Cardiology Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner Chest Pain

There is currently one whole-time permanent Cardiology Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (cANP) – Chest Pain post available in Sligo University Hospital.

The role of cANP is required to progress to ANP within 3 years in the Cardiology Department of Sligo University Hospital.

The successful candidate may be required to work in any service area within the vicinity as the need arises.

A panel may be formed from this campaign from which current and future vacancies of full time or part time duration may be filled

Informal Enquiries

Jennifer Flannery

Assistant Director of Nursing

Sligo University Hospital

Jennifer.flannery@hse.ie

Tel 087 3425261

Purpose of the Post

The overall purpose of the post is to provide safe, timely, evidence based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level. This involves undertaking and documenting complete episodes of patient care (assess, diagnose, plan, treat and discharge patients) according to collaboratively agreed protocols and scope of practice in the clinical setting; demonstrating advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, advanced critical thinking skills, clinical leadership and decision making skills.

The main purpose of the cANP post is for the individual to develop their competencies and person specification documentation for the Cardiology cANP, Chest Pain post such that it enables the individual nurse to meet the NMBI Criteria for Registration as an Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner as set out in Candidate Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI, 2017) within a specified time frame. The individual will undertake the academic preparation and develop the clinical and leadership skills, competencies and knowledge required to meet the criteria to be registered as a cANP with NMBI.

The scope of the cANP role must reflect the incremental development of expertise and as such, the cANP cannot deliver care as an autonomous practitioner. The individual will complete and submit the necessary documentation for registration as an cANP with NMBI.

The value of the nursing contribution as a distinct profession must be safeguarded and articulated in the development of new services led by advanced nurse practitioners, complementing rather than replacing current services delivered by doctors (NMBI 2017 p.9).

The advanced practice role demonstrates a high degree of knowledge, skill and experience that is applied within the nurse-patient/client relationship to achieve optimal outcomes through critical analysis, problem solving and accurate decision making (NMBI, 2017). Central to this is the provision of quality care, a safe environment and processes for patients by the use of evidence based clinical guidelines that address patient expectations, promote wellness and evaluate care given.

The role will provide clinical leadership and professional scholarship in order to develop nursing practice and health policy at local, regional and national level. The role will contribute to nursing research to shape and advance nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.