ADON | Assistant Director of Nursing | PART TIME Night Duty

• Responsible for the out of hours operational running of the hospital.
• Ensure areas are managed in a cost effective and efficient manner while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
• As a member of the Senior Nurse Management Team, provide senior nurse leadership, including analysing and directing patient flow and staffing resource allocation out of hours.
• Participate as a senior nurse manager in the effective management of services.
• Implement the strategic vision and direction of nursing, and support nursing staff in MUH.
• Offer support and guidance to Clinical Nurse Manager 3 (CNM3) / CNM2 and staff in their areas.
• Coordinate and facilitate staff meetings.
• Act as a Consultant to department staff in the monitoring and implementation of Nursing and Personnel policies.
• Provide innovative and effective leadership to Nursing and Allied Health staff.
• Evaluate patient pathways and optimise the patient journey.
• Assist in the development and the effective operation of all assigned services; through effective forward planning and organisation of resources and workload.
• Foster good working relationships with all members of the clinical team.
• Maintain accurate records complying with legislation and best practice.
• Responsible for providing advice to the DON on all issues relating to staff development.
• Ensure that modern standards of clinical nursing care are in operation and that regular monitoring of nursing care is undertaken through audit.
• Use the outcomes of audit to develop action plans and support their implementation.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for the practice of professional nursing are met and upheld at all times.
• Promote continuing post-graduate, professional development of staff, taking account of planned service developments, annual staff training needs analysis and situation-specific service needs.
• Provide professional advice on all issues relating to nursing.
• Ensure that the nursing workforce are aware of health and safety legislation and that MUH's policy in relation to health and safety at work is adhered to.
• Ensure that the nursing workforce receives health and safety related training as required, maintaining necessary records of such training.
• Establish appropriate periodic audit within the profession in relation to health and safety.

• Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses kept by the NMBI.
• Have 7 years post registration experience in an acute hospital setting, including at least 3 years recent experience at CNM2 level in an acute setting.
• Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider, which verifies that the applicant has achieved a National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 8 or higher award maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI) or can provide written evidence from the Higher Education Institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 8 or higher standard in a health care or management related area.
• A postgraduate Masters qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Provide evidence of ongoing professional development.

Mercy University Hospital