The post of Clinical Skills Facilitator – Frailty is a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional/clinical leadership  The Clinical Skills Facilitator – Frailty will 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  

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin and North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath,

Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

HSE Dublin and North East Region includes the following hospitals;

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Our Ladys Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

Candidates must have at the latest date for receipt of completed applications for the post.

Be a registered general nurse on the live Register of Nurses kept by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

And

The person must be registered in the division in which the application is being made. Note: It is the policy of the HSE to require nurses and midwives to certify registration with NMBI annually by the way of the Patient Safety Assurance Certification (PSAC)

• Have extensive experience and clinical expertise i.e. a minimum of 5 years post registration experience in the division of the register in which the applicant is currently practicing
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience caring for the older person in a relevant setting
• Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice
• Must demonstrate evidence of continuing Professional Development.

Relevant attachment:

Job Specification CSF Frailty PD Louth Hospitals 2025