Clinical Nurse Specialist (Neurology/MS) - 11.5 hours per week

at  Blackrock Health Hermitage Clinic

ABOUT THE HERMITAGE CLINIC

Blackrock Health Hermitage Clinic is a state of the art 160 bed healthcare facility ideally located on at the junction of the N4 and M50 in Lucan, Co Dublin. The hospital provides a wide range of Emergency, Ambulatory, Interventional and Diagnostic care to for Adults and some services for Children. As a member of Irelands newest private health care group, Blackrock Health we are dedicated in ensuring our mission, vision and values are our guiding principles in ensuring our patients and staff have a world class experience.
A career in Hermitage Clinic will ensure you are joining a diverse, dynamic and enthusiastic team of professionals, passionate about developing services to ensure we provide the best care in the most modern of facilities.
We offer new recruits an array of supports to ensure you are enabled to develop your career. Please contact us directly to review our up to date opportunities and list of benefits (https://www.hermitageclinic.ie/careers).

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

The CNS (Neurology)will:

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive education programme in neurology nursing, including the development and evaluation of competencies, in conjunction with other relevant personnel.
• Maintain clinical, nursing and managerial competence in the field of Orthopaedic nursing, including keeping up to-date with relevant research to ensure evidence-based practice and research utilisation.
• Be responsible for identifying his/her own training development needs in consultation with the line manager in order to keep professionally and clinically updated.
• To be responsible for creating an environment that is conducive to learning and development of self and others. To provide professional, clinical and education advice to nursing and other healthcare staff as appropriate. This includes the assessment of competency of student nurses, and other staff on placement to the specialist area, as appropriate, and providing assistance with the orientation and induction of new staff.
• Educate and provide supportive care to patients, their families/their carers through all stages of their disease.
• Attend all mandatory training days.
• Keep abreast of current trends in Orthopaedic nursing through reading, attending seminars and having thorough knowledge of nursing policy and standards
• Participate in in-service education. Take personal responsibility for own professional development and keep up to date with evidence based practice and research.
• Identify areas where scope of practice can be advanced
• Provide mentorship, preceptor ship, teaching, facilitation and professional supervisory skills for nurses and other health care workers.
• Act as preceptor to undergraduate and post-graduate student nurses on placement
• Plan and deliver staff teaching in relation to individual setting.
• Maintain and update a personal development portfolio

ROLE SUMMARY

As a key member of the Nursing team, the post holder will demonstrate excellent clinical skills, quality patient care initiatives and facilitate effective interpersonal communication with colleagues in the unit(s) and hospital. The role will provide comprehensive nursing care to patients using evidence-based practice and adjusting resources to ensure continuity of care, will act as a role model for excellence in patient care.
The role is responsible for providing expertise and specialist nursing to patients with neurological conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Epilepsy, and Migraine both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. To promote and enhance communication between multidisciplinary team members dealing patients with neurological disorders. To work closely with neurological consultants and other medical staff to co-ordinate, support and deliver effective care.
The role will provide comprehensive nursing care to patients using evidence-based practice and adjusting resources to ensure continuity of care. The nurse will act as a role model for excellence in patient care and be the clinical nurse lead for neurological nursing, and will develop, deliver and evaluate a comprehensive education programme for neurological nursing. The CNS will communicate and collaborate with the medical/nursing staff teams in the delivery of quality continuing care for the patient, including liaison with other Hospitals North and South of Ireland, Consultants, and GP’s.

The role of the CNS (Neurology) will include;

• Schedule interdisciplinary referrals as required.
• Run reports as requested by Consultants or hospital leadership.
• Increase patient satisfaction with the service.
• Improve patient outcomes through education and health promotion.
• Attend ward rounds and clinics as require

The CNS’ (Neurology) practice is based on the five core concepts of Clinical Nurse Specialist (Neurology) role as defined by the NCNM 4thedition (2008) in order to fulfil the role. The concepts are:

• Clinical Focus
• Patient/Client Advocate
• Education and Training
• Audit and Research
• Consultant
• Clinical Focu