Advanced Nurse Practitioner Or Candidate

Job Title and Grade:

Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (cANP) Endoscopy Bowel Screen or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Endoscopy Bowel Screen

Grade Code 2267/2272

Location of Post:

Sligo University Hospital (Ospidéal Ollscoile Shligigh)

Sligo University Hospital (SUH) has a stand-alone Endoscopy Unit. It is located on the fourth floor of SUH and compromises of an admission/discharge/consultation room, 2 patient preparation rooms pre-procedure, 2 procedure rooms, 8 bedded recovery area, step down area post procedures, waiting area and offices. Decontamination facilities for endoscopes are on site within the endoscopy unit. The Endoscopy Unit at SUH is an accredited unit by the UK based Joint Advisory Group (JAG) and also has been an accredited National Bowel Screen Centre since 2012.

The unit provides both an inpatient and outpatient service to patients undergoing Endoscopy procedures including colonoscopy, gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, bronchoscopy, EBUS, trans oesophageal echo (TOE) and a range of endoscopic interventions.

There are currently 8 scheduled GI sessions per week, 2 bronchoscopy sessions and 1 BowelScreen list with the National Screening Service (NSS).

There are currently, 2 CNM2’s, a Bowel Screen/ Pre assessment CNM2, Surgical pre assessment CNM2, Triage CNM2, Validation CNM2 and 1 RANP Gastroenterology/BowelScreen (Nurse Endoscopist) The unit has dedicated decontamination personnel.

There is currently one permanent whole-time vacancy available for one permanent ANP post or one cANP. If a cANP is appointed they will be expected to progress to ANP and performing colonoscopy procedures independently within two years or who are eligible to register with NMBI in Gastroenterology.

The successful candidate may be required to work in any BowelScreen service area within the HSE West North West as the service need arises.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for HSE West and North West Health Region from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.