Clinical Nurse Manager 2 AB Cleary Ward

Post Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 2

Post Status: Permanent

Department: AB Cleary Oncology/Haematology Ward

Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9

Reports to: CNM 3/Directorate Nurse Manager

Salary: Appointment will be made on CNM 2 Pay scale (€59,661 - €75,389) at a point in line with Government pay policy.

Hours of work: Full Time 37.5hr

Closing Date: Wednesday 26th February 2025 @ 12noon

Position Summary: The Clinical Nurse Manager 2 in AB Cleary Ward will have overall responsibility for management of staff and patients across a 35 bedded (22 bedded - Oncology/Haematology, 13 gastroenterology) in-patient ward. The CNM2 will liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient's active and palliative treatments are delivered in a timely and safe manner. The CNM2 will liaise closely with and share resources with other CNMs in the Oncology and Haematology departments and where appropriate work together to develop policies and protocols.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

BED MANAGEMENT

1. This will involve close consultation between with the patient flow team and CNM's for Oncology/Haematology in-patient and out-patient ward areas. The CNM2 will assist the CNM3 and Directorate Nurse Manager in the implementation of the bed management policy by:
2. Working in close collaboration with the Consultants and other relevant personnel to ensure that the service provided is managed within the allocated resources.
3. Controlling the utilisation of patient accommodation in terms of placement of patients, case mix, and when necessary public/private accommodation mix.
4. Deciding how to organise the admission and discharge procedure for the patient.
5. Raising with the Consultants and other senior medical staff any problems which their policies/practices or decisions are for his/her and the staff, and reporting matters to Directorate Nurse Manager if problems continue regarding bed usage.

WORK TO BE DONE AND WORKLOAD ESTIMATION

1. On a day to day basis the CNM2 decides and allocates the work to be done by staff nurses, student nurses and ward attendants based on the needs of the patients and the capability of the staff.
2. Implements a systematic method for the assessment of individual patient's needs and ensure proper documentation of same.
3. Estimates workload based on patient nursing needs in agreement with the unit system policy on same.

STAFFING AND MANPOWER PLANNING

1. Prepares weekly duty rosters for each shift, taking into consideration holiday, study leave and other control limits.
2. Plans and allocates nursing teams with appropriate staff numbers, skill mix and level of experience in such a way that will meet the workload and ensure continuity of care.
3. Arranges staff meal breaks in consultation with staff nurses.
4. Supports and supervises nursing staff and other support staff in carrying out their allocated clinical duties to the required standard.
5. Decides who is to be in charge of the department in his/her absence and ensures that staff and patients know of the arrangements.
6. Advises the Directorate Nurse Manager or Senior Nursing Manager on duty when staff levels fall below or are in excess of that considered to be adequate to meet variations of workload.
7. Advises the Directorate Nurse Manager on the total complement of staff needed and the mix of qualified/unqualified staff to recommend by using the National Framework for safe Staffing.

PERSONNEL

1. Promotes nurtures and maintains a high level of staff morale hence promoting team spirit and job satisfaction among nursing and other staff within the ward.
2. Implements welfare and safety policies in the ward.
3. Receives visiting professionals and lay visitors to the department.
4. Participates in the interviewing and selection of nursing staff for the department.
5. Participates in the development of an orientation programme for staff and implements and evaluates same.
6. Ensures that all staff practice nursing within the code set for the profession by NMBI.
7. Carries out development and performance review interviews with individual nursing staff, using job specifications and performance appraisal review documentation in accordance with nursing policy and records judgement about the performance of each individual staff member.
8. Identifies abilities and recommends staff for promotion to permanent and senior positions.
9. Recommends to the CNM3/Directorate Nurse Manager the transfer of staff from the Department.
10. Decides how to deal with behaviour outside acceptable limits, for whatever reason (i.e. emotional upset in staff, brusqueness to patients or colleagues, undignified behaviour, absenteeism, late attendances, conflict, grievance, discipline and industrial relations) and seek advice where necessary.
11. Ensures that all staff know disciplinary and grievance procedures. Handles staff complaints, grievances and disciplinary matters in accordance with hospital policy and reports to the CNM3/Directorate Nurse Manager as necessary serious or unresolved issues.
12. Investigates incidents and accidents involving patients and staff. Reports these verbally and in writing to the CNM3 and Directorate Nurse Manager.

EDUCATION/STAFF DEVELOPMENT

1. Assesses and identifies training and development needs for nursing staff within the ward, sets objectives for such learning, recommends these to the CNM3/Directorate Nurse Manager and contributes to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
2. Identifies teaching/learning opportunities within the department.
3. Plans, implements and evaluates staff development programmes to support new clinical services.
4. Participates in clinical ward induction training of all new nursing staff ensuring that staff nurses receive sufficient theoretical and practical training to make them safe practitioners.
5. Ensures the agreed hospital specialist administrative and clinical policies and procedures are known to and understood by the staff and are implemented.
6. Provides for teaching, counselling and training of learner nurses.
7. Ensures that nurse training requirements are met.

CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE

1. Develop and maintain protocols specific to the care of Oncology patients and the administration of chemotherapy.
2. Uses a framework and model of nursing to assess individual patient needs consistent with hospital nursing policy.
3. Ensures that appropriate nursing care is planned for individual patients based on need assessment and that each individual patient receives prescribed treatment and nursing care, encompassing medical instructions and in conformance with established procedures and standards of care.
4. Reviews patient care plans for appropriate patient goals, problems, approaches and revisions based on nursing needs.
5. Ensures that verbal and written nursing reporting systems are accurate and adequate.
6. Ensures that accurate nursing reports accompany patients who are being transferred to referring/other hospitals.
7. Ensures clinical competence of staff in performing clinical activities.
8. Introduces new clinical practices or techniques in an appropriate manner.
9. Maintains personal clinical skills by performing nursing care.
10. Directs, supervises and mentors the nursing staff in the management of nursing care i.e. providing professional and specialist advice on the provision of nursing care and demonstrates practical nursing skills.
11. Ensures that patients and relatives are appropriately informed and counselled regarding their condition, short and long term treatment/care plans and that they are adequately educated, trained and rehabilitated.
12. Applies research findings, as appropriate, to defined patient populations.
13. Participates in research when necessary.
14. Attends and participates in multidisciplinary ward rounds and meetings.

STANDARDS AND QUALITY OF CARE

1. Takes all steps possible to safeguard the welfare and safety of patients.
2. Be responsible for risk management issues within the area and work closely with other relevant personnel to develop appropriate strategies to minimise risk.
3. Establishing ward management and clinical standards within realistic targets and explicit limits as set by the CNM3 and Directorate Nurse Manager.
4. Ensuring that ward staff understand and abide by required standards and limits.
5. Checking on the quality of all work done by all ward staff by ensuring a robust audit schedule.
6. Monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of nursing care for individual patients.
7. Convening periodic meetings with the staff nurses to discuss outcomes of the nursing service and taking suggestions on how the service might be improved.

BUDGETING

1. Identifies projected needs through review of ward inventories and works out appropriate limits of physical resources (drugs, dressings and appliances, food, linen and other material) to be kept on the ward.
2. Ensures the economical ordering of unit stocks, maintaining agreed stock level controls and adjusting levels according to peaks and troughs in demand.
3. Encourages staff to utilise resources judiciously by developing economical habits and adhering to the limits so as to ensure economical use consistent with satisfactory standards.
4. Continually monitors staffing use patterns and ensures adequate standards consistent with maximum economy while maintaining acceptable standards for safe, yet judicious use of resources.

SELF DEVELOPMENT

1. Maintain, update and develop knowledge on relevant professional development and on all specialty current trends by attending a number of study days each year.
2. Develop and maintain personal nursing practice skills.
3. Maintain a personal record of professional development.
4. Discuss present performance and future self-development needs with the Directorate Nurse Manager, using job performance review in accordance with nursing policy.

ADMINISTRATIVE

1. Ensures the correct completion of records and reports.
2. Promotes the development of clinical and administrative computerisation.

Selection Criteria:

Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.

Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc
   (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
   (i) Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.
   (ii) Have at least 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years full-time post registration experience) of which 2 years must be in the specialty or related area.
   (iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
   (iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.
2. Annual registration
   (i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
   (ii) Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
3. Health
   Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
4. Character
   Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Desirable:

• Recognised management qualification.
• Post graduate qualification in Oncology/Haematology Nursing.

Supplementary information:

Management Unit:

www.beaumont.ie/hr

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Yvonne Whelan

Title: Directorate Nurse Manager

Email address: yvonnewhelan@beaumont.ie

Telephone: 01 852 8197