The Role is a permanent role with the HSE and is pensionable.

Responsibilities:

To be responsible for the management, care, and treatment of children with a complex disability, to ensure that the optimum standard of care is provided within the designated areas of responsibility.

The post of CNM 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the Children’s Disability Network Team.

The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

The Children’s Disability Nurse will:

·       Monitor and evaluate clinical outcomes of patient centred care including the Individual Family Service Plan, involving the client and their carers wherever possible, to develop services and care delivery around the agreed goals and utilise resources effectively.

·       Communicate child’s medical conditions to other members of the interdisciplinary team and contribute to the clinical formulation and decision-making processes in patient management. 

·       All CDNT members and families will benefit from the education the CNM2 can provide, integrating their knowledge will add to the sustainability of all team interventions.

·       Develop accessible education material, information handouts for parents and children on various procedures, application processes and other therapeutic modalities.

·       Develop strategies to monitor and support families to manage the complex healthcare needs arising out of their child’s disability and subsequently improve service user experience.

·       Act as an advocate or liaison for the child where there are multiple services involved in their integrated care.  This will ensure that a child does not experience duplication of service of delivery and the child receives the right care, at the right time from the right service.