Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories

• Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership
• Manage patient care to ensure the highest professional standards using evidence –based approach to ensure clinical effectiveness and efficiency
• Monitor the quality-of-service delivery and provide professional advice and guidance
• Ensure all documentation is complete and appropriate information is given to patients
• Evaluate and develop, lead and manage the implementation of best practice policy and procedures
• Provide appropriate reports to the Director of Nursing/Assistant Directors of Nursing and the Operations Manager as required
• Monitor complaints and work with quality and risk manager
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient satisfaction
• Scheduling unit personnel in a manner that promotes optimal use of staff, taking into account annual leave, sickness, absences etc.
• Allocating nursing and support staff in an appropriate manner to meet the workload and ensuring continuity of care whilst operating within allocated resources
• Participating in the recruitment and selection of personnel, appropriate to the needs of the department
• Managing human resources and productivity through a planned performance review programme by setting annual goals and objectives with staff within the unit
• Ensuring that personnel management is in line with hospital policies in the human resources manual
• Monitoring absence and ensure proper procedures are adhered to
• Ensure all staff have annual appraisal
• Ensure staff attend all mandatory training-CPR, Customer Care, Manual handling, Fire
• Promote and nuture a high level of staff morale, there by promoting team spirit and job satisfaction among nursing staff and other staff in the unit
• Maintaining flexible schedules to be available to staff on all shifts
• Provide support and supportive supervision to front line staff where appropriate
• Set annual goals and objectives with staff
• The assessment and identification of training and development needs for nursing staff within the unit by setting objectives for learning and contribution to the development of training programmes where appropriate
• Identifying teaching and learning opportunities within the unit
• Ensuring that student nurse educational requirements are met
• Engaging with the Nurse Practice Development Department
• Supervising and assessing students undertaking adaption or work experience to foster a learning environment
• Assuming responsibility for identifying own educational needs and upgrade deficient areas through independent study, seminar attendance or requesting staff development programmes
• Evaluating own nursing practice and instruction of others and the effect these have on the quality of patient care
• Exercising leadership by personal example
• Delegating professional duties to staff recognising the professional competency of individuals
• Accepting responsibility by deputising for the Director of Nursing as indicated and to work as part of the senior nursing team
• Collaborating with hospital personnel and other healthcare providers in planning care and making appropriate referrals
• Making recommendations relative to improving patient care and staff requirement to the appropriate administrative personnel
• Supporting and interpreting clinical policies and procedures
• Ensuring all relevant information is passed to staff within the unit
• Organising regular unit meetings and team briefings with the staff
• Providing a safe, clean, comfortable and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Maintaining effective communication networks within the unit and departments throughout the hospital
• Serving on committees within the hospital as appropriate

• Registered in the general division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
• Have at least five years post registration experience of which, two must be recent experience in a Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory nursing department
• Have management experience in an angiography department
• Evidence of personal professional development
• Organisational and professional knowledge
• Communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Planning and organization of activities & resources
• Building and leading a team
• Promotion of evidence-based decision-making
• Evidence of setting & monitoring performance standards
• Leading on Clinical Practise & Service initiative, innovation & quality
• Empowering/enabling leadership style
• Resilience & composure
• Integrity & ethical stance
• Sustained Personal commitment
• Proactive approach to planning
• Effective co-ordinator of resources

Have the relevant level 9 qualification (desirable)

• Competitive salary
• Onsite parking
• Pension
• Annual bonus*
• Discounted café
• Sports and Social club
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted onsite pharmacy