIQA 2012).

The person appointed to this post will work in the newly formed Cardiology Integrated Care services. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering coordinated evidence based care for patients in primary care whilst liaising closely with secondary care. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology – Integrated Care) will deliver nurse-led clinics to provide support to patients and their GPs in creating management plans, assisting with diagnosis development and will provide education to patients and staff.

In order to ensure continuity of service to patients the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology – Integrated Care) may be required to rotate/cover other parts of the integrated cardiology service such as Cardiac Rehabilitation.

This will also promote service integration and enhance skillset development. It will be dependent on identified service needs at each site. If deemed appropriate, site rotation should occur within the first 3-6 months of taking up the post. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology – Integrated Care)caseload will focus initially on the following patient group:

Heart Failure

Please ensure you download, save and read the Job Specification & Applicant Information Document. Both of these documents are located at the bottom of this advertisement. We strongly recommend that you read the Job Specificatio associated with post before completing your application form. A Guide to Completing Competency Questions is available attached at the bottom of this advertisement. It is strongly recommended that you read the guide before completing this section of your application form. All question areas must be completed.

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