Clinical Nurse Manager II Medical Oncology - Limerick Cancer Centre

Clinical Nurse Manager II Medical Oncology - Limerick Cancer Centre Location:Limerick Cancer Centre

Job type:Permanent

Overview of role: We are hiring a Clinical Nurse Manager to join our team on a permanent, full-time contract

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities:

• The post of CNM 2 has apivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity andresources within the Oncology Day Unit.
• The CNM 2 willco-ordinate and lead in the implementation and provision of quality care.
• Analyses workloads andskill requirements to meet patient care needs.
• Assesses staffcompetencies and makes patient care assignments.
• Delegates appropriatetasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines anddepartmental standards.
• Maintains clearcommunications with the CNM 3 regarding unit needs and/or incidents.

Managementand Organisation:

• Provide the necessary supervision, co-ordination and deployment of nursing and support staff to ensure the optimum delivery of care in the designated area through allocating work fairly and competently.
• Manage communication and facilitate team building.
• Provide staff leadership and motivation which is conducive to good working relations and work performance.
• Manage all resources efficiently and effectively, liaising with Operations Manager on service provisions and areas of need
• Lead on practice development within the clinical area.
• Lead and implement change.
• Promote, facilitate and participate in the development of nursing policies and procedures. Monitor as appropriate and lead on proactive improvement.
• Contribute to the formulation, development and implementation of policies and procedures at area and hospital level.
• Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting arrangements.
• Carry out the Engagement and Competency Processwith all Nursing Staff

Accreditation:

• Will familiarise themselves with policies, procedures and guidelines directly related to their clinical care and area.
• Assist in the review of policies, procedures and guidelines under the direction of the chapter lead/department manager.

Lean

• Lead,facilitate and participate in lean projects with all disciplines anddepartments of the hospital.
• Supportand participate with others to problem solve and continuously improvethrough the use of the lean tools and techniques
• Attend/participateon-site training as required

KPI's

• The identification and development of KeyPerformance Indicators (KPIs) which are congruent with the Hospital's serviceplan targets.
• Thedevelopment of Action Plans to address KPI targets.
• Driving and promoting a Performance Management culture.
• Inconjunction with line manager assist in the development of a PerformanceManagement system for your profession.
• Themanagement and delivery of KPIs as a routine and core business objective.

Personnel

• Follow uniform policyreference

General

• Manage patient care to ensure the highest professional standards using an evidence based, care planning approach.
• Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership.
• Be responsible for the co-ordination, assessment, planning, delivery and review of service user care by all staff in designated area.
• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by NMBI. (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland).
• Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members.
• Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation and liaison across healthcare teams.
• Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / care.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care by personal involvement and supervising the activities of other qualified nurses.
• Ensure that the care delivered by team is based on standards, which have been formulated on evidence-based practice, and agreed, through hospital policy.
• Regularly evaluate and monitor patient care by using the hospitals quality systems to ensure that care is delivered.
• Develop and promote good relationships with patients, families and carers and make the ward environmentally welcoming and homely.
• Work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team promoting good teamwork and excellent patient care.
• Evaluate and further develop the philosophy, objectives and goals of the department.
• To ensure that all staff are familiar with the use and care of all equipment, and that such equipment is maintained in good working condition.
• To ensure strict confidentiality of information regarding patients/residents is adhered to.
• Through the course of the working day or week there maybe a requirement to work in other areas of the hospital in line with patient requirements as requested by your line manager/deputy or nurse management.
• Staff must produce satisfactory documentary evidence of all training and experience claimed by them, if required to do so by the organisation.
• To respect the organisational values of the Hospital.

Quality& Safety - Safe Culture

• Quality and Safety are rooted in the daily work of all individuals at UPMC. As an employee you are required to actively participate throughout your working day in pursuit of excellence.
• You are required to work in conjunction with your line manager in the planning, monitoring, analysing and improvement of all quality programmes.
• Participate in the development of performance indicators in conjunction with your department manager and the business objectives.
• Initiates, participates in and evaluates audit according to JCI, Hospital policy and Lean requirements under the guidance and supported by an audit lead.

Health& Safety

• UPMC employees arerequired to ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their ownsafety, health and welfare and that of any other person who may beaffected by their acts or omissions.
• Employees mustco-operate with UPMC to ensure safety, health and welfare at work andreport anything potentially dangerous at work of which they become aware. Staff are expected to abide by guidelines/policies and allIncidents and near misses.
• Allemployees are required to attend an education sessions on Fire Health& safety on an annual basis.

InformationGovernance In the course of youremployment you may have access to, or hear information concerning the medicalor personal affairs of patients and / or staff. Such records and informationare strictly confidential, unless acting on the instructions of an authorisedofficer, on no account must information concerning staff or patients bedivulged or discussed except in the performance of normal duty. In additionrecords must never be left in such a manner that unauthorised persons canobtain access to them and must be kept in safe custody when no longer required.

Qualifications & Experience: SkillsEssential to the Post:

• Possess excellent communication skills.
• A proven track record in Nursing Management at a senior level
• Preceptorship/teaching and assessing of students and junior staff is also essential
• Experience in the implementation of service improvement and development
• Experience working with Electronic Health Records
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to problem solve and use their initiative.
• The ability to negotiate and resolve difficult clinical, operational and interpersonal situations.
• Excellentinterpersonal and team building skills

Qualifications: Essential

• Post Graduate or similar in Oncology
• Have completed a management course
• Display evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support qualification or commit to undertake same

Experience: Experience of 4 years of working in theOncology setting with 2 years management experience required

The Post holder must hold the following to fulfil the requirements ofthis post:

• Be registered, or eligible for registration in the General Division of the live Register of Nurses kept by NMBI.
• Have a minimum of two years' experience within a management position, and ideally have three years' experience working within an Oncology department
• Demonstrate an awareness of HR policies and procedures
• Have working knowledge of Microsoft packages is essential.
• Have experience in change management.

• Play an active role in the continuous improvement programme in the hospital using lean tools and methodology

Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge:

• Competentin IV/Oral Chemotherapy administration
• Competentin accessing, maintaining & care of CVAD devices
• Competent in IVCannulation & Venepuncture

Personal Competencies:

• Professional Knowledge &Experience
• Demonstratespractitionercompetence and professionalismin order tocarry out the duties andresponsibilities of the role.
• Practicesinaccordance withlegislation affecting nursing practice.
• Displays evidence-basedclinical knowledge in making decisionsregardingclient care.
• Demonstratesa commitmentto continuing professional development.
• Demonstratesa willingnessto develop IT skills relevant to the role.
• Demonstratesevidence ofeffective planning and organising skills.
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