DML132026 Community Staff Nurse (Community Intervention Team) Altra Foirne Ginearálta (Pobal)

CVs will not be accepted. Only online Rezoomo applications will be processed.

Location of post

(This is the only information to date)

There are currently permanent vacancies available in the following area :

CIT Kildare West Wicklow St Marys Naas Co Kildare with forward planning to expand the service to surrounding Primary care centres.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Community Intervention Team posts from which Dublin and Midlands current and future permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled for Community Healthcare Organisation.

Informal enquiries

Informal enquires can be directed to:

Neil Dunne: Director of Public Health Nursing

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Fiona O Connor Power: Assistant Director of Public Health Nursing South Dublin CIT

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Details of service

Community Intervention Team (CIT)

The Community Intervention Team (CIT) is a community based acute nursing service providing fast tracked acute nursing support for a finite period to adult patients in Kildare West Wicklow both in their homes and the CIT Clinics which is based in Nass- St Marys

The service accepts referrals from acute hospitals GPs Public Health Nursing services and Primary Care based health professionals.

The aim of the service is to facilitate early discharge of suitable patients from hospitals work collaboratively with community based Integrated care teams and GPs to support avoidable hospital admissions where possible and to maximize clients living with chronic disease to be cared for as much as possible in the community setting.

The service operates between 8am to 8pm seven days per week. Nurses are rostered to work over a 7-day week with an option for nurses to work long or short days.

Home services CIT deliver include administration of I.V antibiotics as part of the national OPAT programme. Subcutaneous fluids home phlebotomy Oncology care Renal assessment care INR monitoring medication compliance. Health education and support to service users with chronic illnesses. Nurses are required to use their own cars for home visits and mileage allowance is payable at HSE travel allowance rates.

Required Experience:

Staff IC