Purpose of the Post
* The primary purpose of the post of the Clinical Skills Facilitator is to provide clinical support, education and instruction to Staff Nurses in developing skills and competencies in order to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in the provision of care to patients and their families
* To provide professional paediatric nursing skills in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care for assigned patients while providing exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring, and compassion are at the centre of all we do.
* To work as part of the NPDU team developing children's nursing practice within the hospital and will have responsibility as project lead on specific initiatives.
A key element of this post is the clinical credibility of the post holder. It is envisaged that the post holder will be acknowledged as an excellent resource to professionals within the hospital.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* The person holding this post is required to support the principle that the care of the patient always comes first and will approach their work with the flexibility and enthusiasm necessary to make this principle a reality for every patient to the greatest possible degree
* Maintain throughout the Group's awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all hospital activities.
* Performance management systems are part of the role, and you will be required to participate in the Group's performance management programme
Professional/ Clinical
* Advise, encourage, support and facilitate nursing staffs' learning through a broad range of means e.g. the identification of learning opportunities in the clinical areas, imparting knowledge and creating a learning environment
* Maintain a high level of professional and clinical leadership and conduct all duties in accordance with national and local policies
* Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation
* Lead and participate in the development and evaluation of quality initiatives on behalf of the development of children's nursing services.
* Promote the expansion of the role of the children's nurse
* Assign time to engage directly in practice in order to keep pace with changes and provide enabling process for the staff to achieve their goals
* Adhere to and contribute to the development, formulation and evaluation of guidelines, policies and procedures to enhance a quality service.
* Participate in the identification, development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Childrens and General Nursing Staff who care for children as part of their role
Develop appropriate systems in the streamlining of education, practice development,
audit data collection and reporting.
* Develop on annual work plan to meet the changing service needs
* Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members.
* Lead, facilitate and participate in audit of clinical practice and be responsible for the implementation of actions required by audit
* Encourage and participate in Nursing and Midwifery research as required
* Be familiar with relevant National Report Recommendations and Judicial Reports and be involved in the implementation of recommendations at local level.
* Promote the guidelines for safety and best practice laid down by the hospital policies, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland guidelines and relevant Acts such as Data Protection Act 1988, and The Health, Safety & Welfare at Work Act 1999.
Education and Training
* Identify education and learning needs of nursing and healthcare assistant staff who care for children in Letterkenny University Hospital and participate in continuing education by introducing measures to address these requirements to achieve quality excellence in clinical care
* Facilitate development of nursing and healthcare assistant staff clinical skills in Paediatric Nursing
* Supervise and contribute to competency attainment for qualified children's and general nursing staff in their development or expansion of roles
* Liaise with Clinical Nurse Managers in ensuring continuing education of all nursing staff in their wards.
* Contribute to the maintenance of quality clinical learning environment on the Paediatric ward
* Participate in the identification, development and delivery of orientation, induction, teaching, mentorship, and preceptorship of staff to the hospital
* Participate in curriculum development meetings educational programmes.
* Promote reflective practice for self and staff.
* Engage in continuing professional development by keeping up to date with paediatric nursing literature, recent paediatric nursing research and new developments in paediatric nursing management, education, and practice and to attend staff study days as considered appropriate.
* Assist or lead on clinical audits and formulate action plans.
* Establish and maintain a mechanism of recording and co-ordination ongoing education. Support the implementation and maintenance of records systems for the training of paediatric nursing staff.
* Plan, organise, supervise, assess, evaluate, and monitor quality paediatric nursing standards and foster advance evidence based clinical practice and the clinical learning environment.
* Reduce the theory practice gap, foster staff empowerment, and increase autonomy over learning.
* Assist in the implementation of personal development planning in Paediatric nursing services
* Assist nursing personnel to maintain high levels of competence by enabling them to identify their personal professional goals, provide feedback, and facilitate achievement of personal development outcomes.
* Implement and support the development of personal portfolios in collaboration with the clinical nurse managers
Management
* Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership, demonstrating the values of compassion, care and commitment and conduct all duties in accordance with relevant policies.
* Provide professional and clinical leadership and vision and facilitate staff team building to provide planned care and develop educational strategies and service goals.
* Comply with all relevant professional and statutory requirements (NMBI Guidelines, Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice, HIQA Standards for Safer Better Healthcare (Jun 2012).
* Adhere to and facilitate compliance with all relevant National, local and HR policies
* Promote and facilitate good communications within the hospital and with external agencies.
* Contribute to nursing strategies to facilitate the recruitment, retention, and succession planning of nurses.
* Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace
* Manage all resources efficiently and effectively.
* Lead and support on practice development within the clinical area.
* Lead and support the implementation of change.
* Support Clinical Nurse Managers in the compliance with legal requirements, policies and procedures affecting service users, staff and other hospital matters.
* Manage and promote liaisons with internal / external bodies as appropriate e.g. intra-hospital service and the community.
* Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting arrangements.
* Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting arrangements
* Engage in IT developments as they apply to service users and service administration
Practice Development
* Work as a member of the Nurse Practice Development Unit on quality initiatives.
* Participate in the development, implementation, review and audit of guidelines, policies and procedures to enhance a quality patient service.
* Support and participate in clinical audit within the hospital e.g. Nursing Metrics, Care Bundles
* Participate in nurse practice development initiatives including the provision of education, training, study days and information sessions
* Participate in nurse practice development initiatives, which foster the application of theory to practice and improved quality of patient care.
* Work as a member of the Nurse Practice Development Unit in preparation for Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland site visits.
* Take part in incident and clinical reviews as assigned by ADON or Director of Midwifery and facilitate any quality improvement arising from these reviews
* Support orientation and supernumerary placement for new nurses.
* Facilitate and support Registered Nurses with practice development issues and facilitate Clinical Nurses Mangers in development and implementation of action plans for Registered Nurses where areas for improvement are identified.
Liaison and Communication:
* Support Clinical Nurse / staff competency development as appropriate.
* Liaise closely with Clinical Nurse Managers for all specialties in relation to policy proposals, staff training and development.
* Attend relevant meetings as required for role, liaison with appropriate staff.
* Attend staff meetings and receive staff suggestions for improvement in the system of work.
* Maintain open communication with all relevant staff.
* Develop good working relationships with wards and departments to promote quality patient centred care.
* Consult inter and intra-disciplinary both internally and externally as part of the contribution to promote staff education and patient management.
* Promote effective nurse documentation in the department and maintain appropriate records.
KPI's
* The identification and development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which are congruent with the Hospital's service plan targets.
* The development of Action Plans to address KPI targets.
* Driving and promoting a Performance Management culture.
* In conjunction with line manager assist in the development of a Performance Management system for your profession.
* The management and delivery of KPIs as a routine and core business objective.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING GENERAL CONDITIONS:
* Employees must attend fire lectures periodically and must observe fire orders.
* All accidents within the Department must be reported immediately.
* Infection Control Policies must be adhered to.
* In line with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts 2005 and 2010 all staff must comply with all safety regulations and audits.
* In line with the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004, smoking within the Hospital Buildings is not permitted.
* Hospital uniform code must be adhered to.
* Provide information that meets the need of Senior Management.
* To support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.
Risk Management, Infection Control, Hygiene Services and Health & Safety
* The management of Risk, Infection Control, Hygiene Services and Health & Safety is the responsibility of everyone and will be achieved within a progressive, honest and open environment.
* The post holder must be familiar with the necessary education, training and support to enable them to meet this responsibility.
* The post holder has a duty to familiarise themselves with the relevant Organisational Policies, Procedures & Standards and attend training as appropriate in the following areas:
* Continuous Quality Improvement Initiatives
* Document Control Information Management Systems
* Risk Management Strategy and Policies
* Hygiene Related Policies, Procedures and Standards
* Decontamination Code of Practice
* Infection Control Policies
* Safety Statement, Health & Safety Policies and Fire Procedure
* Data Protection and confidentiality Policies
* The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they become familiar with the requirements stated within the Risk Management Strategy and that they comply with the Group's Risk Management Incident/Near miss reporting Policies and Procedures.
* The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they comply with hygiene services requirements in your area of responsibility. Hygiene Services incorporates environment and facilities, hand hygiene, catering, cleaning, the management of laundry, waste, sharps and equipment.
* The post holder must foster and support a quality improvement culture through-out your area of responsibility in relation to hygiene services.
* The post holders' responsibility for Quality & Risk Management, Hygiene Services and Health & Safety will be clarified to you in the induction process and by your line manager.
* The post holder must take reasonable care for his or her own actions and the effect that these may have upon the safety of others.
* The post holder must cooperate with management, attend Health & Safety related training and not undertake any task for which they have not been authorised and adequately trained.
* The post holder is required to bring to the attention of a responsible person any perceived shortcoming in our safety arrangements or any defects in work equipment.
* It is the post holder's responsibility to be aware of and comply with the HSE Health Care Records Management/Integrated Discharge Planning (HCRM / IDP) Code of Practice.
The above Job Description 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.
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