Clinical Skills Facilitator Cancer Services

HSE Mid- West are currently recruiting for the role of Clinical Skills Facilitator (CNM2) Cancer Services

Location of the Post

HSE Mid West Acute Hospitals – University Hospital Limerick

There is currently one permanent, part-time position available in the Cancer Services Directorate, University Hospital Limerick.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Skills Facilitator – Cancer Services, HSE Mid West from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Purpose of the Post

The Clinical Skills Facilitator (CNM2) Cancer Services will:

• Educate all nursing staff and allied staff, including the introduction and orientation of new staff to the speciality and maintain an effective learning environment.
• Identify the educational needs within the assigned Department in collaboration with Clinical Nurse Manager3, Nursing Practice Development Unit and Nurse Education centre.
• Maintain a mechanism of recording and co-ordinating ongoing education.
• Act as a preceptor/ mentor and coach to nursing staff and other allied professionals.
• Assess, Plan, Organise, Supervise, Evaluate and Monitor quality nursing standard and foster advanced evidence based clinical practice and clinical learning environment.
• Foster staff empowerment and increase autonomy over learning.
• Assist all nursing personnel to maintain high levels of competence by enabling them to identify their professional goals, provide feedback, and facilitate achievement of personal development outcomes.
• Support and participate in clinical audit within the hospital and promote same within the assigned department.
• Provide Facilitation and co-ordination for Foundation Course &Post Graduate Diploma &Masters level delivered in programmes in third level institutions Cancer care.
• To align our education framework with that of the NCCP’s strategy and Educational Framework for Nurses Caring with Cancer in Ireland (2012).

Informal Enquiries

Name: Deirdre Ryan

Job Title: Assistant Director of Nursing Cancer Services Directorate

Email: deirdrec.ryan@hse.ie

Phone: 087-4433943