Role Title:
Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP): Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
Purpose of the Role:
The advanced practice service is provided by nurses who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners.
This involves undertaking and documenting complete episodes of patient care, which includes comprehensively assessing, diagnosing, planning, treating, and discharging patients in accordance with collaboratively agreed local policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines and/or service level agreements/memoranda of understanding.
Main Responsibilities:
* Undertake and document complete episodes of patient care
* Comprehensively assess, diagnose, plan, treat, and discharge patients
* Practice in accordance with local policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines
Requirements:
* Be a Registered Nurse or Midwife on the NMBIs Active Register
* Maintain active annual registration on the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives
* Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC)
* Demonstrate skills including excellent keyboard skills, experience in teaching and assessing junior staff/nursing students, and advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in the management of patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa
Desirable Qualifications:
* Working knowledge of healthcare patient record systems