ONMSD and the National Clinical Programme Critical Care
The Critical Care Nurse Lead provides the HSE with expert leadership, guidance and support in the context of the delivery of evidenced based care to patients requiring critical care services.
The nurse lead contribution to National Clinical Programme for Critical Care programme implementation is through:
- Providing a senior critical care nurse management function to support the implementation of the National Critical Care Programme (NCCP)
- Identifying all key nursing aspects related to the implementation of the NCCP Model of Care, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders in ONMSD, regions and hospital management teams
- Advancing the critical care nursing contribution to users of our services
- Implementation of the Critical Care Nurse Career Pathway, aligned to the quality requirements for critical care nursing within the Model of Care for Adult Critical Care
- Advising on the resource requirements to implement the Career Pathway, from undergraduate through to advanced practice nursing in critical care
- Oversee the implementation of nurse education and continuing professional development strategies for the development of critical care nursing in line with the Career Pathway
- Oversight and ongoing development of Advanced Nurse Practitioner Led Critical Care Outreach services
- Creating a platform to share learning from nurses working in critical care units and from existing good practices to inform updating of the nursing aspects of the model of care
- Development of workforce plans for critical care nursing
- Work with the other National Clinical Programme nurse leads to ensure the nursing interface between the NCCP and other programmes is managed effectively
- Lead or participate in critical care strategy and planning groups linked to the development of pandemic planning, Critical Care Clinical Information System implementation and Irish Association of Critical Care Nurses (IACCN)
- Liaison between the NCCP Team and ONMSD on critical care nursing professional matters
Nurse Advisory Groups
Represent ONMSD as requested at relevant national, regional and local committees linked to Critical Care. The National Clinical Programme for surgery is supported by a number of regional Peri-operative nursing groups.
Related Topics
Programme Publications and Models of Care for Critical Care
Details on National Foundation Education Module in Critical Care Nursing
National Foundation Module in Critical Care Nursing (ucc.ie)
Certificate of CPD National Foundation Education Module in Critical Care Nursing (ucd.ie)
National Standards for Adult Critical Care Services 2024 (jficmi.anaesthesia.ie)
National ICU Audit National ICU Audit details (noca.ie)
HSE National Report of the Critical Care Nursing Workforce September 2021 (PDF)
Contact
Derek Cribbin, Nurse Lead
Phone: 087 983 7458