We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) to join our team at Anovocare Nursing Home, ideally located just minutes from Dublin Airport. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a leadership role within a modern, supportive, and resident-focused nursing home environment.
Purpose of the Role
The Clinical Nurse Manager role is to support the Director of Nursing in their compliance with the HIQA Standards. The successful candidate will also provide assistance in the induction, mentoring and supervision of nursing and care staff and will monitor the safety and quality of care and all clinical services relating to residents. This person will be required to be flexible and work in a variety of roles alongside the clinical staff. This person will also have a role in developing their practice and training staff through ongoing formal and informal training. The candidate must have at least 5 years’ nursing experience preferably in a Nursing Home setting.
Key Responsibilities: Management and Leadership
Support the Director of Nursing in managing the Nursing Home
Act as a role model for registered nurses and care assistants
Monitor the competence of nurses and care assistants through informal observation/spot checks and formal competency assessments
Provide mentoring and coaching to nursing and care staff as the need arises
Act as a support for the clinical teams on a day-to-day basis
Advise and support nursing and care assistant staff with individual assessments and care plans on a daily basis to ensure that each Healthcare Staff member has a full understanding of electronic care planning
Assist with ongoing practice development of nursing and care staff
Key Responsibilities: Professional and Clinical when providing cover for the CNM's
Promote a person-centred approach to all aspects of assessment, planning, evaluation and delivery of care to residents
Coordinate the daily care for residents in accordance with each resident's current condition and needs
Promote and support nurses on evidence-based evaluation and training
Attend governance meetings, organised on a regular basis, as required by the Director of Nursing
Attend staff meetings
Key Responsibilities: Quality Assurance Management
Full participation and membership of the governance committee
Conduct audits under the direction of the Director of Nursing and in accordance with the annual review report and audit plan developed by the governance committee
Monitor the quality and safety of care and service delivery to residents through informal observation, daily staff spot checks and audit findings, and informal discussions with residents, relatives and advocates
Reinforce and monitor compliance/implementation with quality and safety systems and Trinity Care policies and procedures at floor level
Provide feedback to staff on all risk management and quality activities and initiatives undertaken by the governance committee on a daily basis and through regular staff meetings
Undertake audits of care plans under the direction of the Director of Nursing in accordance with the annual audit plan
Assist the Director of Nursing in collating quality and safety data for the governance committee in respect of monthly key performance indicators
Assist with the development and implementation by staff of new and revised policies, procedures and guidelines for the nursing home, in collaboration with the director of nursing
Assist in the development and implementation of continuous professional education/training and development programmes for clinical staff in the nursing home and coordinate this training with the ADON/HR Manager
Maintain timely and accurate documentation related to health and safety, risk management and quality in accordance with national standards, regulations, local policies, procedures and professional guidance
Report to the assistant director of nursing any suspicions or allegations of elder abuse or concerns/complaints, both verbal and written regarding the quality of care and services to residents at floor level
Key Responsibilities: Risk Management
Implement risk management initiatives developed by the governance committee
Monitor and report any environmental hazards
Monitor staff compliance with health and safety, infection control and risk management in their area
Ensure audits of incidents/accidents or near misses recorded in Epicare
Assist nursing and care staff in recognising and detecting early deterioration of residents
Continue to liaise daily with nurses and healthcare assistants to monitor the care and condition of residents, with particular emphasis on those residents who require additional monitoring
Carry out a weekly audit of all incidents/accidents/near misses and medication errors to ensure that follow-up actions and all required documentation, including updating assessments and care plans, have been completed
Key Responsibilities: Education Training / Practice Development
Attend, facilitate and coordinate in collaboration with the HR Department all mandatory and non-mandatory in-service education programmes
Participate in continuing professional development activities in the Trinity Care Nursing Home
Provide induction training to new clinical staff as identified in the staff induction programme in collaboration with the HR Department
Report to the Director of Nursing any concerns regarding knowledge and competency deficits from your own perspective and among staff, in order to inform onsite staff education and training plans
Person Specification: Qualifications and Experience
Be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Preferably have a post-registration qualification in management
Preferably have a post-registration qualification in nursing older people
The candidate must have at least 5 years’ experience preferably in a Nursing Home setting
Demonstrate experience and knowledge of the HiQA Standards and how they pertain to the CNM role
Person Specification: Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Knowledge of national standards and regulations for residential care services for older people
Knowledge of professional codes and standards related to practice and to caring for older people
Auditing
Risk management
Health and safety
Management and leadership skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Planning and organisational skills
Ability to motivate self and others
Conflict management skills
Ability to manage and prioritise in unforeseen circumstances
Ability to manage the home in the absence of the Director of Nursing
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