POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 is to develop, maintain, and evaluate an environment that supports the professional nurse in the provision of excellence in patient care. It is predominantly a clinical role with an educational focus. The Clinical Nurse Manager 1 will assist and when needed deputise for the CNM2 as required, and provide managerial supervision for their department when rostered.
Responsibilities:

EDUCATION\STAFF DEVELOPMENT

• Assesses and identifies training and development needs for nursing staff and health care assistants within the ward; participates in setting objectives for such learning and contributes to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
• Identifies teaching/learning opportunities within the department and plan to meet these needs in consultation with the Clinical Nurse Manager 2.
• Participates in the planning, Implementing and evaluation of staff development programmes to support new clinical services.
• Post graduate training programmes as pertinent to the department where necessary.
• Participates in clinical department induction training of all new nursing staff ensuring that staff nurses receive sufficient theoretical and practical training to make them safe practitioners.
• Ensures the agreed Hospital, specialist administrative and clinical policies and procedures are known to and understood by the staff, and are implemented.
• Participates in teaching, counselling and training of learner nurses and plans to meet their needs in consultation with the Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Clinical Nurse Manager 3 and Directorate Nurse Manager.
• As a skilled practitioner acts as a resource for advice, support, instruction and guidance for Staff Nurses in aiding the practice of skilled and effective nursing care in the clinical situation.

THE JOB DESCRIPTION INDICATES THE MAIN FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST AND IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND AMENDMENT.

Qualifications:

1. STATUTORY REGISTRATION, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, ETC

(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
(i) Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives
maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord
Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.
(ii) Have at least 3 years post registration fulltime experience (or an aggregate of 3
years post registration full time experience) of which 1 year post registration full
time experience (or an aggregate of 1 years post registration full time experience)
must be in the speciality or related area.
(iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge
the functions of the role.
(iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

In the absence of the CNM2 for:-
1. Bed Management
2. Staffing.
3. Clinical Practice.
4. Standards Quality and striving for safer better healthcare.
5. Maintenance of budget