We are looking for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager to join our enthusiastic team in a private Urgent Care Clinic.
Laya Health and Wellbeing Clinic is a walk-in medical clinic with x-ray facilities providing rapid access to treatments for minor injuries and illnesses. The clinic is available to all patients from 12 months+, treating injuries such as sprains, fractures and sports injuries. We also treat minor illnesses such as high fever, infections and rashes.
Professional /Clinical
- 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
- Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users according to the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland) and Professional Clinical Guidelines
- Practice nursing according to:
- Professional Clinical Guidelines
- Local policies, protocols and guidelines
- Current legislation
- Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members
- Ensure that service users and others are treated with dignity and respect
- Maintain nursing records in accordance with local service and professional standards
- Adhere to and contribute to the development and maintenance of nursing standards, protocols, and guidelines consistent with the highest standards of patient care
- Evaluate and manage the implementation of best practice policy and procedures e.g. admission procedure, control and usage of stocks and equipment, grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Participate in clinical audit as required
Health & Safety
- Ensure that effective safety procedures are developed and managed to comply with statutory obligations, in conjunction with relevant staff e.g. health and safety procedures, emergency procedures
- Observe, report and take appropriate action on any matter which may be detrimental to staff and/or service user care or wellbeing / may be inhibiting the efficient provision of care
- Assist in observing and ensuring implementation and adherence to established policies and procedures e.g. health and safety, infection control, storage and use of controlled drugs etc.
- Ensure completion of incident / near miss forms / clinical risk reporting
- Adhere to department policies in relation to the care and safety of any equipment supplied for the fulfilment of duty.
Education and Training
- Engage in continuing professional development by keeping up to date with nursing literature, recent nursing research and new developments in nursing management, education and practice and to attend staff study days as considered appropriate
- Participate in the identification, development and delivery of induction, education, training and development programmes for nursing and non-nursing staff
- Provide support and supportive supervision to new and existing staff members.
- Responsibility for the induction of new nursing staff to the clinic.
Management
- Exercise authority in the running of the urgent care clinic with specific reference the clinical aspects.
- Ensure that trauma records are update and maintained in line with company policy
- Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace
- Lead on practice development within the clinical area
- Lead and implement change
- The ongoing monitoring of stock levels within the clinic to secure continuity of service.
- The successful candidates will have responsibility for 1-2 CHKS standards that they must manage.
Qualifications
1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc
(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date of application:
(i) Are registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.
AND
(ii) Have at least 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years fulltime post registration experience) of which 2 years must be in the speciality or related area of emergency nursing.
AND
(iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
AND
(iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.
AND
(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
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)
3. A management diploma or an advanced qualification in emergency/paediatric nursing would be advantageous.
Additional pay:
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
Pay: €52,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
