Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (cANP) - Plastic Surgery / Ard-Altra

at  South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CANP WILL ALIGN WITH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES:

• HSE Protocol for the Management of Outpatient Services
• National Clinical Care Programmes in Plastic Surgery Nursing
• HSE National Service Plan
• HSE Outpatient Services performance Improvement programme
• HIQA National Standards for Safe Better healthcare
• HSE Waiting List Initiative programme
• South/South West Hospital Group Operational Plan
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PURPOSE OF THE POST

The main purpose of the post is to enable the individual nurse to meet the NMBI Criteria for Registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner as set out in Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI, 2017).
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 RANP with
NMBI. The scope of the Candidate A.N.P. role must reflect the incremental development of expertise and as such, the Candidate A.N.P. cannot deliver care as an autonomous practitioner.
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 overall purpose of the post is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level .This involves undertaking and documenting a complete episode 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, critical thinking, clinical leadership and decision making skills.
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.
The RANP Plastic Surgery will assess, diagnose and manage a full episode of care for an agreed cohort of patients attending the ANP clinic at SIVUH.
The development of the cANP post will enable Plastic Surgery Service fulfil the recognised demand in South Infirmary/Victoria University Hospital.

THE ROLE OF THE PLASTIC SURGERY CANP AT SIVUH WILL BE BASED ON SERVICE NEED AND MAY INCLUDE BUT WILL NOT BE CONFINED TO:-

• Pre-Assessment Clinics
• Acute Ward
• Plastics Theatre
• Outpatients/Review Clinics + See and Treat
• Outreach service