The Community Intervention Team Integrated Health Areas of Dublin North County and Dublin North City & West, is an acute HSE nursing service, established in 2006 which has developed and expanded over the years .The main purpose of the CIT is to provide acute community nursing care enabling patients to the cared for in the community as much as possible.
The aims of the CIT service are as follows:
The aim of the CIT service is to Provide safe, high quality care to clients living with chronic disease in the community setting, including clients who are actively receiving chemotherapeutic treatment for cancer Maximise people with chronic illness ability to receive care in the community setting Assist in facilitating early discharge of patients from acute care Prevent avoidable hospital admissions by supporting and collaborating with community based health professionals and the PHN service Services delivered in the CIT clinic include · Central line care, including ambulatory chemotherapy pump disconnection
· Administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) including oral therapy, bisphosphonates and Herceptin sub cutaneous
· Administration of non SACT medications
The clinic operates 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, from 08:00 - 18:00.
Key to the success of the service are the working relationships with both hospital-based and community-based health professionals, all working together to support the delivery of high quality care to patients.
The post holder has responsibility for the provision of professional nursing care to meet the individual needs of the patient population and be accountable for the delivery of such care.
He/she will be expected to maintain a high standard of nursing care, and to liaise closely with and support community nursing.
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