SPC CNM 1 - St Josephs Day Hospital

Overview Post Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 1 - St Joseph's Day Hospital Post Status: Specified Purpose ContractDepartment: St Josephs Day Hospital Location: St. Joseph's Hospital, Raheny, Dublin 5 Reports to: Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Salary: Appointment will be made on Clinical Nurse Manager 1 Grade (€57, 780 - €68, 046) at a point in line with Government pay policy. Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week (1.0 WTE)Closing Date: :00 noon

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received

Day Hospital Description:

St Joseph's Day Hospital is a purpose built facility designed specifically for the needs of older people. Patients have access to medical and nursing assessments and also benefit from services provided by the multi-disciplinary teams, including medical social worker, pharmacist, speech & language therapy, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Specialist in Dementia Support.

Responsibilities Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE

• Demonstrates clinical and professional leadership in the nursing team.
• Maintains personal clinical skills in performing direct nursing care.
• Uses a framework and model of nursing to assess individual patient needs consistent with the hospitals nursing policy.
• Ensures that appropriate nursing care is planned for individual patients based on need assessment Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Specialists in providing care as appropriate.
• Directs, supervises and mentors the nursing staff in the management of nursing care, i.e. providing professional and specialist advice on the provision of care and demonstrates practical nursing skills.
• Ensures clinical competence of staff in performing clinical activities
• Ensures that verbal and written nursing reporting systems are accurate and adequate and comply with Beaumont Hospital Guidelines for documenting Nursing care.
• In consultation with medical staff ensures that patients and their families are appropriately informed and counselled regarding their condition, treatment/care plans.
• Facilitates the proactive participation of nurses in multidisciplinary meetings.
• Ensures that accurate nursing reports accompany patients who are being transferred to other hospitals or other departments in Beaumont Hospital.
• Ensures the ethos of the Care of the Older Person is applied at all times including being an advocate of anti-ageist policies.
• Participates in research when necessary

EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK

• Promotes nurtures and maintains a high level of staff morale thereby promoting team spirit and job satisfaction among nursing, and other staff within the Day Hospital.
• Supports the management of change in line with evidence based practice.
• Ensures welfare and safety policies are adhered to in the unit.
• Receives visiting professionals and lay visitors to the unit.
• Ensures that all staff practise nursing within the Code set for the profession by The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Reports to Clinical Nurse Manager 2 behaviour outside acceptable limits for whatever reason (i.e. emotional upset in staff, brusqueness to patients or colleagues, undignified behaviour, absenteeism, conflict, etc.)
• Participates in the development of an orientation programme for new staff members, and assists with the implementation and evaluation of such programmes.
• Ensures that the work of the Healthcare Assistants is implemented to the required specification as per job description.
• Participates in the induction and training of the Healthcare Assistants.
• Supports and encourages Healthcare Assistant staff in carrying out their duties and ensures that the nursing staff knows, understands, utilises and respects the role.
• Monitors the performance of the Healthcare Assistant.

WORKLOAD ESTIMATION

• Ensures that a systematic method for the assessment of individual patient's needs/dependency is implemented and ensures proper documentation of same.
• On a day to day basis the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 will decide, in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Manager 2, and allocate the work to be done by the staff nurses, student nurses and Health Care Assistants.
• Uses professional judgement skills to estimate daily workload in liaison with other hospital services/departments.
• Allocates workload appropriately to provide for individual patient nursing care needs.
• Ensures stock levels of supplies and equipment are available.
• Works closely with administration staff in the implementation of their role and ensures that the nursing staff knows, understands and utilises administration staff effectively. Discusses any problems with their immediate Manager.
• Ensures the correct completion of records and reports.
• Ensures the adherence to Day Hospital Policy regarding the number and type of patients booked in on an ongoing basis.
• Takes responsibility for maintaining an appointment system and waiting list. Is adequately prepared to alter the numbers and types of patients attending to suit the resources available.
• Liaises with and refers patients to members of Multidisciplinary team on a daily basis as required.

STAFFING AND MANPOWER PLANNING

• Assists with planning and allocating of nursing teams with appropriate staff numbers, skill mix and level of experience in such a way that will meet the clinical management workload and ensure continuity of patient care.
• Advises the Clinical Nurse Manager 2/3 on duty when staff levels fall below or are in excess of that considered to be adequate to meet variations of workload.
• Arranges staff meal breaks while maintaining service requirements.
• Supports and supervises nursing staff and other support staff in carrying out their allocated responsibilities to the required standard.
• Monitors late attendance and absenteeism, and reports to Clinical Nurse Manager 2 or, in his/her absence, the Clinical Nurse Manager 3.
• Assists in the preparation of computerised duty rosters, ensuring skill mix is appropriate, while allocating annual and study leave.
• Be available to alter on/off work pattern to facilitate Annual Leave of partner in order to ensure adequate cover for Day Hospital

EDUCATION/ STAFF DEVELOPMENT

• In collaboration with Clinical practice Support Nurse, assesses and identifies training and development needs for nursing and Health Care Assistant staff within the unit; participates in setting objectives for such learning and contributes to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
• Implements and evaluates unit orientation programmes for new staff members.
• Collaborates with Clinical Practice Support Nurse in staff education and development.
• Identifies teaching/learning opportunities within the unit and plans to meet these needs in consultation with Clinical Nurse Manager 2.
• Participates in: - Staff development programmes to support new clinical services;-Evaluating Undergraduate and Postgraduate training programmes in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Participates in clinical unit induction training of all new nursing staff, ensuring that staff nurses receive sufficient theoretical and practical training to support their development as safe practitioners.
• Ensures the agreed hospital and clinical policies and procedures are known to and understood by the staff, and are implemented.
• Participates in teaching, counselling and training of student nurses and plans to meet their needs in consultation with the academic institutions, Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Clinical Practice Coordinator and Clinical Nurse Manager 3.
• Acts as an effective role model, by demonstrating skilled nursing care in the clinical situation, for staff and student nurses.

BED MANAGEMENT

• Works with the Clinical Nurse Manager 2/3 is facilitating appropriate admission and discharge from the Day Hospital.
• Liaises with and ensures transport of patients is efficient and appropriate
• Alerts the Clinical Nurse Manager 2/3 to any problems which may impede patient flow in and out of the Day Hospital.
• Organises the safe admission of patients to a ward or Emergency Department, if required, according to the bed management policy.

STANDARD AND QUALITY OF CARE

• Takes all steps possible to safeguard the welfare and safety of patients, staff and visitors.
• Monitors indicators of quality.
• Monitors unit management and clinical standards within realistic targets and explicit limits as set by Clinical Nurse Managers.
• Ensures that unit staff understand and abide by policies, standards and guidelines.
• Checks on the quality of all work done by all staff and use of systems in place.
• Monitors and evaluates the outcomes of nursing care for individual patients.
• Preparing and checking rooms and equipment ensuring safety of patients during assessments/procedures.
• Identify and acts upon potential hazards to patients and to staff.
• Investigates complaints, incidents and accidents involving all patients and staff in accordance with hospital policy

BUDGETING

• Maintains agreed stock level controls and reports any deficiencies to the Clinical Nurse Manager 2.
• Collaborates with staff in preparing . click apply for full job details