DML Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner

CV's will not be accepted . Only online Rezoomo applications wil be processed.

Location of post

There is currently two permanent whole-time vacancy available in the following areas within the Dublin Midlands Region:

- Psychiatry of later life, Portlaoise, Co Laois

- Psychiatry of later life, Sarto House, Sarto Rd, Kildare West Wicklow Mental Health Services, Naas, Co Kildare

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

Informal enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Name: Linda Hutton (Director of Nursing) - Psychiatry of later life, Sarto House, Sarto Rd, Naas, Co Kildare

Mobile: 087 2073428

Email: linda.hutton@hse.ie

Name: Michael Buckley (Area Director of Nursing) - Psychiatry of later life, Portlaoise, Co Laois

Contact: 087 8692928

Email: michaeld.buckley@hse.ie

Purpose of the post

The Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) service for PLL is provided by nursing who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners.

The overall purpose of the RANP (PLL) dementia 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 RANP demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership and complex decision-making abilities.

The RANP 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), codes of practice Mental Health Commission and other appropriate and required PPPGs.

The RANP 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 RANP contributes to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.