Nursing Practice Development Co-ordinator, General Hospital

Details of Service

Bantry General Hospital (BGH) is a Model 2R acute general hospital as defined by the Acute Medicine Programme. BGH serves the needs of West Cork & South Kerry and is open 24 hours daily for undifferentiated medical take daily.

Inpatient bed capacity:

o Medical (50-bed)

o Rehabilitation (12-bed)

o Outpatient and day patient care services (21-bed).

The service also has a Residential Unit (24) beds.

BGH delivers elective day case Surgical and Endoscopy services.

Other Services provided:

General medicine, Gerontology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology and Palliative Care and a Medical Assessment Unit, which is the admission pathway for the medical patients, along with and a High Dependency Unit to support inpatient medical activity (4 bed).

Injuries Unit, Outpatients Department, Physiotherapy, and Diagnostic services

Bantry General also incorporates the unique position of a HIQA Registered residential Unit within the governance of the Hospital

Specialist nursing includes:

ANP Acute Medicine, Diabetes, & Dementia.

CNS / CNM2 posts in Cardiology, Stroke, Diabetes, dementia, tissue Viability, endoscopy validation, discharge coordinators and Infection Control. A Practice development unit incorporating, ADON, CMN2’s, Project officer & CPC supporting ongoing professional development.

BGH is a clinical site location for the undergraduate Nursing programme in MTU Kerry.

BGH is part of the HSE South West Region established within the HSE, based on the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019.

Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be operational from 2024.

Each Health Region will be tasked with population specific planning resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decision-making closer to the frontline.

Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:

• Integrated, locally planned and delivered

• Easier to access and navigate

• Available closer to home

Health Regions are geographically-based units with clearly defined populations. They align community and hospital services within specific areas. The HSE will retain a strong but leaner central organisation, with more service provision developed at a local level.

The HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region.

This includes:

• South / South West Hospital Group S/SWHG

• Cork Kerry Community Healthcare CKCH

The Department of Population and Public Health is also now aligned with this health region

HSE Services working within this region include

• Acute hospital services

• Primary care services

• Community services

• Social care services

• Health and social care professionals

• Voluntary sector services

South / South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare is part of HSE South West Health Region.

Purpose of the Post

Manage and develop the Nurse Practice Development Department, inclusive of staff assigned to the department

Lead the development of excellence in nurse practice within Bantry General to ensure safe and quality patient care

Lead and manage staff within the remit of practice development.

Ensure optimum clinical environments for student nurses.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Merline Tagaram– Director of Nursing, merline.tagaram@hse.ie /027 52967 for further information about the role.

Contact Tamara Broderick- People Resourcing, tamara.broderick@hse.ie – for enquiries relating to the recruitment process