Clinical Nurse Facilitator - UPMC Aut Even Hospital, Kilkenny

Clinical Nurse Facilitator - UPMC Aut Even Hospital, Kilkenny Location: Aut Even Hospital

Job type: Permanent

Overview The role is responsible for the facilitation of quality education and professional development that is in line with the highest standards of nursing practice within the Nursing Department. The Clinical Nurse Facilitator (CNF) will work with the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer in developing a framework for competency assessment and a strategy for continuous professional development for nurses. As a key member of the nurse education team the role is responsible for the provision of a supportive clinical learning environment for both post registration and undergraduate nurses. The CNF will facilitate learning using a broad range of teaching strategies and methods. The role will actively participate in the Quality and Safety programme and with Theatre Managers ensure compliance with best practice and JCI standards relevant to peri operative care.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate education and continuous professional development within the operating department for Registered Nurses.
• Facilitate education and training for nurses that is aligned with UPMC competency assessment framework.
• Ensure education and training programmes are reviewed and reflect best practice and both national and international standards for care.
• Promote an environment for professional nursing practice, consistent with the mission, vision and values of UPMC in Ireland.
• Ensure that the areas to which student nurses are assigned for clinical placements provide optimum teaching and learning environments and can meet the learning outcomes for student nurses set by the Third Level College and the NMBI standards for the students.
• Develop, engage in and promote person centred nursing practices through care processes, which enhance clinical effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Support change and play an active role in promoting the nursing and corporate developments and strategies required to sustain innovations in nursing and clinical practice within the theatre department.

Management and Organisation

• Support the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer and the Theatre Managers with the strategic and future development of Nursing.
• Provide professional and clinical leadership and vision and facilitate staff team building to provide planned care and develop educational strategies for expert nursing care.
• Attend meetings with third level institutes in relation to student affairs, placements and matters.
• Collaborate with managers on quality issues and assist to manage and implement the Nursing service relating to quality assurance strategy and nursing quality metrics.
• Contribute to addressing practice issues highlighted and take remedial actions as appropriate.
• Develop and implement systems relating to quality improvement.
• Develop monitoring and audit mechanisms for use in measurement of service quality.
• Support teams in formulating evidence based policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures that will ensure that the highest standard of patient focused nursing care is provided within available resources.
• Maintain the online database of approved Nursing policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures in conjunction with the Quality department.
• Ensure that the operating departments where student nurses are assigned for nursing or midwifery practice placements provide the optimum learning/teaching environments and are conducive to the learning requirements of the students.
• Demonstrate evidence of planning/organisational skills, including time management and the ability to use initiative.
• Support the profession and encourage the ongoing professional development of nursing staff.
• Demonstrate ability to motivate self and others.

Communication and Interprofessional Working

• Foster good working relationships between colleagues and other staff by maintaining a high professional standard.
• Collaborate with members of the hospital multidisciplinary teams in developing, reviewing policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that reflect evidence based practice.
• Demonstrate effective writing and presentation skills including PowerPoint and Teams.
• Be innovative in the use of various educational online platforms facilitating education and training that is inclusive to all staff.

Education and Training

• Assist the ACNO to develop and implement educational frameworks for clinical pathway programmes.
• Participate in clinical learning environment audits for undergraduate programmes.
• Assist with the design, development, and delivery of NMBI accredited foundation and skills programmes based on patient needs and requirements of the service.
• Assist with the design and delivery of education programmes for Healthcare assistants in collaboration with Directors of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Managers and participate in learning opportunities to be familiar with nursing innovations.
• Identify and participate in activities that enhance own professional development.
• Support staff in the application of a range of codes and policies of practice, including (but not exclusively) the Scope of Practice Framework (An Bord Altranais, 2000) and the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics (NMBI, 2015).

Audit/Research

• Assist with the formulation of policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures which will ensure that the highest standards of patient focused nursing care is provided within available resources based on appropriate knowledge and research.
• Provide accurate reports of all audits completed to the Director of Nursing, to support an ongoing quality improvement ethos within the hospital.
• Support nursing staff in the conduct of internal and local audit processes as part of service delivery improvement processes and their own professional development.

Professional / Personal Development

• Keep up to date with nursing literature, recent nursing research and new developments in nursing practice, management and education. Attend and participate in learning opportunities to be familiar with nursing innovations.

Accreditation

• 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 and departments of the hospital.
• Support and participate with others to problem solve and continuously improve through the use of the lean tools and techniques.
• Attend/on site training as required.

Personnel

• Follow uniform policy reference.

General

• There may be a requirement to work in other areas of the hospital in line with patient requirements as requested by line manager/deputy or nurse management.
• Staff must produce satisfactory documentary evidence of all training and experience claimed, if required to do so by the organisation.
• 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. Employees are required to actively participate in pursuit of excellence.
• Work in conjunction with line manager in the planning, monitoring, analysing and improvement of all quality programmes.
• Participate in the development of performance indicators in conjunction with department manager and business objectives.
• Initiate, participate in and evaluate audit according to JCI, hospital policy and Lean requirements under the guidance of an audit lead.

Health & Safety

• Employees are required to take reasonable care to protect their own safety, health and welfare and that of any other person who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• Co operate with UPMC to ensure safety, health and welfare at work and report anything potentially dangerous at work of which they become aware. Staff are expected to abide by guidelines/policies and all incidents and near misses.
• All employees are required to attend an education session on Fire, Health & Safety on an annual basis.

Information Governance In the course of employment you may have access to or hear information concerning the medical or personal affairs of patients and/or staff. Such records and information are strictly confidential, unless acting on the instructions of an authorised officer. No information concerning staff or patients may be divulged or discussed except in the performance of normal duty. Records must never be left in a manner that allows unauthorised persons to obtain access and must be kept in safe custody when no longer required.

Qualifications & Experience Skills Essential to the Post

• Nursing Clinical Skills
• Leadership skills
• IT skills
• Quality focus
• Risk Management
• Clinical audit.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Qualifications

• Be a registered nurse in the relevant division on the Register of Nurses and Midwives held by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Possess a relevant post graduate award at level 8/9 or higher, or be in pursuit of same.
• Have a master's degree in education, or be in pursuit of same.

Experience

• Have at least 5 post registration nursing experience . click apply for full job details