Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Surgical Ward - With welcome package

Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Surgical Ward

Location: On site / Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland

job type: Fixed Term / Full-time

Salary: Competitive Salar

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 2

Department: Surgical

Reporting to: ADON

Our client is an acute care hospital with 110 inpatient beds, seven operating theatres, a 7 bed ICU, an Emergency Department, many outpatient services, and a wide range of modern technically complex medical diagnostic and treatment facilities, providing high quality patient care. As a part of the Group, this state-of-the-art hospital offers a range of services in areas such as cardiology, oncology, and urology.

Working here is a unique opportunity, offering the chance to work at some of Ireland's most advanced hospitals while still enjoying a sustainable work-life balance. We ensure all our people have the support they need to progress their career, and we offer a package of unmatched benefits across our three hospitals and diagnostic clinic.

This is a top private hospital providing a full range of medical and surgical care across a broad spectrum of specialities. Each Ward provides a range of services and this role is important in making a significant contribution, developing and maintaining best practice in nursing services at clinical areas.

The hospital provides a full range of medical and surgical care across a broad spectrum of specialities. Each Ward provides a range of services and this role is important in making a significant contribution, developing and maintaining best practice in nursing services at Ward level.

Job Purpose:

The role is responsible for the provision of quality service in line with standards of nursing practice. As a key member of the senior nursing management team, the CNM2 will demonstrate managerial and leadership skills that facilitate effective communication with colleagues and staff in the hospital. The position requires a strategic approach to the development of services and structures, embracing continuous quality improvement and the management of changes necessary to achieve organisational objectives. To support the nurses expanding role to become more expert, competent, reflective practitioners developing skills to meet patient/service needs.

Essential Criteria:

Knowledge/ Experience

• Registration with the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

• Have at least 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years fulltime post registration experience) of which 2 years must be in the speciality area

• Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.

Required Skills/ Competencies

• Clinical Skills

• Management skills

• Leadership skills

• IT skills

• Quality focus

• Risk Management

• Clinical audit

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Why work here?

Our client is passionate about their people and believe in their development and growth. As a member of the team you can benefit from:

• An Education Support Programme

• Development opportunities

• Opportunities for career progression

• Access to a Pension Scheme

• Subsidised Restaurant

• Free staff car parking

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Life Assurance

Key Responsibilities:

Operations

• Manage the overall daily functions of the ward taking responsibility for the safe delivery and co-ordination of nursing services for patients, ensuring effective, efficient and quality specialist nursing care.

• Plan, develop and monitor human and budget resource plans to ensure an effective and efficient service.

• Plan specialist nursing service, innovations and developments.

• Ensure that nursing care is based on the latest research findings and constitute best practice.

• Develop close links with other healthcare facilities relevant to the delivery and enhancement of services.

• Monitor complaints and investigate any nursing and clinical complaints, taking corrective and preventative action as appropriate and review audit to ensure there are no re-occurrences.

• Ensure that all records are properly and accurately maintained.

• Facilitate effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and multi-disciplinary team as necessary ensuring patient confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times.

• Communicate and develop effective relationships with Consultant colleagues, Clinical Nurse Managers and other relevant hospital staff to ensure safe, efficient management of the ward.

• Identify opportunities for the development of services that will improve the care of patients.

• Ensure that systems for the provision of clinical and non-clinical services are satisfactory and that they are timely and economically utilised.

• Undertake an annual review of nursing services including the preparation of an annual report.

• Ensure that all staff within the ward are familiar with the plan for management of critical incidents and that the ward is ready to meet such a demand.

Leadership and People Management

• Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership.

• Evaluate and manage the implementation of best practice policy and procedures e.g. admission and discharge procedures, control and usage of stocks and equipment, grievance and disciplinary procedures.

• Provide clinical and management leadership for Staff Nurses and ensure an effective learning environment for the multidisciplinary team and taking an active part in the delivery of care as appropriate.

• Work within the code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, participation in the development of the Scope of Practice and provide strong professional leadership and direction for nursing services.

• Promote an environment that is conducive to the development of best practice, enhances staff retention and promotes good industrial relations.

• Maintain a high level of staff morale, promoting good communication, team spirit and job satisfaction among members of the multidisciplinary team. Strive to ensure that staff are accountable, responsible and have authority to practice and manage within their roles.

• Play a role in the recruitment and selection of nursing and support staff for the service.

• Ensure that all new nursing and support staff in the ward receive an adequate orientation and induction programme, have a clear understanding of their duties, responsibilities and standards of performance at all times.

• Ensure that staff nurses are effectively supported with annual reviews and the development of personal development plans.

• Provide a duty roster that ensures resources are deployed effectively and efficiently to cope with fluctuations in workload, case complexity, adequate skills mix, planned ward activity or staff absence difficulties.

• Comply with all HR system and policy requirements including recording of relevant data.

• Establish a formal mechanism for communication among the nursing team including schedules for staff meetings.

• Actively manage absenteeism and adherer to HR policies on this.

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