GP Liaison - CNM2
GP Liaison - CNM2
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Job Description
Overview
Post Title:
GP Liaison Nurse Emergency Department
Post Status:
Permanent
Department:
Emergency Department
Location:
Beaumont Hospital Dublin 9
Reports to:
Directorate Nurse Manager
Salary:
Appointment will be made on CNM 2 Pay scale (61463 - 77666 ) at a point in line with Government pay policy.
Hours of work:
18.75 Hours Per Week WTE 0.5
Closing Date:
Tuesday 9th September 2025 @12 noon
The Hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received
Position Summary:
To ensure a good quality integrated hospital/community service to patients presenting at the Emergency Department.
To maintain good communication between General Practitioners Community Services Emergency Department and patients.
To monitor and process OPD referrals from the Emergency Department.
To assist the Emergency Department Consultants in their clinical appraisal of patient discharges.
Responsibilities
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Case Management
Accept referrals to the Emergency Department from General Practitioners/Community Nurses who may alert the Shift lead/Triage nurse of the impending arrival and state of condition of a particular patient.
Respond to the requests of General Practitioners/Community Nurses for reports regarding their patients.
Ensure that the general practitioner/community services are informed of the outcome of a patients assessment in the Emergency Department.
Notify the General Practitioner should a patient of his/her be brought in dead or die in the department.
Act as a vital link between the Emergency Services and the Community Care Services as per agreed policies.
- Ensure that information concerning patients required by General Practitioners/Community Nurses to be given correctly methodically and professionally.
Liaise with all staff within the Department Medical Nursing Clinical Services and Ancillary to ensure that at all times information on patients is correct and up to date.
Communicate with the Admissions Office Wards and Clinical Services when necessary.
Liaise with other relevant community/voluntary agencies as appropriate.
- Case Management
Implement a systematic method for the assessment of individual patients needs and ensure proper documentation of same.
Estimate workload prioritise and plan same.
- Staffing and Manpower Planning
Support nursing staff and other support staff in the relationships with the Community Services.
- Personnel
Assist the Clinical Nurse Manager 3 (CNM) and ADON /or Directorate Nurse Manager (DNM) in promoting nurturing and maintaining a high level of staff morale hence promoting team spirit and job satisfaction among nursing and other staff within the Department.
Promote and develop inter hospital relationships and community services pathways.
Maintain good working relationships with all Medical Nursing Clinical Services and other Personnel.
Participate in the development of an orientation programme for staff.
Assist the CNM with the investigation of incidents accidents and complaints involving patients and staff. Report these verbally and in writing to the Directorate Nurse Manager.
- Education/Staff Development
Assess and identify training and development needs for nursing staff in relation to Community Liaison Services and set objectives for such learning; recommend these to the CNM2 and contribute to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
Assess and identify training and development needs for nursing staff in relation to administration requirements for patients who die in the Emergency Department and set objectives for such learning; recommend these to the CNM and contribute to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
Assist the CNM 3/ADON/DNM with the identification of teaching/learning opportunities within the department.
Assist the CNM 3/ADON/DNM by participating in Emergency Department Induction Training of all new nursing staff ensuring that staff nurses receive sufficient theoretical and practical training to make them safe practitioners.
Assist the CNM 3/ADON/DNM in ensuring that nurse training requirements are met.
At all times act as an effective role model by demonstrating skilled nursing care in the clinical situation for staff and student nurses.
- Clinical Nursing Practice
Use a framework and model of nursing to assess individual patient needs consistent with hospital nursing policy.
Ensure that appropriate nursing care is planned for relevant individual patients based on need assessment and that each individual patient receives prescribed treatment and nursing care encompassing medical instructions and in conjunctions with established procedures and standards of care.
Ensure that verbal and written clinical reporting systems are accurate and adequate.
Assists the CNM to direct supervise and mentor the nursing staff in the management of nursing care ie providing professional and specialist advice on the provision of nursing care and demonstrated practical nursing skills.
Ensures that patients and relatives are appropriately informed of follow up treatment and that appointments are co-ordinated.
Participate in research when necessary.
Attend and participate in multidisciplinary meetings as required.
Effective skills in the open disclosure process.
- Administrative Role
Follow up on issues which arise out of hours and at weekends.
Keeps up to date on all Hospital policies particularly those relevant to the Emergency Department.
Maintain records of all dealings with the General Practitioners/Community services.
Maintain accurate records of all patient caseloads that have been retrospectively assessed by the Emergency Department Consultants.
- Self-Development
The post holder is expected to:-
Maintain update and develop knowledge on relevant professional development on all
Speciality current trends by attending a number of study days each year.
Maintain a personal record of professional development.
Accept appraisal each year from CNM 3/ADON/DNM
Discuss present performance and future self-development needs with the Divisional
Manager and CNM 3/ADON/DNM using job performance review in accordance with
Department policy.
The job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment.
Qualifications
Selection Criteria:
Selection criteria outline the qualifications skills knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.
Mandatory:
To be registered with the NMBI in the General Division of the Register.
To have name maintained on the Live Register with the NMBI
To have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience.
Applicants for this post must have the requisite knowledge and management ability for the proper discharge of the post.
Desirable:
A management course
A Leadership course
Emergency Department Experience
Post graduate in Emergency Nursing
Further Information for Candidates:
Supplementary information:
The Hospital
Management Unit:
Informal Enquiries ONLY to:
Name:
Fiona Thorpe
Title:
DNM Emergency Department
Email address:
Telephone:
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Employment Type
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