BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND - SOUTHERN REGION The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - Southern Region is a major voluntary organisation, which provides age related residential, educational and day services for people with intellectual disabilities, autism and communication disorders throughout the Cork and Kerry area.
Applications are invited for the following post/s Clinical Nurse Specialist Ref: 59/2025 Permanent Part-Time (37.5 hours per fortnight) Location: Children's Disability Network 3 - South Kerry - Killarney, Outreach to Tralee, Killorglin & Cahirciveen Role Description The person appointed to this post will work as part of inter-disciplinary team delivering a coordinated approach to children/young people from 0-18 years across all disabilities.
She/he will be required to work as a key worker for particular cases.
The professional reporting relationship for clinical governance and clinical supervision will be to the Children Disability Network Manager (or delegate) through the professional line management structure.
The CNS will ultimately be responsible to the Director of Services.
The CNS will work in conjunction with other team members in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the people supported and the objectives of the organisation.
The CNS will be responsible for the provision of a high quality service and will carry out nursing duties as required.
Clinical Focus: The CNS will have a strong service user focus whereby the speciality 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 comprise the assessment, planning and delivery and evaluation of care to the service user, family and/or carer.
Indirect care relates to activities that influence and support the provision of direct care.
The CNS clinical role is based on the core concepts and associated competencies for the CNS (adapted from NCNM 4thedition 2008) The concepts are: Clinical focus (direct and indirect care) Service user/service user advocacy Education and Training Audit and Research Consultancy (including leadership in clinical practice) The CNS post holder will be enabled to deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM
The Network 3 South Kerry team is based in Killarney, Outreach to Tralee, Killorglin & Cahirciveen The Candidate: Statutory Registration, Professional Qualification, Experience etc.
Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition Be a registered nurse/midwife on the active Register of Nurses and Midwives held by An Bord Altranais and Cnimhseachais na hireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be eligible to be so registered.
OR Be registered in the division(s) of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnimhseachais na hireann) Register for which the application is being made or be entitled to be so registered.
AND In exceptional circumstances which will be assessed on a case by case basis be registered in another Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives.
AND Have a minimum of 5 years' post registration full time experience or an aggregate of 5 years' full time experience in the division of the register in which the application is being made (taking into