Clinical Nurse Manager II Medical Oncology - Limerick Cancer Centre

Key Responsibilities: The post of CNM 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the Oncology Day Unit. The CNM 2 will co-ordinate and lead in the implementation and provision of quality care. Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs. Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments. Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards. Maintains clear communications with the CNM 3 regarding unit needs and/or incidents. Management and Organisation: Provide the necessary supervision, co-ordination and deployment of nursing and support staff to ensure the optimum delivery of care in the designated area through allocating work fairly and competently. Manage communication and facilitate team building. Provide staff leadership and motivation which is conducive to good working relations and work performance. Manage all resources efficiently and effectively, liaising with Operations Manager on service provisions and areas of need Lead on practice development within the clinical area. Lead and implement change. Promote, facilitate and participate in the development of nursing policies and procedures. Monitor as appropriate and lead on proactive improvement. Contribute to the formulation, development and implementation of policies and procedures at area and hospital level. Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting arrangements. Carry out the Engagement and Competency Process with all Nursing Staff Accreditation: Will familiarise themselves with policies, procedures and guidelines directly related to their clinical care and area. Assist in the review of policies, procedures and guidelines under the direction of the chapter lead/department manager. Lean Lead, facilitate and participate in lean projects with all disciplines and departments of the hospital. Support and participate with others to problem solve and continuously improve through the use of the lean tools and techniques Attend/participate on-site training as required KPI’s The identification and development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which are congruent with the Hospital’s service plan targets. The development of Action Plans to address KPI targets. Driving and promoting a Performance Management culture. In conjunction with line manager assist in the development of a Performance Management system for your profession. The management and delivery of KPIs as a routine and core business objective. Personnel Follow uniform policy reference General 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 in designated area. Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by NMBI. (Nursing Midwifery Board of Ireland). Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members. Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation and liaison across healthcare teams. Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / care. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care by personal involvement and supervising the activities of other qualified nurses. Ensure that the care delivered by team is based on standards, which have been formulated on evidence-based practice, and agreed, through hospital policy. Regularly evaluate and monitor patient care by using the hospitals quality systems to ensure that care is delivered. Develop and promote good relationships with patients, families and carers and make the ward environmentally welcoming and homely. Work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team promoting good teamwork and excellent patient care. Evaluate and further develop the philosophy, objectives and goals of the department. To ensure that all staff are familiar with the use and care of all equipment, and that such equipment is maintained in good working condition. To ensure strict confidentiality of information regarding patients/residents is adhered to. Through the course of the working day or week there maybe a requirement to work in other areas of the hospital in line with patient requirements as requested by your line manager/deputy or nurse management. Staff must produce satisfactory documentary evidence of all training and experience claimed by them, if required to do so by the organisation. To respect the organisational values of the Hospital. Quality Safety – Safe Culture Quality and Safety are rooted in the daily work of all individuals at UPMC. As an employee you are required to actively participate throughout your working day in pursuit of excellence. You are required to work in conjunction with your line manager in the planning, monitoring, analysing and improvement of all quality programmes. Participate in the development of performance indicators in conjunction with your department manager and the business objectives. Initiates, participates in and evaluates audit according to JCI, Hospital policy and Lean requirements under the guidance and supported by an audit lead. Health Safety UPMC employees are required to ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own safety, health and welfare and that of any other person who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees must co-operate with UPMC to ensure safety, health and welfare at work and report anything potentially dangerous at work of which they become aware. Staff are expected to abide by guidelines/policies and all Incidents and near misses. All employees are required to attend an education sessions on Fire Health safety on an annual basis. Information Governance In the course of your employment you may have access to, or hear information concerning the medical or personal affairs of patients and / or staff. Such records and information are strictly confidential, unless acting on the instructions of an authorised officer, on no account must information concerning staff or patients be divulged or discussed except in the performance of normal duty. In addition records must never be left in such a manner that unauthorised persons can obtain access to them and must be kept in safe custody when no longer required.