Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Candidate Respiratory, University Hospital Kerry

Details of Service

University Hospital Kerry is the second largest of the Health Service Executive – South’s seven acute hospitals. With a catchment area of Kerry, North Cork & West Limerick, it services a population of approx. over 180,554. In addition, the Kerry area has quite a large visiting population – Bord Fáilte / Shannon Development estimate there are approximately 2 million tourists visiting this region annually, principally during the summer months.

The 24/7 Emergency department cares for over 40,000 Emergency presentations annually. The hospital has 238 acute general beds inclusive of 29 Paediatric Beds and 9 HDU Beds. It also has 50 Acute Psychiatric beds and 15 Palliative Care Beds on site.

The Medical Directorate adopts The Acute Floor Model and commends itself on delivering high quality, safe care where and when it’s needed. We offer patient-centred care treating patients with dignity, respect and compassion. The Medical Directorate is managed operationally and professionally by the Assistant Director of Nursing and a Clinical Nurse Manager 3 in conjunction with Medicine Consultants across all wards. There is a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary team work within the department and throughout the Medical floor.

University Hospital Kerry range and scope of services provided.

Ø Emergency Medicine.

Ø Ear nose and Throat Services.

Ø General Medicine including Medicine of the Elderly& Endocrinology.

Ø General Surgery.

Ø Endoscopy.

Ø Adult Intensive Care.

Ø Coronary Care/High Dependency

Ø Gynaecology (inc.Colposcopy,menorrhagia, Fertility and Urodynamics)

Ø Obstetrics.

Ø Orthopaedics.

Ø Paediatrics including Special Care Baby Unit.

Ø Audiology.

Ø Palliative Care

Ø Psychiatry

Ø Radiography, including C.T. Scanning Service

Ø Renal Dialysis Satellite Unit.

Our guiding principles are to work in partnership with patients and other healthcare providers across the continuum of care to:

· Deliver high quality, safe, timely and equitable patient care by developing and ensuring sustainable clinical services to meet the needs of our population.

· Deliver integrated services across the SSWHG Hospitals, with clear lines of responsibility, accountability and authority, whilst maintaining individual hospital site integrity.

· Continue to develop and improve our clinical services supported by education, research and innovation, in partnership with University College Cork, Munster Technological University and other academic partners.

· Recruit, retain and develop highly-skilled multidisciplinary teams through support, engagement and empowerment.

We are committed to ensuring that our patients are at the centre of all service design, development and delivery. Over the five years of the strategy we will further develop our services, both clinical and organisational based around seven key themes: Quality and Patient Safety; Patient Access; Governance and Integration; Skilled Caring Staff; Education Research and Innovation; eHealth and Infrastructure. These will be our key areas of focus to enable us to meet the future needs of our patients.

The respiratory service in UHK was established in September 2022. There are currently 1.5 WTE respiratory consultants in UHK, with a 0.5 WTE in the chronic disease respiratory hub. The respiratory services entails weekly OPD for general respiratory, as well as specialist clinics for obstructive sleep apnoea, interstitial lung disease, pleural disease, ,airways disease and bronchiectasis. Additional combined specialist clinics run on a monthly basis with palliative care and rheumatology services. A COPD outreach is fully operational and supports an early discharge, as well as admission avoidance to UHK.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Aisling O’ Carroll - Assistant Director of Nursing Medical Directorate

Tel: 0873618477

Email; aisling.ocarroll@hse.ie

Contact Meagan McGlynn- People Resourcing, meagan.mcglynn@hse.ie – for enquiries relating to the recruitment process