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Blackrock Health Hermitage Clinic is a private hospital providing a full range of medical and surgical care across a broad spectrum of specialities. Each Ward provides a range of services and this role is important in making a significant contribution, developing and maintaining best practice in nursing services at clinical areas. 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.
Job Responsibility
Provide a specialist nursing service for patients with urological diseases who require support and treatment through the continuum of care
Undertake comprehensive patient assessment to include physical, psychological, social and spiritual elements of care using best evidence based practice in urological diseases
Use the outcomes of patient assessment to develop and implement plans of care/case management in conjunction with the consultant and the patient, family and/or carer as appropriate
Monitor and evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and amend the plan of care accordingly in conjunction with the Consultant and patient, family and/or carer as appropriate
Make alterations in the management of patient’s condition in collaboration with the Consultant and the patient in line with agreed pathways and policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines (PPPG’s)
Accept appropriate referrals from Consultant colleagues
Co-ordinate investigations, treatment therapies and patient follow-up
Communicate with patients, family and /or carer as appropriate, to assess patient’s needs and provide relevant support, information, education, advice and counselling as required
Where appropriate work collaboratively with MDT colleagues across Primary and Secondary Care to provide a seamless service delivery to the patient, family and/or carer as appropriate
Participate in medication reconciliation taking cognisance of poly-pharmacy and support medical and pharmacy staff with medication reviews and medication management
Identify and promote specific symptom management strategies as well as the identification of triggers which may cause exacerbation of symptoms
Provide patients with appropriate self-management strategies and escalation pathways
Manage nurse led urology clinics with MDT input
Identify health promotion priorities for the patient, family and/or carer and support patient self-care in line with best evidence
Identify and agree appropriate referral pathways for patients with urological diseases
Participate in case review with MDT colleagues
Use a case management approach to patients with complex needs in collaboration with MDT in both Primary and Secondary Care as appropriate
Take a proactive role in the formulation and provision of evidence based PPPGs relating to urological diseases and their appropriate care plan
Take a lead role in ensuring the service for patients with urological disease is in line with international best practice guidelines
Communicate, negotiate and represent patient’s family and/or carer values and decisions in relation to their condition in collaboration with colleagues
Develop and support the concept of advocacy, particularly in relation to patient participation in decision making, thereby enabling informed choice of treatment options
Respect and maintain the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of the patient, family and/or carer
Establish, maintain and improve procedures for collaboration and cooperation between Acute Services, Primary Care and Voluntary Organisations as appropriate
Proactively challenge any interaction which fails to deliver a quality service to patients
Requirements
Be registered in the general division of the Register of Nurses maintained by NMBI
Have at least five years recent relevant post-registration nursing experience (full-time or equivalent hours part-time) in an acute hospital setting and a minimum of two years nursing experience in the specialist area of urology cancer/disease
Have acquired a level 8 post registration Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic award relevant to the specialist area – Urology Nursing (or similar) or be willing to complete within one year of taking up post