Clinical Skills Facilitator, Cardiology

UL Hospital Group is hiring a Clinical Skills Facilitator (CNM 2) - Cardiology

The Purpose of the Post:

The Clinical Skills Facilitator (Clinical Nurse Manager 2) Cardiology 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 Cardiology Directorate in collaboration with Clinical Nurse Manager 3, 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 standards 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

There is currently one permanent, whole-time vacancy available in Cardiology Department, University Hospital Limerick.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Skills Facilitator Cardiology from which current and future,

permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

Name: Mary Corry, ADON Cardiology, University Hospital Limerick

Email: maryc.corry@hse.ie

Tel: 087 1836735