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Location of Post:

The current vacancies are permanent whole-time vacancies available, in Dublin South East/ Wicklow

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cardiology) Dublin South East/ Wicklow from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Purpose of the Post:

The role of the CNSp will differ according to the needs and configuration of established cardiology services at each site. The purpose of this Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiovascular Disease - Integrated Care post is to: provide expertise and specialist nursing services to patients with a cardiovascular condition both in the hospital outpatient settings and in primary care. The post holder will liaise between acute cardiology services and integrated cardiology services in the community along with other agencies to deliver effective evidenced based care. They will use resources efficiently to achieve the best possible outcomes in keeping with the NCP Programme model of care and HIQA standards.

The person appointed to this post will work in newly formed Cardiology Integrated Care services. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering coordinated evidence based care for patients in primary care whilst liaising closely with secondary care. The CNS CVD will deliver nurse-led clinics to provide support to patients and their GPs in creating management plans, assessing inhaler treatments, assisting with diagnosis development and will provide education to patients and staff.

In order to ensure continuity of service to patients the CNSp may be required to rotate/cover other parts of the integrated cardiology service such as Cardiac Rehabilitation. This will also promote service integration and enhance skillset development. It will be dependent on identified service needs at each site. If deemed appropriate, site rotation should occur within the first 3-6 months of taking up the post. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CVD) caseload will focus initially on the following patient groups:

• Chronic Cardiovascular Disease
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Ischaemic Heart Disease