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Your primary function is to ensure the theatre teams deliver effective patient care by providing excellent clinical and managerial leadership, within available resources and budgetary objectives. This is presently comprised of 6 Operating rooms, and the decontamination unit. The Nurse Manager will manage, plan, organise and co-ordinate all services relating to both direct and indirect care within the theatres.
Job Responsibility:
Provide high level of professional and clinical leadership
Manage patient care to ensure highest professional standards using evidence-based approach
Monitor quality of service delivery and provide professional advice
Ensure all documentation is complete and appropriate information is given to patients
Evaluate, develop, lead and manage implementation of best practice policy and procedures within operating theatres
Provide appropriate reports to Matron and others
Monitor complaints and work with quality and risk manager
Participate in quality improvement initiatives
Lead infection control agenda within operating theatres
Provide leadership and direction to nursing personnel
Schedule unit personnel promoting optimal use of staff
Allocate nursing and support staff appropriately
Participate in recruitment and selection of personnel
Manage human resources and productivity through performance review programme
Monitor absence and ensure proper procedures are adhered to
Ensure staff attend mandatory training
Promote high level of staff morale and team spirit
Maintain flexible schedules to be available to staff on all shifts
Exercise leadership by personal example
Delegate professional duties to staff
Deputise for Matron as indicated
Collaborate with hospital personnel and other healthcare providers
Make recommendations for improving patient care and staff requirements
Support and interpret clinical policies and procedures
Organise regular unit meetings and team briefings
Provide safe, clean, comfortable and secure environment
Maintain effective communication networks
Serve on committees within hospital
Lead accreditation process within operating theatre and decontamination unit
Assess and identify training and development needs for nursing staff
Identify teaching and learning opportunities
Ensure student nurse educational requirements are met
Supervise and assess students
Assume responsibility for identifying own educational needs
Evaluate own nursing practice and instruction of others
Identify appropriate skill mix for Department
Requirements:
Registered in the general division of Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland
Category 2 Qualification in Operating Theatre Technique
Experience in an acute hospital with operating theatres