Clinical Nurse Manager II Medical Oncology

Clinical Nurse Manager II Medical Oncology
- Limerick Cancer Centre

Location:
Limerick Cancer Centre

Job type
Permanent Overview of role: We are hiring a Clinical Nurse Manager to join our team on a permanent, full-time contract Primary Duties and

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities
Service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity andresources within the Oncology Day Unit. Co-ordinate and lead in the implementation and provision of quality care. Analyses workloads andskill requirements to meet patient care needs. Assesses staffcompetencies and makes patient care assignments. Delegates appropriatetasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines anddepartmental standards. Maintains clearcommunications with the CNM 3 regarding unit needs and/or incidents. Manage communication and facilitate team building. Provide staff leadership and motivation which is conducive to good working relations and work performance. Manage all resources efficiently and effectively, liaising with Operations Manager on service provisions and areas of need Lead on practice development within the clinical area. Lead and implement change. Promote, facilitate and participate in the development of nursing policies and procedures. Monitor as appropriate and lead on proactive improvement. Contribute to the formulation, development and implementation of policies and procedures at area and hospital level. Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting arrangements. Carry out the Engagement and Competency Processwith all Nursing Staff General Manage patient care to ensure the highest professional standards using an evidence based, care planning approach. Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership. Be responsible for the co-ordination, assessment, planning, delivery and review of service user care by all staff in designated area. Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by NMBI. (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland). Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members. Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation and liaison across healthcare teams. Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / care. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care by personal involvement and supervising the activities of other qualified nurses. Ensure that the care delivered by team is based on standards, which have been formulated on evidence-based practice, and agreed, through hospital policy. Regularly evaluate and monitor patient care by using the hospitals quality systems to ensure that care is delivered. Develop and promote good relationships with patients, families and carers and make the ward environmentally welcoming and homely. Work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team promoting good teamwork and excellent patient care. Evaluate and further develop the philosophy, objectives and goals of the department. To ensure that all staff are familiar with the use and care of all equipment, and that such equipment is maintained in good working condition. To ensure strict confidentiality of information regarding patients/residents is adhered to. Through the course of the working day or week there maybe a requirement to work in other areas of the hospital in line with patient requirements as requested by your line manager/deputy or nurse management. Staff must produce satisfactory documentary evidence of all training and experience claimed by them, if required to do so by the organisation. To respect the organisational values of the Hospital. InformationGovernance In the course of youremployment you may have access to, or hear information concerning the medicalor personal affairs of patients and / or staff. Such records and informationare strictly confidential, unless acting on the instructions of an authorisedofficer, on no account must information concerning staff or patients bedivulged or discussed except in the performance of normal duty. In additionrecords must never be left in such a manner that unauthorised persons canobtain access to them and must be kept in safe custody when no longer required. Qualifications &

Experience:

Qualifications:
Essential Post Graduate or similar in Oncology Have completed a management course Display evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Advanced Life Support qualification or commit to undertake same

Experience:
Experience of 4 years of working in the Oncology setting with 2 years management experience required The Post holder must hold the following to fulfil the requirements of this post: Be registered, or eligible for registration in the General Division of the live Register of Nurses kept by NMBI. Have a minimum of two years' experience within a management position, and ideally have three years' experience working within an Oncology department Demonstrate an awarene