Job Title: CNM1 in St Josephs Reporting To: CNM2/Assistant Director of Nursing Job Summary: The purpose of this role includes running the dressing clinic whilst also offering specialist nursing expertise in managing in patients and outpatients with complex tissue viability conditions.
The successful candidate will work with various multidisciplinary teams providing a patient centred, quality and seamless service.
He/she will work closely with nursing, medical staff, and HCAs across the organisation to promote the highest standards in Tissue Viability care.
The philosophy guiding the post is to promote and preserve the Bon Secours Mission, Value and Ethos maintaining awareness of the privacy of the patient in relation to all hospital activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: This Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist is a registered nurse who has extensive experience and clinical expertise in Tissue Viability nursing.
The role will encompass a major clinical focus (direct & indirect) comprising of assessment, planning and delivery of patient care that is done in collaboration with medical and other healthcare professionals.
The management of patients with tissue viability conditions demands a broad range of professional skills and knowledge, as well as skills in communication, leadership, teaching, education, research and counselling.
The Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist will have the expertise and specialist knowledge to incorporate these skills into practice and so develop standards of care that benefit the patient.
In so doing, the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist will embrace the five core concepts of the clinical nurse specialist role to ensure the provision of a high-quality holistic service for the patients in need of the service and to enhance the health status of this patient population.
Clinical Focus To provide specialist knowledge, expertise, and care to patients with tissue viability conditions.
This will be at a higher level of autonomy and decision-making in patient management as defined by protocols.
To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care to patients and their families, in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
To monitor patients on an ongoing basis, to evaluate outcomes and adjust nursing care practise to ensure optimum co-ordination and delivery of care.
To evaluate and develop professional scope of practice through ongoing evaluation and monitoring of the role of the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist.
To participate in team discussions regarding treatment needs as appropriate.
Develop and update policies and procedures, which comply with agreed best practices.
Work with the multidisciplinary clinical team to meet the needs of the patients and their families.
Evaluate clinical problems in conjunction with the medical team; co-ordinate investigation, therapy and patient follow up.
Demonstrate vision, innovation, and flexibility in nursing practice.
Formulate discharge plans, which ensure continuity of patient care by liaising with other professions in the hospital.
To work in collaboration with the community care and primary care services offering specialist advice and develop education programmes.
Patient Advocate Ensure that regard is taken to the dignity, choices, self-esteem and well-being of patients and their relatives.
In collaboration with patients, take available opportunities to represent views of and negotiate on behalf of individual patients/patient groups at a multidisciplinary level and with other personnel or agencies as appropriate.
Play a central role in directing patients to specialist advocacy services as appropriate.
Education and Training To provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership and to demonstrate innovative practice in the provision of care in line with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives 2025.
and service needs.
Liaise and collaborate with NPDU (Nurse Practice Development Unit) on educational initiatives, promote best practices, and ensure an ongoing professional development of nursing staff.
Develop and facilitate education and support programmes, for patients and their families and professional staff.
To participate in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes as requested.
Ensure patients and staff have access to relevant education material and develop new material as required.
Assist in training members of the multidisciplinary team in changes in practice in the delivery of care including the provision of ward-based teaching.
Use relevant education opportunities to maintain the highest standard of care to patients with Tissue Viability conditions.
Raise awareness regarding the benefits of treatment through health promotion.
Organisation and training of incoming staff both nursing and HCAs Audit and Research Maintain awareness within the speciality of current developments in Tissue Viability practice.
To establish, implement and evaluate audit programmes of the service, the quality of patient care and the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist current practice, in line with local and regional developments, to include monitoring and evaluation of educational and health promotion programmes as relevant.
To identify areas of practice for evaluation and evaluate current practice and improved methods of care against current peer reviewed research findings.
Disseminate research findings to Nursing colleagues, Nurse Managers, and the multidisciplinary team.
Use research findings to influence care within the speciality.
Ensure that accurate documentation and record keeping is maintained.
Maintain awareness of and participate as appropriate in multidisciplinary research projects.
Develop a system for recording clinical activity.
Participate in maintenance of service databases as appropriate.
Provide updates of service reports to Director of Nursing and Nurse Managers.
Produce quarterly reports to the QPRS (Quality, Risk and Patient Safety) committee.
Active participation in in HIQA (Health Information Quality Authority ) and JCI (Joint Commission International) accreditation processes, ensuring compliance with the highest standards of care and quality.
Conduct AARs (After Action Reviews) and debriefing with nurse managers to evaluate practices, identify learnings, and develop action plans for continuous improvement in the management of HAPI (Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries) Essential Requirements: Registered General Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), or eligible to register with NMBI 5 years post-registration experience in the acute hospital setting within the last 7 years.
Formal recognised post-registration education relevant to the area of specialist practice at level 9 (Graduate Diploma or Honours degree) Management experience desirable but not essential Have experience of working in a multi-professional environment IT Skills are essential Closing date for receipt of applications 7th November 2025 Bon Secours Health System is an equal opportunities employer.
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