Clinical Nurse Manager

Description:

 Principal Duties and Responsibilities: 

 CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE 
 Demonstrates clinical and professional leadership in the nursing team.
 Maintains personal clinical skills in performing direct nursing care.
 Uses a framework and model of nursing to assess individual patient needs consistent with hospital nursing policy.
 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 conforming to established procedures and standards of care.
 Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Specialists in providing care as appropriate.
 Directs, supervises and mentors the nursing staff in the management of nursing care, i.e. providing professional and specialist advice on the provision of care and demonstrates practical nursing skills.
 Ensures clinical competence of staff in performing clinical activities
 Ensures that verbal and written nursing reporting systems are accurate and adequate and comply with Beaumont Hospital Guidelines for documenting Nursing care.
 In consultation with medical staff ensures that patients and their families are appropriately informed and counselled regarding their condition, treatment/care plans.
 Facilitates the proactive participation of nurses in multidisciplinary ward rounds and meetings.
 Ensures that accurate nursing reports accompany patients who are being transferred to other hospitals or other departments in Beaumont Hospital.
 EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK 
 Promotes nurtures and maintains a high level of staff morale thereby promoting team spirit and job satisfaction among nursing, and other staff within the unit.
 Supports the management of change in line with evidence based practice.
 Ensures welfare and safety policies are adhered to in the unit.
 Receives visiting professionals and lay visitors to the unit.
 Ensures that all staff practise nursing within the Code set for the profession by The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
 Reports to Clinical Nurse Manager 2 behaviour outside acceptable limits for whatever reason (i.e. emotional upset in staff, brusqueness to patients or colleagues, undignified behaviour, absenteeism, conflict, etc.)
 Investigates complaints, incidents and accidents involving all patients and staff in accordance with hospital policy, and consults with the Clinical Nurse Manager 2
 Participates in the development of an orientation programme for new staff members, and assists with the implementation and evaluation of such programmes.
 Ensures that the work of the Healthcare Assistant is implemented to the required specification as per job description.
 Participates in the induction and training of the Healthcare Assistant.
 Supports and encourages Healthcare Assistant staff in carrying out their duties and ensures that the nursing staff knows, understands, utilises and respects the role.
 Monitors the performance of the Healthcare Assistant.
 Supervises supports and encourages the Ward Clerk in the implementation of their role and ensures that the nursing staff knows, understands and utilises the Ward Clerk effectively. Discusses any problems with their immediate Manager.
 Ensures the correct completion of records and reports.
 WORKLOAD ESTIMATION 
 Ensures that a systematic method for the assessment of individual patient's needs/dependency is implemented and ensures proper documentation of same.
 On a day to day basis the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 will decide, in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Manager 2, and allocate the work to be done by the staff nurses, student nurses and ward attendants.
 Uses professional judgement skills to estimate daily workload in liaison with other hospital services/departments.
 Allocates workload appropriately to provide for individual patient nursing care needs.
 Ensures stock levels of supplies and equipment are available.
 STAFFING AND MANPOWER PLANNING 
 Assists with planning and allocating of nursing teams with appropriate staff numbers, skill mix and level of experience in such a way that will meet the clinical management workload and ensure continuity of patient care.
 Advises the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 / Directorate Nurse Manager or Senior Nursing Officer on duty when staff levels fall below or are in excess of that considered to be adequate to meet variations of workload.
 Arranges staff meal breaks in consultation with registered nurses while maintaining service requirements.
 Supports and supervises nursing staff and other support staff in carrying out their allocated responsibilities to the required standard.
 Monitors late attendance and absenteeism, and reports to Clinical Nurse Manager 2 or, in his/her absence, the Directorate Nurse Manager.
 Assists in the preparation of computerised duty rosters, ensuring skill mix is appropriate, while allocating night duty, annual leave and study leave.
 EDUCATION/ STAFF DEVELOPMENT 
 In collaboration with Clinical practice Support Nurse, assesses and identifies training and development needs for nursing staff within the unit; participates in setting objectives for such learning and contributes to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
 Implements and evaluates unit orientation programmes for new staff members.
 Collaborates with Clinical Practice Support Nurse in staff education and development.
 Identifies teaching/learning opportunities within the unit and plans to meet these needs in consultation with Clinical Nurse Manager 2.
 Participates in: