SACC Directorate Overview
The SACC Directorate focuses on the surgical patient process from outpatients through to discharge.
Core Principles
The core principles are based around delivering a safe, personal, clinically effective and high-quality service to all patients, with clear accountability for all staff members.
St. James's Hospital Services
St. James's Hospital delivers a wide range of surgical services at a local, regional and national level.
Specialties
There are 13 specialties within SACC: Urology, Gynaecology, General Surgery, ENT, Breast Care, Maxillofacial, Vascular, Plastics, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracic, Pain Management, Anaesthesia and Critical Care.
Department of Anaesthesia
The Department of Anaesthesia provides the anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine services at St. James's Hospital, which is the largest acute academic hospital in Ireland affiliated with TCD.
Facilities
There are 12 theatres, including a stand-alone Burn theatre, a stand-alone endovascular suite and a dedicated stand-alone Day Case suite, with two major and one minor theatres and a pre-operative assessment unit.
Services
The Intensive Care service covers the General Intensive Care Unit, High Dependency, cardio-Thoracic ICU, Burns Unit, in addition to ventilated patients in the Coronary Care Unit and an emergency consult service to the wards and Emergency Department.
Patient Care
The Department provides anaesthesia for adult patients in the following disciplines: general surgery, cardio-thoracic, vascular, otorhinolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery including burns, Maxillo-facial, orthopaedics and gynaecology.
Pain Medicine Team
The Pain Medicine team, led by Dr O'Gara and Dr Fitzgerald, run the acute and chronic pain service, with a Pain Medicine Fellow and a rotating registrar.
Clinical Nurse Specialists
There are three Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Pain Medicine service.
Teaching Programme
There is an active teaching programme in which the successful applicant will participate.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Professional/Clinical
* Be responsible for assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment for patients according to professional standards and under the supervision of the Consultant.
* Document all assessments, diagnoses, treatments, clinical notes, relevant contacts and summaries in accordance with department and professional standards.
* Communicate results of assessments and recommendations to the patient and relevant others as appropriate.
* Foster close working relationships with colleagues and other relevant professionals in maximising the patient's potential.
* Participate in teams, communicating and working in collaboration with the patient and other team members as part of an integrated package of care.
Education and Training
* Participate in mandatory and recommended training programmes in accordance with organisational / professional requirements.
* Maintain and develop professional expertise and knowledge by actively engaging in continuing professional education and development.
Health and Safety
* Comply with the policies, procedures and safe professional practice of the Irish Healthcare System by adhering to relevant legislation, regulations and standards.
* Document appropriately and report any near misses, hazards and accidents and bring them to the attention of relevant / designated individual(s) in line with best practice.
* Work in a safe manner with due care and attention to the safety of self and others.
Administrative
* Ensure good working practice and adherence to standards of best practice.
* Promote quality by reviewing and evaluating the service, identifying changing needs and opportunities to improve services.
* Assist the Consultant in service development, including policy development and implementation.