For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   The additional post holder will manage the nursing team in the Emergency Department including Paediatrics, Acute Medical Assessment Unit, Admission Treatment and Investigation Unit in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Roles and responsibilities will be discussed at job offer stage.   The Emergency Department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda provides an independently staffed Adult and Paediatric emergency service for the populations of Louth, Meath, Monaghan and North County Dublin.  The department treated approximately 64500 patients in 2019 with 30% of these paediatric presentations. The department is the trauma centre for the North East and one of the busiest nationally. The department has established Advanced Nurse Practitioner services in Minor Injuries, Rapid Assessment and Treatment and Acute Medicine. We have undertaken a major capital development project, which has seen the expansion of the Emergency Department incorporating resuscitation rooms, treatment areas, three high observations bays, a Clinical Decision Making Unit (CDU) an expanded Paediatric ED and designated Minor Injury Unit...   The Emergency Department division includes the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU), Admission, Treatment and Investigation Unit (ATIU), the Dundalk Injury Unit as well as both adult and paediatric Emergency Departments.  The department has two clinical facilitator who will provide orientation to the department and facilitate the many continual professional development (CPD) opportunities.     The CNM3 in Emergency Medicine has day to day operational responsibilities which  include the following;   - The promotion of best practice that is evidence based with the ultimate outcome of improving patient care and outcomes. - Provide senior and expert professional advice to the Nursing and wider care team and the Director of Nursing. - Ensure appropriate skill-mix and efficient deployment of staffing and other resources across departments. - Ensure appropriate professional development of staff is in place via PDP and training needs assessment. - The implementation of the Quality Safety and Risk Framework within associated specialities - The continuous development of service based clinical governance teams. - The development and monitoring of key Service Objectives in line with local and national service and professional requirements. - The delivery of the National, Louth Meath Hospital Group service plan. - Maintaining a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary and inter departmental working. - Recruitment, retention and monitoring of staff performance within the service. - Establishing and promoting effective channels of communication internally within the department and with other departments in order to provide a seamless service. - The operational management of the nursing teams in the Emergency Medicine Division including Human Resources and Finance functions to support effective and efficient use of resources. - Providing on-going practical and psychological support for nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary teams. - The post holder will support the implementation of the group Nursing Strategy.   This role will develop in line with service needs as defined by the Director of Nursing and on-going service developments within the Hospital group.

The Patient Flow Manager will provide Professional and Clinical leadership within the patient flow team and throughout Connolly Hospital.    The focus of the role is to improve the patient experience and quality of care throughout the hospital throughout the hospital while demonstrating dignity, compassion and respect.    This essence of this role is to work within the Acute setting and as a CNM2 or equivalent HSCP, overseeing the identification and seamless, safe transfer of patients from the Acute setting to our Step-down facilities. The role will involve close cooperation and communication with a wide variety of stakeholders both internally and externally, members of the multi-disciplinary team, patient flow team, community services, long term care facilities and step down facilities.  The post holder will possess the flexibility and knowledge to work within the various aspects of the patient flow department as in delayed discharges, long term care, home care packages and transitional care funding.    This senior role will ensure the management and demand for the service as well as addressing capacity improvements, operational efficiencies and transfer of care pathways.    The post is based in the patient flow Operational Hub.   Informal Enquiries: Denise Hartigan, ADON Patient Flow Denise.Hartigan@hse.ie

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie    To collect venous and capillary blood samples from patients throughout the Hospital and the GP phlebotomy clinic.     Panels may be formed for full time & part time, permanent & specified purpose contracts.

  For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie    There is a part time permanent .5WTE Senior Dietitian vacancy available in Connolly Hospital.    The days and hours are flexible.   Informal Enquires: Teresa Stenson, Dietitian Manager at teresa.stenson@hse.ie   A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Senior Dietitians from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.  

The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Transient Ischaemic Attack Nurse) is to provide for the care and on-going management of patients with a TIA. The post holder will be required to work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team in the hospital providing physical, psychological and emotional support to TIA patients and their families throughout their TIA work up.  She / he may act as a liaison between TIA Services, Primary Care Teams, Community Care Teams and other agencies.  The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to achieve the strategic objectives of the TIA Service. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Transient Ischaemic Attack) 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.

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   The post holder is responsible for the delivery and implementation of a range of generalist HR services within Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown and the provision of advice and guidance on HR and ER issues in order to support the Hospitals and the broader Hospital Group in the achievement of its business objectives.   Providing guidance on the Group HR strategy and policy direction and governance on people related matters to influence, monitor and support the changing structure and workforce with a focus on change management, leadership and development support.   Provide HR support and guidance in the delivery of the people and organisational strategy in line with government policy and the Health Services People Strategy to ensure the orderly and integrated development of services.

The Department of Radiology Cavan and Monaghan Hospital provides a Diagnostic Imaging service to the Cavan/Monaghan catchment area, approximately 133,666 of a population base.   The Cavan General Hospital Department has Imaging modalities that include CT, MR, and Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology and General DR and CR rooms. We provided an imaging service that delivers approximately 90,500 examinations per annum.  X-Ray, US and DEXA imaging modalities are located in our Monaghan Department   The Basic Grade Radiographer will provide and contribute to the provision of a general X-ray service for Cavan Monaghan Hospital.  They will become members of the existing radiography team delivering X-ray as part of a dynamic and growing health care facility catering for the health needs of all service users.  The successful candidate will carry out the duties appropriate to a basic grade radiographer.  This post will form part of our plan to implement an 8am to 8 pm service   This campaign will run in compliance with the Code of Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The CPSA is responsible for establishing the principles that should be followed when making an appointment. These are set out in the CPSA Code of Practice. The Code outlines the standards that should be adhered to at each stage of the selection process and sets out the review and appeal mechanisms open to candidates should they be unhappy with a selection process. The CPSA Code of Practice can be accessed via https://www.cpsa.ie/.   Salary Scales as off 01/01/2024, €41,658, €43,905, €45,834, €47,069, €48,324, €49,595,€50,831, €52,088, €53,415, €54,725, €55,992, €57,293, €58,645, €59,920 LSI   Informal Enquiries   Dominic Gormely HSCP Lead / Radiography Services Manager III Cavan Monaghan Hospital Tel: 0494376486 Email:Dominic.Gormley@hse.ie     Angela Jordan Radiography Services Manager 1 Cavan General Hospital 049 4376561 Email: Angela.Jordan@hse.ie  

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie    During the appointment the successful candidate will, under the supervision of the Consultant / Clinical Director / Employer, participate in and deliver a quality health care service. Appointees will be required to actively engage in continuing professional education and development in accordance with organisational / professional requirements.  

To carry out Radiographic duties in line with department protocols.   Connolly Hospital is seeking applicants for the Basic Grade Radiographer for permanent and specified purpose contract positions.   A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Connolly Hospital, Dublin from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.   The Radiographer will report to the Radiography Services Manager or designate.   For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie    The purpose of this Clinical Nurse Manager II/Clinical Nurse Specialist Respiratory Department post is to: co-ordinate, manage and lead the development and delivery of Respiratory services.   Respiratory Department is a specialised service offering supportive treatment and diagnostic testing and follow up of a wide variety of Respiratory conditions both acute and chronic.  The CNM 2 will support respiratory clinics, biologic clinics, ward based reviews, patient and staff education and support teams as required .   The CNM II/CNSp. 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 Clinical Nurse Specialist will be responsible for co-ordinating, managing and leading the development and delivery of Respiratory services within Connolly Hospital based on a Monday to Friday basis.

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   The advanced practice service is provided by nurses who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners.  The overall purpose of the service is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level .This involves undertaking and documenting complete episodes of patient care, which includes comprehensively assessing, diagnosing, planning, treating and discharging patients in accordance with collaboratively agreed local policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines and/or service level agreements/ memoranda of understanding.   The RANP (Neonatology) demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership and complex decision-making abilities.    The RANP (Neonatology) practices in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI 2021), the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (NMBI 2015), Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2017), and the Values for Nurses and Midwives in Ireland (Department of Health 2016).   The RANP (Neonatology) service provides clinical leadership and professional scholarship in the delivery of optimal nursing services and informs the development of evidence based health policy at local, regional and national levels.   The RANP (Neonatology) contributes to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.   The RANP (Neonatology) will use his / her extensive clinical knowledge and expertise in this specialist area to provide a holistic approach to meet the needs of patients within this service. Under the direction of the assigned Consultant, the post holder will manage their own case load, conduct comprehensive health assessments, instigate appropriate investigations, provide education to parents and staff, audit own practice and carry out research.    The key aims of the post are as follows :   - Contribute to the continuous improvement of the quality of care to neonates within Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (OLOLH) and the RCSI Group. - Share the caseload management with the Consultant Neonatologist/ Paediatrician in OLOLH. - Lead out on supporting clinicians in the care of the neonate who are attending OLOLH. - Practice with the highest degree of clinical skill and knowledge and provide a holistic approach to the care of the neonate, their parents and families, ensuring the highest quality of care. - Assess, diagnose, treat and discharge (where appropriate) a caseload of babies within the scope of practice in a safe and co-ordinated way. - Participate in all aspects of patient care from time of diagnosis to follow-up treatment. - Develop competencies to refer caseload to other clinicians as clinically appropriate. - Build relationships with inter disciplinary departments - Improve patient outcomes through health promotion, education and risk reduction. - Develop standards of care that benefit the patient, their parents, maternity and neonatal services and the organisation. - Evaluate the quality of the service being provided through on-going clinical audit and research. - Analyse clinical activity from the healthcare records to refine clinical delivery of care and demonstrate evidence of improving access and standards of neonatal care. - Participate in the continuing professional development and education of nurses, midwives, student midwives/nurses (undergraduate and postgraduate), and all health care professionals involved in the management of the neonate. - Mentor new nursing/midwifery personnel to the service, developing competencies and clinical supervision where necessary on neonatology practice. - Ensure the role development meets the requirements set by NMBI for a registered RANP. 

Flexible Working options available for this role The candidate/s will primarily be based in Cavan General Hospital with responsibility for Cavan General Hospital and Monaghan Hospitals. The posts will cover clinical site management for Cavan General Hospital.    There is currently one full-time permanent position available in Cavan and Monaghan Hospital.   A panel may be created from this campaign for Cavan & Monaghan Hospital from which current and future permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full time or part time duration may be filled.   Purpose of the post: - The ADON (Clinical Site Manager) is responsible for overseeing the management of safe, efficient patient care within the hospital on a 24 hour basis, 7 days per week. - This role oversees the management of the hospital out of hours including evenings, nights and weekends with varied shift times. The post involves internal rotation from days to nights. - The post-holder may be required to rotate into a Directorate ADON post if and as required in line with service need. - The ADON (Clinical Site Manager) will work in close partnership with the Directorate ADONs ensuring seamless leadership and management of nursing and HCA resources on a continual basis. - The ADON (Clinical Site Manager) may be responsible for patient flow management out of core hours including evenings, weekends and is responsible for patient flow management at night. - The ADON (Clinical Site Manager) will ensure that the nursing / HCA workforce is supported and deployed to meet the needs of patient care and the service on a day to day basis. - The ADON (Clinical Site Manager) plays a vital role in contributing to the Nursing service plan, Directorate Service Plans and Corporate Strategy. - As part of the out of hours role, the ADON will also have responsibility for Women’s and Children’s Services, including maternity services.  This campaign will run in compliance with the Code of Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The CPSA is responsible for establishing the principles that should be followed when making an appointment. These are set out in the CPSA Code of Practice. The Code outlines the standards that should be adhered to at each stage of the selection process and sets out the review and appeal mechanisms open to candidates should they be unhappy with a selection process. The CPSA Code of Practice can be accessed via https://www.cpsa.ie/.   Salary Scale: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING (1/10/23) €66,454 €67,741 €68,982 €72,794 €73,995 €75,388 €76,692 €77,987 €82,008

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   To work within a multidisciplinary team in providing a safe, effective, high quality midwifery service to women, babies and their families.

- To provide a CMM1 grade 24/7 seven days per week which is a pivotal role in managing and coordinating activity in the clinical area across the maternity service. - Their leadership at senior level as part of a multidisciplinary team will reduce risk and improve safety for mothers and babies. - The post will enhance our skill mix and staffing structure in line with other maternity units nationally - Facilitate rotation between Labour ward, Maternity ward, Midwifery Led Unit and Antenatal Clinic as required based on service need at Cavan / Monaghan Maternity Unit.  A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Cavan Monaghan Hospital from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.   This campaign will run in compliance with the Code of Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The CPSA is responsible for establishing the principles that should be followed when making an appointment. These are set out in the CPSA Code of Practice. The Code outlines the standards that should be adhered to at each stage of the selection process and sets out the review and appeal mechanisms open to candidates should they be unhappy with a selection process. The CPSA Code of Practice can be accessed via https://www.cpsa.ie/.   Salary Scale: 2131 CLINICAL MIDWIFE MANAGER 1 1/10/23 €52,712 €53,668 €55,017 €56,388 €57,752 €59,124 €60,653 €62,077

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   To function as an efficient and effective member of the dietetic team with the aim of ensuring optimum delivering of nutrition and dietetic care to clients within the Dietetic services as assigned by Dietetic Manager. This Post holder will play an integral role in developing our department and speciality role will be determined at point of appiontment based primarily in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital Drogheda however may require working on other group sites as services progresses and expands. The senior dietitian is required to collaborate with other dietetic staff members and multidisciplinary team to provide patient centred care for this patient cohort.

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   *For July 2024 Intake* During the appointment the successful candidate will, under the supervision of the Consultant / Clinical Director / Employer, participate in and deliver a quality health care service. Appointees will be required to actively engage in continuing professional education and development in accordance with organisational / professional requirements.

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   During the appointment the successful candidate will, under the supervision of the Consultant / Clinical Director / Employer, participate in and deliver a quality health care service. Appointees will be required to actively engage in continuing professional education and development in accordance with organisational / professional requirements.

All informal enquiries can be made to HR.CavMonHospital@hse.ie    To work within a multidisciplinary team in providing a safe, effective, high quality midwifery service to women, babies and their families.   Cavan General Hospital is an acute general hospital incorporating an Obstetric Consultant Led Unit and a Midwifery Led Unit.  The hospital provides maternity and gynaecological services primarily to the catchment areas of counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Longford and North Meath.   The Obstetric department  provides: - Antenatal bookings and return antenatal clinics. - Outreach bookings and return antenatal clinics. - Maternity day ward facility. - Antenatal and Postnatal Parent craft Education. - Breastfeeding support and advice. - Antenatal in-patient care. - Low and High risk intra-partum care including 24 hour epidural service. - Postnatal care for mothers and babies. - Special care baby unit. - Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit and Gynaecological Services. - Obstetric ultrasound scanning. The Midwifery Led Unit provides: Antenatal. Intrapartum and Postnatal care to low risk women. Care is delivered by a team of midwives whose practice is guided by regional evidence based guidelines. If there is any deviation from the normal at any stage of pregnancy, delivery, or post-natal period the mother or neonate is transferred to consultant led care. The facility has two birthing and overnight rooms set in a homely environment.   Special Care Baby Unit provides: Neonatal care to babies born electively after 30 weeks gestation and at earlier gestations as unplanned deliveries.  Neonates requiring intensive care are ventilated, stabilised and transferred to one of the Dublin Neonatal Units primarily Rotunda Hospital and return to Cavan for high dependency and special care until discharge.  The capacity of the unit is 5 cots and 1 isolation room with one overnight stay room for mothers.  

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   The Staff Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to the highest professional and ethical standards within the model of nursing care practiced in the relevant care setting. The staff nurse will provide holistic, person centred care, promoting optimum independence and enhancing the quality of life for service users.

For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie   As a member of the front line nursing team within Cavan General & Monaghan Hospital’s, the staff nurse will deliver patient centred clinical care with respect and compassion. Provide clinical nursing leadership and ensure the provision of high quality care, consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of the hospital. Displaying excellent clinical, interpersonal and communication skills, the staff nurse will have a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice.