Nurse Practice Development Coordinator

at  Stewarts Care

Stewarts Care
Reference
132076
Speciality / Area of expertise
Nursing Practice
Job Description

THE PERSON

• Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability (RNID) with five years’ experience in ID or Registered Nurse with seven years’ experience in ID.
• QQI level 9 in a relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Evidence of participation in continued professional development.
• Minimum two years nursing management experience at Clinical Nurse Manager 2 level or higher, which must have been in an Intellectual Disability setting.
• Nurse Tutor or training and education experience would be preferable.
• On appointment practitioners must maintain live annual registration in the Intellectual Disability Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by (NMBI)
• Possesses the clinical, managerial, and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
  For more details view the full job description in the Additional Information section below.
  Type of Position
  Permanent
  Work Pattern
  Full Time
  Salary
  €68,652 to €77,530 LSI per annum
• 
  Location Palmerstown, Dublin 20
  Reporting Relationship Director of Nursing
  Job Purpose To be responsible for developing and monitoring nursing standards across Stewarts
  Care services.
  The post holder has responsibility for promoting excellence in clinical care and
  practice across the organisation.
  The post holder will be responsible for the management of the undergraduate nursing
  programme HSP requirements.
  Scope of the Role To provide expertise, education and support in the area of clinical care and nursing
  practice.

NURSING EDUCATION

• Work in consultation with the Learning and Development department in
  the identification, development of and implementation of nursing

education priorities and courses.

• Develop a training programme with TCD Nurse Tutor for students and

preceptors.

• To participate on the Learning and Development committee to agree

nursing educational strategies and priorities throughout the year.

• Support practice requirements of nurses across the service by

identifying education and training needs and sourcing and delivering

appropriate evidence-based training.

• Engage with national and local NMPDU to identify and provide nurse

education supports through the CNME’s.

• Establish a pathway and supports for developing clinical competencies

to deliver safe care.

• Support and guide nurses undertaking post graduate courses.
• Promote training opportunities from the team to deliver non nursing

programmes as appropriate.

• Ensure preceptors are supported in providing quality learning

opportunities for students.

• Develop and deliver Nurses fora and mentorship programmes and

contribute to delivery of conference and webinars on issues relating to

persons with an ID.

• Have capability to deliver training, manage meetings on a variety of

platforms in person and virtually.

EXPERIENCE

• Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability (RNID) with five years’ experience in ID

or Registered Nurse with seven years’ experience in ID.

• QQI level 9 in a relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Evidence of participation in continued professional development.
• Minimum two years nursing management experience at Clinical Nurse

Manager 2 level or higher, which must have been in an Intellectual Disability

setting.

• Nurse Tutor or training and education experience would be preferable.
• On appointment practitioners must maintain live annual registration in the

Intellectual Disability Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained

by (NMBI)

• Possesses the clinical, managerial, and administrative capacity to properly

discharge the functions of the role.
The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the
post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her
from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Terms and Conditions of Employment
Remuneration Remuneration is in accordance with the Department of Health (DOH) consolidated
pay scales.
Current Salary Scale: €68,652 to €77,530
Clinical Nurse Manager 3
Salaries and increments are paid in accordance with DOH scales.
Annual leave Depending on experience
Working week The hours allocated to this post are 37.5 hours per week, exclusive of lunch breaks
The allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Director of Nursing or a
person nominated by them and in accordance with the needs of the service.
Probation All employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, with an
extension if required to 9 months. This probationary period applies to all employees
irrespective of their role or type of role.
Garda Vetting Stewarts Care will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees. An employee will
not take up employment with the organisation until the Garda Vetting process has
been completed and the organisation is satisfied that such an appointment does not
pose a risk to the service users and employees.
References Stewarts Care will seek up to two written references from current and previous
employers, educational institutions or any other organisation with which the
candidate has been associated. Stewarts Care reserves the right to determine the
merit, appropriateness and relevance of such references and referees.
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Location
Palmerstown, Dublin
Country
Ireland
Stewarts Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer

ROLE PURPOSE

To be responsible for developing and monitoring nursing standards across Stewarts Care services.
The post holder has responsibility for promoting excellence in clinical care and practice across the organisation. The post holder will be responsible for the management of the undergraduate nursing programme HSP requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and implementation of the Nursing and organisational strategy, to ensure high professional standards of nursing practice and care are achieved and ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement is promoted.
• Ensure that the undergraduate nursing programme delivers high quality learning outcomes and experience for student nurses and their preceptors.

KEY DUTIES AND

Responsibilities • Support the development and implementation of the Nursing and
organisational strategy, to ensure high professional standards of nursing
practice and care are achieved and ensure a culture of continuous quality

improvement is promoted.

• Ensure that the undergraduate nursing programme delivers high quality

learning outcomes and experience for student nurses and their
preceptors.

development appropriate to their role.

• Ensure the team operate to safe and effective nursing practice in line wit