Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Emergency (Minor Injuries) MRHP-7-25-175 Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise Location of Post: Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise There is currently one permanent, whole-time Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner vacancy available in the Emergency Department in the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Emergency (Minor Injuries) from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full-time or part-time duration may be filled.
Informal Enquiries: For further information about the role, please contact:
Olivia Lafferty
Director of Nursing
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise
Email: ****** Tel: 057 869 6434
HR Point of Contact: HSE Dublin and Midlands is committed to providing information and services which are accessible to all, if you require accessibility assistance throughout any stage of the recruitment process, please contact:
Hermaye Paza
HR Recruitment Officer
HSE Dublin and Midlands
Email: ****** Tel: 087 125 9086
Purpose of the Post: The advanced practice service is provided by nurses who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners.
The overall purpose of the service is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level.
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 Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Emergency (Minor Injuries) demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership and complex decision-making abilities.
The Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Emergency (Minor Injuries) 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 Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Emergency (Minor Injuries) 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 Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Emergency (Minor Injuries) contributes to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.
Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications and / or Experience: 1.
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: -
(i) Are registered in the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Division of the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland Register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
OR (ii) Be eligible to register in the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Division of the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland Register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) by meeting the criteria for registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner as specified > AND (iii) Have a broad base of clinical experience relevant to the advanced field of practice.
AND (iv) Demonstrates the competences relevant to the specialist area of advanced practice.
AND (a) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, professional and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
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Annual Registration (i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Division of the register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) for the role.
AND (ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Service User Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
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Health Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
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Character Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.
Post Specific Requirements: Nurse Referral for Radiological Procedures course or commit to completion within 1 year of employment. Nurse Prescribing of Medicinal Products course or commit to completion within 1 year of employment.