Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)/candidate ANP for Rheumatology (cANP)
* Dublin, Ireland
* Permanent Full Time
Who We Are
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital has always been about people. Our staff are known for their compassion and for their strong sense of community as well as for their exceptional clinical training. The Mater Hospital is a major acute voluntary teaching hospital and holds a pre-eminent place in the delivery of healthcare to the community of North Dublin and the rest of the country. The Hospital prides itself on exceptional patient care and is a leader in research and innovation.
Description
The Rheumatology ANP is a senior clinical role responsible for providing expert care to patients with Rheumatologic conditions in the acute hospital outpatients department (referrals in-house also). Working autonomously within the MDT, the ANP delivers high-quality care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic rheumatologic diseases. The role involves direct patient care, leadership, and contribution to service improvement and education.
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.
The RANP/cANP demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership, and complex decision-making abilities.
The RANP/cANP practices in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI 2014), the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (NMBI 2015), Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2017), and the Values for Nurses and Midwives in Ireland (Department of Health 2016).
The RANP/cANP service provides clinical leadership and professional scholarship in the delivery of optimal nursing services and informs the development of evidence-based health policy at local, regional, and national levels.
The RANP/cANP contributes to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education, and health care policy at local, national, and international levels.
For Enquiries - Please contact:
Directorate Nurse Manager
Acute Neurosciences Specialty and Rehabilitation Medicine Directorate
Mater Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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