Advanced Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care
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Job Summary
RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment for both domestic and overseas candidates across hospitals nursing homes home care and community care settings.
We are currently seeking suitably qualified candidates for the position of Advanced Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care to join a healthcare facility in Tralee Ireland.
This is a Part-Time/fixed-term position (19 hours per week)
Responsibilities
- Perform thorough patient assessments and create personalised evidence-based care plans tailored to individual needs.
- Apply advanced clinical assessment critical thinking and nursing management skills when caring for patients with complex palliative care requirements.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated holistic and patient-focused care.
- Educate and support patients families and healthcare professionals regarding symptom control treatment pathways and end-of-life care.
- Foster excellence in practice through clinical leadership quality audits research activities and evidence-based initiatives.
- Support the ongoing development and enhancement of palliative care services through quality improvement projects.
- Assist in the education supervision and evaluation of junior nursing staff and student nurses.
- Ensure accurate and timely clinical record-keeping while adhering to all professional legal and regulatory standards.
Requirements
- Hold active registration as a Registered General Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Be registered as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner on the NMBI Advanced Nurse Practitioner Register or be actively progressing towards obtaining this registration.
- Practice in accordance with the six competency domains outlined in the NMBI Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (2017).
- Have at least three years of recent palliative care experience ideally in an advanced practice or specialist nursing capacity.
- Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise and knowledge in managing patients with complex palliative care needs.
- Possess strong communication interpersonal and organisational abilities.
- Be capable of working autonomously and making sound clinical decisions within a fast-paced healthcare setting.
- Show a commitment to ongoing professional development and continuous service enhancement.
- Have competent intermediate-level IT skills.
- Previous experience in education teaching supervision or mentorship is considered advantageous.
Benefits
Required Skills:
Active NMBI Registered General Nurse registration. Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) registration or working towards ANP registration. Strong knowledge of palliative care nursing. Advanced patient assessment skills. Clinical decision-making skills. Care planning and patient management skills.
