Clinical Nurse Manager Rathborne (Fixed Term 6 Months)

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 and 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 the 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 co-ordinate 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/allegations of elder abuse or concerns/complaints, both verbal and written regarding the quality of care and services to residents at floor level.

• Implement risk management initiatives developed by the governance committee.
• Monitor and report any environmental hazards or .
• Monitor staff compliance with health and safety, infection control and risk management in their area.
• Ensure to audit incidents/accidents or near misses that occur as 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 that have occurred to ensure that follow up actions and all required documentation, including updating assessments and care plans have been completed.

• Attend, facilitate and co-ordinate 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.

• 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 it pertains to the CNM role.

• National standards and regulations for residential care services for older people.
• 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

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