Theatre Quality Lead

• Ensure compliance with all relevant Blackrock Health Hermitage Clinic guidelines, policies, procedures and relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
• Encourage continuous review and evaluation of policies, guidelines and existing practices through regular audit programmes and review
• Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement across the Operating Theatre Department
• Set and monitor core objectives, standards and key performance indicators for the service
• Lead out on the requirements of the hospital’s accreditation process
• Ensure the department’s readiness for HIQA inspections
• Participate fully in the requirement of the hospital’s risk management programme
• Promote the delivery of a high standard of care to all patients
• Work with members of the multidisciplinary team in devising Standard Operating Procedures
• Provide clinical nursing leadership in proactively addressing ethical and quality of services issues
• Develop a culture of safety, promoting positive reporting of incidents and near misses
• Manage own caseload in accordance with the needs of the department
• Participate in unit-based and interdepartmental QI activities
• Ensure that effective safety procedures are developed and managed to comply with statutory obligations
• Promote and affect a responsible and accountable culture amongst staff
• Manage staff objective setting frameworks and review meeting to support staff development
• Project manage new initiatives as required
• Prepare business plans as required to support department requirements and developments
• Recommend and promote cost control initiatives wherever necessary
• Contribute to formulating or updating policies and procedures
• Ensure that the Theatre adheres to established hospital and departmental policies and procedures
• Show leadership by achieving high morale
• Maintain awareness within the speciality of current developments in Theatre
• Provide updates of service reports to ADON and Consultants as required relating to Theatre
• Provide specialist knowledge, expertise and care in liaison with the multidisciplinary team
• Maintain good communication and liaise effectively with the ADON’s, between all wards and departments, medical and nursing staff, clinical support service staff, finance managers and administrative staff within the hospital
• Provide reports on activity and services in a digital format as required
• Develop and manage departmental and nursing policy with a particular emphasis on change management
• Act as a member of relevant committees or working groups as required
• Actively participate in the Nursing Management structure by ‘acting up’ when required
• Provide professional and personal development opportunities for all nursing and support staff
• Ensure that all mandatory training is undertaken to a satisfactory level and promote and facilitate staff training, development within the department
• Oversee that the requirements of NMBI for the practice of professional nursing are met and upheld including the development of an expanded scope of nursing practice
• Maintain accurate records of all study leave and education resources used
• Develop and implement an enhanced staff competence assessment relevant to the Department
• Provide support advice to those engaging in continuous professional development
• Be familiar with the curriculum training programme for student nurses and be aware of the clinical experience required to meet the needs of the programme

• Be registered in the general division of the Register of Nurses maintained by NMBI
• Have at least five years recent relevant post-registration nursing experience (full-time or equivalent hours part-time) in an acute hospital setting and a minimum of two years nursing experience in Theatre nursing
• Have a recognised post-registration nursing course - Higher Diploma or Post Graduate appropriate to the position is essential i.e. Quality, or in pursuit of same
• Proven clinical and professional management, risk management and clinical audit ability
• Quality focus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Management skills
• Leadership skills
• Negotiating Skills
• Risk Management
• Clinical audit competence
• IT skills
• Presentation skills

Health Care Management qualification, preferably at third level