Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Acute Medicine (Amended), University Hospital Kerry
* Kerry, County Kerry, Ireland
* Full Time, Temporary
Who We Are
The newly established HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry, serving a population of over 700,000 people.
Skills and Attributes
* Commitment to providing a quality service
* Professional knowledge & experience
* Communications and interpersonal skills
* Analysis & decision-making
Description
University Hospital Kerry is the second largest of the Health Service Executive – South’s seven acute hospitals, servicing a population of approximately 180,554, along with a significant visiting population, estimated at around 2 million tourists each year.
The Emergency Department cares for over 40,000 emergency presentations annually and has a total of 238 acute general beds, including pediatric and high dependency beds.
The hospital adopts The Acute Floor Model, delivering high-quality, safe care and emphasizing patient-centered care, dignity, respect, and compassion.
Purpose of Post
The main purpose of the post is to develop the job description and supporting documentation under the direction of the Health Care Provider’s Advanced Practice Stakeholder Governance Group, enabling the individual nurse to meet the NMBI Criteria for Registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
The individual will undertake academic preparation and develop clinical and leadership skills, competencies, and knowledge required for registration as a RANP with NMBI.
The cANP role will reflect the incremental development of expertise, with the individual completing and submitting necessary documentation for registration.
The overall purpose of the service is to provide safe, timely, evidence-based nurse-led care at an advanced nursing level, involving comprehensive patient care, assessment, diagnosis, planning, treatment, and discharge.
The cANP acute medicine demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, skill, and experience, applied within the nurse-patient relationship to achieve optimal outcomes.
This role will provide clinical leadership and contribute to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education, and health care policy.
Informal Enquiries
Mairead O’Sullivan, Assistant Director of Nursing Emergency Dept/Patient Flow/Acute Floor Projects
HSE South is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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