Nursing Clinical Placement Co Ordinator, Mental Health Services, Community Healthcare Cavan Monaghan

Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services, from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Organisational Context

The purpose of the Clinical Placement Co-ordinator (CPC) post is to coordinate, guide, and support the undergraduate student nurses progression, during their various supernumerary and internship clinical placements, necessary as part of the Nursing Programme(s). The CPC must ensure that all clinical areas meet the NMBI's regulatory requirements and standards as approved clinical learning environments. The remit of CPC post includes the organization and provision of clinical learning supports for all students across the many clinical learning environments.

The HSE provide a wide range of community and hospital based mental health services in Ireland and these services have been evolving as we continue to move from the hospital model to providing more care in communities and in clients' own homes. It is estimated that up to one in five of us will experience some mental health problems in our lifetime and in order to meet these needs, Mental Health Services are expanding and evolving. We are committed to providing progressive high standards of recovery based nursing care to clients with a wide range of mental health issues which range from basic to complex, severe psychiatric care needs. Services include Adult, Older Adult, Psychiatry of Later Life, and ID with a Mental Health Diagnosis, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). CAMHS provides assessment and treatment for young people up to 18 years and their families who are experiencing mental health difficulties such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Mental Health Services offer more rewarding nursing career opportunities than you may be aware of. Our nurse led services allow extensive opportunities to fully engage in the delivery of holistic quality care, working with many other health care professionals such as Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Behavioural Therapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, General Practitioner's, Social Workers, to ensure the best outcomes for service users and residents. Mental Health Services actively encourage and support continual professional development as well as extensive access to rewarding career pathways. Nurses with experience qualify to apply for a variety of promotional managerial roles such as Clinical Nurse Manager, while those seeking specialist pathways can develop within roles such as Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Prescriber, Clinical Nurse Specialist roles and more. Nurses joining a Mental Health Service are fully supported and mentored.

Essential Criteria

Eligibility Criteria Qualifications and/or Experience

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience etc

(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

(i) Be a registered nurse on the active Register of Nurses held by An Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be eligible to be so registered.

AND

(ii) Be registered in a Division of the register in which the application is being made.

OR

In exceptional circumstances, which will be assessed on a case by case basis, be registered in another Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives.

AND

(iii) Have successfully completed post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider, which verifies that the applicant has achieved a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic award at a minimum of a Level 8 (60ECTS) or higher relevant to the area of education or a health related subject of care prior to application.

AND

(iv) Have a minimum of 5 years post registration full time experience or aggregate of 5 years full time experience in the division of the register in which the application is being made, of which 2 years must be in a practice learning environment.

AND

(v) Have completed in a Teaching and Assessing or a Preceptorship in Practice course, programme or module.

AND

(vi) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

AND

(vii) Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional Development.

AND

(viii) Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice.

Post Specific Requirements

This post will require driving to various clinical sites in Cavan, Monaghan and DKIT so it is essential that the candidate holds a full drivers licence.

Other requirements specific to the Role

Working knowledge of the pre-registration BSc nursing degree programme and the clinical education requirements for students & staff, in line with the NMBI & HEI requirements.

Be fully knowledgeable on the following: NMBI Nurse Registration Programs – Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2016) NMBI National Clinical Competence Assessment Document (NMBI 2018)

Former NMBI/ABA documents including; ABA (2003) Guidance on key points when developing a Quality Clinical Learning Environment ABA(2002) Recoding Clinical Practice Guidance for Nurses, ABA (2007) Guidance to Nurses & Midwives on Medication Management ABA (2000) Scope of Nursing & Midwifery Practice

Skills & Competencies

Please see attached Job Spec

4025CHCM Clinical Placement Co ordinator

The HSE Dublin North East Region is an Equal Opportunities Employer.