Candidate Clinical Nurse Specialist (Children's) Paediatric Diabetes

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. Candidates will normally be given at least one week's notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

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Contact below for further information about the role:

Portiuncula University Hospital - HSE West & North West.

There is currently 1.0 whole time (37.5hrs), permanent vacancy available in the Paediatric Diabetes Service.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Nurse Specialist (Children's) Paediatric Diabetes IHA Galway/ Roscommon & IHA Mayo from which current and future permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part time duration may be filled.

The panels formed from these interviews may be used to fill unfilled post across other IHA areas should the arise.

Purpose of the Post

The purpose of this post is to deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

The paediatric unit is a 23 bedded unit and provides specialist paediatric services to babies, children and adolescents under 16 years of age. This includes medical, surgical and shared care services.

The Paediatric Diabetic service in PUH Multidisciplinary team consists of the following disciplines of staff:

• Consultant Paediatrician (visiting)
• ANP

PUH is identified in the Paediatric model of care as a centre of excellence, providing the initiation of insulin pump therapy.

There are currently 85 children with Type 1 Diabetes attending PUH. The service continues to display tangible benefits to the children of the North West with Type 1 diabetes. The Paediatric Diabetes team at PUH provide a Regional Service in the West to new and existing type 1 and type 2 children with diabetes. The post requires a cCNS (Paediatric Diabetes) with the scope of practice that represents the diversity of diabetes care for children, young person's up to their 16th birthday and their family.

The post holder is responsible for the safe, effective care, evidence based care to patients with diabetes. This involves the direct liaison with the patient and family in the provision of education and to assist in their safe management. This includes frequent telephone contact, continuous education with regard to insulin adjustment and illness management, detection and prevention of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. The aim is to provide a sound knowledge base at the time of diagnosis, based on a thorough needs assessment, and to build on this thereafter, providing the support and education to enable the child and family to make informed healthcare decisions.

• The CNS pathway will facilitate the post holder to be supported to professionally and clinically develop the skills and knowledge required to achieve the competencies of the CNS role.

The CNS post holder will be enabled to deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical

• Nurse/Midwife Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

Caseload

• The cCNS will focus initially on the following service user groups: Paediatric Diabetes patients
• The cCNS clinical role is based on the core concepts and associated competencies for the CNS (adapted from NCNM 4th edition 2008)

The concepts are:

• Clinical Focus (Direct and Indirect Care)
• Service user/Service User Advocacy
• Education and Training
• Audit and Research

Consultancy (including leadership in clinical practice)

To apply

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