Clinical Nurse Manager II (Night Duty)

Overview of Role  UPMC Aut Even is a 71-bed private hospital in Kilkenny. Our specialised medical teams provide medical and surgical care to patients supported by a dedicated nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team. The purpose of this role is to provide clinical support out of hours for night staff and ensure continuity of care for patients.The role is responsible for the direct provision of quality service in line with standards of nursing practice and is central to safe patient care.The person should be energetic with enthusiasm to both lead and motivate a team.Duties & Responsibilities   The CNM 11 will provide leadership and management to the staff on duty out of hours and on night shiftThe CNM 11 will provide direct patient care and have a case load appropriate to their skills and facilitating leadership role.Ensure the deteriorating patient pathway and patient placement procedures/policies are implemented out of hours.Proactive redeployment of staff on clinical/acuity requirements.Support the senior nursing team with staff performance and professional development.To promote and maintain the highest standard of nursing care, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all patients and staff out of hours.Support service areas with the out of hours operational delivery of services and manage any professional or operation issues that required action and escalation.Provide leadership and support to the night staff to enable and empower them to deliver high quality safe patient care and ensure agreed objectives and policies set are achieved.Contribute to the requirements of NMBI for the practice of professional nursing are met and upheld including the development of an expanded scope of nursing practice.Take personal responsibility for own professional development and keep up to date with evidence based practice and research.Take the time away from night shift to attend development programmes on an ongoing basis and sharing knowledge with other members of the nursing team.Support with KPIs/Quality initiatives in conjunction with the Quality department..Ensure that there is compliance with all relevant UPMC Aut Even guidelines, policies, procedures and relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. This includes responsibility for dealing with regulatory or professional bodies and inspections.Encourage continuous review and evaluation of policies, guidelines and existing practices through regular audit programmes and review engaging with the multi-disciplinary team where required.Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement across the department involving the team in continuous improvement initiatives and encouraging innovation.Support the senior nursing team with requirements of the hospital’s accreditation process.Operations: To provide a high level of professional Leadership for the Nursing Care Services taking responsibility for the safe delivery and co-ordination of nursing services for patients, ensuring effective, efficient and quality specialist nursing care service out of hours.Provide nursing care appropriate to skills and facilitating the leadership roleProvide acute care, professional and specialist advise and support to night staff.Ensure that nursing care is evidence-based and reflective of best practice Round on patients at least once on each shift and ensure any care deficits are addressed.Implement hourly purposeful rounding is implemented on each unitEnsure best practice is in place in relation to handover, medical and nursingLiaise with other healthcare facilities relevant to the delivery and enhancement of services.Facilitate effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and multi-disciplinary team as necessary ensuring patient confidentiality is respected and always maintained.Communicate and develop effective relationships with Medical Consultants, Clinical Nurse Managers and other relevant hospital staff to ensure safe, efficient management of the Unit.Identify opportunities for the development of services that will improve the care of patients.Liaise with the ADON on a regular basis, as appropriate, providing feedback on Unit/Ward activity and issues.Ensure that systems for the provision of clinical and non-clinical services are satisfactory and that they are timely and economically utilised.Contribute to an annual review of nursing services including the preparation of an annual report.Ensure that all staff within the Unit are familiar with the plan for management of critical incidents and that the Unit is ready to meet such a demand.Support the CODE Blue and hospital resuscitation services ensuring that the standard for care is maintained 24/7People ManagementProvide clinical and management leadership for Staff Nurses and support staff out of hours and ensure an effective learning environment for the multidisciplinary team and take an active part in the delivery of care as appropriate.Work within the code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, participation in the development of the Scope of Practice and provide strong professional leadership and direction for nursing services.Promote an environment that is conducive to the development of best practice, enhances staff retention and promotes good industrial relations.Maintain a high level of staff morale, promoting good communication, team spirit and job satisfaction among members of the multidisciplinary team. Strive to ensure that staff are accountable, responsible and have authority to practice and manage within their roles.Support new staff on night duty and provide appropriate time for competency achievement and opportunities for development Learning and EducationIn conjunction with the CNM 2, provide professional and personal development opportunities for all nursing and support staff.Support CNM 11 on day shift with staff education and development as appropriate Quality Improvement and Risk ManagementEnsure that there is compliance with all relevant UPMC Aut Even guidelines, policies, procedures and relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. This includes responsibility for dealing with regulatory or professional bodies and inspections.Encourage continuous review and evaluation of policies, guidelines and existing practices through regular audit programmes and review engaging with the multi-disciplinary team where required.Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement across the department involving the team in continuous improvement initiatives and encouraging innovation. Contribute to the setting and monitoring of core objectives, standards and key performance indicators for the service and monitor performance against these standards through internal and (where applicable) external audit.Participate in the requirements of the hospitals accreditation process.Participate in the requirements of the hospital’s risk management programme particularly issues and concerns raised out of hoursPromote the delivery of a high standard of care to all patients. Encourage evidence-based practice and assist in the dissemination and implementation of research findings.Qualifications & Experience  Be registered in the general division of the Register of Nurses maintained by NMBIBe flexible in approach adapting to meet the needs of an acute service.Dynamic in approach, capable of motivating self and others.Can lead and facilitate change management5 years’ experience in an acute hospital setting working at management levelCritical/Acute Care Experience is essential.Experience with active management of deteriorating patient and escalation of their care.Hold an up-to-date Advanced Cardiac Life Support course or be in pursuit of sameIT skills to include ppt, excel, word and those relevant for audit and data collection.Hold a recognised qualification for ALERT or be in pursuit of same.Hold Fire Warden certificate of be in pursuit of sameUPMC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.At UPMC we provide a total rewards program that is not only market competitive, but fair and provides growth opportunities for all our colleagues.Compensation – Competitive pay for the work employees do – base pay, performance related pay and premium pay where applicable.Benefits – Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents. Competitive Pension Plan, company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times. Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.Performance and Recognition – Rewards for performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC through our annual ACES programme.Work-Life Balance – Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days. Flexible working opportunities to support you to work around external family commitments.Development and Career Opportunities – Opportunities for each employee to reach their career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.About UPMC      A $26 billion healthcare provider and insurer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centred, cost-effective, accountable care. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialisation arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International.Providing high-quality healthcare in the South East since 2006, UPMC’s operations in Ireland now include UPMC Whitfield Hospital in Waterford, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, UPMC Kildare Hospital in Clane and UPMC Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny. Outpatient care is available at the UPMC Carlow Outreach Centre, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre radiotherapy locations at UPMC Whitfield and in Cork, the UPMC Sports Medicine Clinic at SETU Arena, Waterford, TUS Moylish Campus, Limerick, TUS Thurles Campus, Tipperary, and the UPMC Concussion Network. The UPMC Institute for Health is located in Mayo and the Global Technology Operation Centre is based in Kilkenny. UPMC is the Official Healthcare Partner of the GAA and GPA.