Job Description
**Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Clinical Support Nurse Job Description** **Summary:** Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Clinical Support Nurse is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care, leading clinical teams, and promoting a culture of patient safety and quality improvement. **Job Description:** The Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Clinical Support Nurse will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care, leading clinical teams, and promoting a culture of patient safety and quality improvement. The successful candidate will have a strong clinical background, excellent leadership and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. **Key Responsibilities:** * Provide professional and clinical leadership to support a culture of patient safety and quality improvement * Be responsible for the assessment of standards of nursing, health and social care, and healthcare assistant practice * Coordinate regular education, professional development, and clinical audit schedules * Ensure appropriate liaison and communication with senior nursing teams and multidisciplinary teams * Lead and participate in the development and evaluation of quality initiatives * Facilitate coordination, cooperation, and liaison across healthcare teams and programs * Develop annual work plans to meet changing service needs * Maintain records in accordance with local service and professional standards * Manage resources efficiently and effectively to ensure continuous quality improvement in service **Education and Training:** * Keep up to date with current research and ensure evidence-based practice is utilized * 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 * Assist or lead on clinical audits and formulate action plans (QCM) * Participate in the identification, development, and delivery of induction, education, training, and development programs for nursing, non-nursing staff, and students **Management:** * Provide professional and clinical leadership and vision to facilitate staff team building to provide planned care and develop educational strategies and service goals * Maintain a quality standard of service * Lead on proactive quality improvement and support accreditation * Effectively educate staff on hospital, regional policies as applicable * Initiate relevant audits related to practice and participate in quality improvements initiatives **Health and Safety:** * Have a working knowledge of HIQA Standards as they apply to the role * Assist Clinical Nurse Managers/Persons in Charge/nursing staff in their development in observing and ensuring implementation and adherence to established policies and procedures * Adhere to department policies in relation to the care and safety of any equipment supplied for the fulfillment of duty **Eligibility Criteria:** * Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives section maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnimhseachais na hireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered * Have at least 5 years post-registration experience * Have the clinical, managerial, and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role * Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development at the appropriate level **Desirable:** * Be registered in the Intellectual Disability section maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnimhseachais na hireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered * Post-Graduate Diploma Level 9 relevant to the post: Respiratory, Neuroscience Nursing, Management of Chronic Illness Health **Terms and Conditions of Employment:** * Tenure: The role is permanent whole-time. * Remuneration: Remuneration is in accordance with the salary scale approved by the Department of Health. * Working Week: The standard working week applying to the post is 37.5 hours per week. * Annual Leave: The annual leave associated with the post will be confirmed at Job Offer Stage. * Superannuation: This is a pensionable position with the HSE. * Probation: Every appointment of a person who is not already a permanent officer of the Health Service Executive or of a Local Authority shall be subject to a probationary period of 12 months.