Expand+Application Procedure:Applicants should apply directly to one of the six Institutes of Technology.

Evidence of the following must be provided by each applicant:

Approval from the applicants line manager (ADoN or above) to participate in the ...

Hide-Application Procedure:Applicants should apply directly to one of the six Institutes of Technology.

Evidence of the following must be provided by each applicant:

Approval from the applicants line manager (ADoN or above) to participate in the course

Confirmation that the applicant will be employed in an AMU (or ED/LIU as appropriate) for the duration of the programme

Confirmation that a suitably qualified clinical practice supervisor is available to assessment and support the applicant during the course

Closing Date Friday 25th August 2017 by 5pm.

Acute Medicine Applicant - Form

Expand+Who Should Apply:

Registered General Nurses

Currently employed in a HSE or HSE funded AMU or Emergency Department / Local Injury Unit for the duration of the programme

Priority will be given to HSE and HSE funded acute hospital nursing staff...

Hide-Who Should Apply:

Registered General Nurses

Currently employed in a HSE or HSE funded AMU or Emergency Department / Local Injury Unit for the duration of the programme

Priority will be given to HSE and HSE funded acute hospital nursing staff currently employed in an AMU

Nurses from non HSE and HSE funded organisations who work in AMU’s or Emergency Departments / Local Injury Unit may be offered a place on the course subject to meeting the course entry criteria and the availability of places

Expand+Is this Course for You?

Acute medicine as a speciality has developed rapidly over the last number of years both nationally and internationally. It is defined as part of general (internal) medicine concerned with the immediate and early specialist...

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Acute medicine as a speciality has developed rapidly over the last number of years both nationally and internationally. It is defined as part of general (internal) medicine concerned with the immediate and early specialist management of adult patients who present to or from within hospitals as urgencies or emergencies (RCoP 2007). Given the acuity of patients who present to Acute Medical Assessment Units (AMAU’s) and Medical Assessment Units (MAU’s) it is recognised that there is a need to develop additional clinical expertise among acute medicine nurses.

In light of this a consortium of six Institutes of Technology (AIT, DkIT, GMIT, LYIT, IT Tralee, and WIT) has been commissioned by the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) H.S.E. to deliver a Level 8 Special Purpose Award in Acute Medicine Nursing for nurses working in AMAUs, MAUs and Emergency Departments. The aim of the programme is to enable acute medicine nurses to develop their knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of acutely ill adults.

This programme supports the commitment made by ONMSD H.S.E. in association with the National Acute Medicine Programme, to provide clinical education for nurses working in Acute Medicine Units, Acute Medical Assessment Units, Medical Assessment Units and Acute Medical Short Stay Units (collectively referred to as AMU’s).