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<p>Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the largest acute hospital in the country. The hospital is a primary teaching hospital with close alliances to University College Cork (UCC), nursing, medical and allied health professional training. The hospital also plays a central role in the management of co-located services on site.</p>
<p>It is the only Level 1 trauma centre for the Republic of Ireland – an accreditation given because of the very wide range of specialities delivered by the hospital – including Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology and Emergency Medicine.</p>
<p>CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment population of 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.</p>
<p>In 2019 CUH had 69,982 presentations to the Emergency Department, 222,115 outpatient attendances and 31,769 inpatient discharges.</p>
<p>CUH currently employs 3,488.26 (WTE) staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork.</p>
<p>UCC is the Academic partner of the South-South West Hospital Group. Cork University Hospital has very strong relationships with each of the six schools within the Science Faculty of UCC and this is a key area for future development to maximise the opportunities for both the service and academia.</p>
<p>Reconfiguration of Services Cork & Kerry</p>
<p>The Reconfiguration roadmap was published on the 22nd November 2011. It outlines a plan of how, why and where we deliver our acute hospital services.</p>
<p>The roadmap provides for the first time in this region, a plan that has been agreed between all six acute hospitals on how services should be re-organised in order to ensure the best possible healthcare system for people in Cork and Kerry.</p>
<p>Care is delivered in a variety of settings and new approaches and models of care to follow the care demands of the health service are being advanced within the context of overall healthcare reform, to include Slaintécare.</p>
<p>The Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) service at Cork University Hospital (CUH) provides high quality clinical care, for both secondary and tertiary care referrals. Our reputation as a leading unit with state of the art facilities and highly trained clinical staff means that we receive referrals on a regular basis from around the country, as well as our local primary care referral network and feeder hospitals within the South/South West Hospital Group. The CUH IBD unit cares for over 2000 patients with IBD and this number is rapidly expanding. IBD is a relapsing remitting chronic disease which requires a high level of close clinical monitoring and currently, the care of patients living with IBD attending CUH is managed jointly by five Consultant Gastroenterologists, two specialist nurses, a senior dietician and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity and access for patients where they need it most.</p>
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<p><strong>Purpose of the Post</strong></p>
<p><strong>As outlined in the job description, the cCNS/ pathway will facilitate the post holder to be supported to professionally and clinically develop the skills and knowledge required to achieve the competencies of the CNS role.</strong></p>
<p>The cCNS/ post holder will be enabled to deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.</p>
<p>The overall purpose of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) post is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients with IBD at an advanced nursing level. This involves undertaking and documenting a complete episode of patient care (assess, diagnose, plan, treat and discharge patients) according to collaboratively agreed protocols and scope of practice in the clinical setting; demonstrating advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking and decision making skills.</p>
<p>To support a safe environment for patients with IBD by increasing the use of evidence based clinical guidelines, address patient expectations and promote wellness and evaluate care given.</p>
<p>To provide professional and clinical leadership in order to develop nurse led practice and health policy at local, regional and national level.</p>
<p>To lead, conduct, disseminate and publish nursing research to shape and advance nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.</p>
<p><strong>Caseload</strong></p>
<p>The cCNS will focus on patients with IBD</p>
<p>The cCNS clinical role is based on the core concepts and associated competencies for the CNS/CMS (adapted from NCNM 4th edition 2008)</p>
<p>The concepts are:</p>
<p>· Clinical Focus (Direct and Indirect Care)</p>
<p>· Service user/Service User Advocacy</p>
<p>· Education and Training</p>
<p>· Audit and Research</p>
<p>· Consultancy (including leadership in clinical practice)</p>
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<p><strong>Informal Enquiries</strong></p>
<p>Nora Twomey, ADON, Medical Directorate, Cork University Hospital</p>
<p><strong>Email:</strong> Nora.Twomey@hse.ie</p>
<p><strong>Phone:</strong> 087 2186170</p>