Job Description
Role Title: Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (cANP): Allergy Job Reference Number:000734 Closing Date:Sunday, 13th October 2024 Purpose of the Role: The advanced practice service is provided by nurses who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners. The overall purpose of the service is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level. This involves undertaking and documenting complete episodes of patient care, which includes comprehensively assessing, diagnosing, planning, treating, and discharging patients in accordance with collaboratively agreed local policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines and/or service level agreements/memoranda of understanding. The RANP in Allergy demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership, and complex decision-making abilities. The RANP in Allergy practices in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI 2014), the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (NMBI 2015), Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2017), and the Values for Nurses and Midwives in Ireland (Department of Health 2016). The RANP in Allergy service provides clinical leadership and professional scholarship in the delivery of optimal nursing services and informs the development of evidence-based health policy at local, regional, and national levels. The RANP in Allergy contributes to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels. The role will contribute to nursing research in Immunology and allergy care, shaping and advance nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national, and international levels. key functions of this role are to: Work towards performing and interpreting standard allergy investigative assessments including skin prick testing and specific IgE testing where relevant and apply the results to patient management Develop nursing pathways to lead on patient education in management of allergic diseases including appropriate anaphylaxis management and use of adrenaline autoinjectors Work closely with the clinical immunology team to deliver timely quality care for patients with allergic disorders Develop pathways for effective remote reviews of patients under long term review including patients on anti-IgE treatment and those with stable food allergy Improve access to expert care for adults with allergic conditions. Scholarship in order to develop nursing practice and health policy at local, regional, and national level. Required: Be a Registered Nurse on the NMBIs Active Register or entitled to be so registered. And Be registered in the division of NMBIs Active Register for which the application is being made or in recognition of services which span several patient/client groups and/or registrations, provide evidence of validated competencies relevant to the context of practice. Or In recognition of services that span several patient/client groups and/or divisions(s) of the register, provide evidence of validated competencies relevant to the context of practice. And Have a broad base of clinical experience relevant to the advanced field of practice. And Be eligible to undertake a Masters Degree (or higher) in Nursing or a Masters Degree, which is relevant or applicable to the advance field of practice they are working in. The Masters programme must be at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (Quality & Qualifications Ireland), or equivalent. Educational preparation must include at least three modular components pertaining to the relevant area of advanced practice, in addition to clinical practicum. Or Be currently undertaking a Masters Degree in Nursing (Advanced Practice Pathway) or be eligible to register to undertake additional Level 9 National Framework of Qualifications (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) specific modules of a Masters Degree in Nursing (Advanced Practice Pathway) within an agreed timeframe. Educational preparation must include at least three modular components pertaining to the relevant area of advanced practice, in addition to clinical practicum. Or Possess a Masters Degree (or higher) in Nursing or a Masters Degree which is relevant, or applicable, to the advanced field of practice. The Masters programme must be at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (Quality & Qualifications Ireland), or equivalent. Educational preparation must include at least three modular components pertaining to the relevant area of advanced practice, in addition to clinical practicum. And Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, professional and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role. The Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner is required to have progressed to being eligible to be registered as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with NMBI within 3 years of commencement in the post. Demonstrate I.T. skills including excellent keyboard skills. Experience in teaching and assessing junior staff/nursing students. Desired: Working knowledge of healthcare patient record systems. Skills: Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner Allergy cANP