Clinical Nurse Specialist Inflammatory Bowel Disease (CNSp IBD)
Job Description
An established Hospital in North Dublin wishes to recruit a CNS Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) often require complex multi-disciplinary care.
* The IBD patient may require input from many other separate hospital departments including outpatients, Day-Ward, Medical Day Services (MDS) diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, and dietetics.
* Greater attention must be paid to the psychological dimensions of patient care.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Focus
A Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD) will have a strong patient focus whereby the specialty defines itself as nursing and subscribes to the overall purpose, functions and ethical standards of nursing.
* The clinical practice role may be divided into direct and indirect care.
Direct Care
Direct care comprises the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care to the patient, family and/or carer.
Indirect Care
Indirect care relates to activities that influence and support the provision of direct care.
Qualifications
NMBI Registration Successfully completed a post registration programme of study that is relevant to the specialist field of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Experience
Minimum of 1 years experience working in the field of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Skills
Possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative capacity for the proper discharge of the duties of this role.
Communication skills, organisational & interpersonal skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, leadership skills, good IT skills are required.