Clinical Nurse Manager I, Disability Services

Location of Post:

Clinical Nurse Manager I post, Annalee Respite, Cootehill Disability Services, Community Healthcare , Cavan Monaghan.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Nurse Manager I, Disability Services in Community Healthcare , Cavan Monaghan from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries:

Marion Mc Cormack, Director of Nursing Cavan Monaghan Disability Services

Mobile: 0868234922 Email: marion.mccormack@hse.ie

Reporting Relationship:

CNM2 /CNM3 / Divisional Nurse Manager as relevant to the post / as appropriate.
Accountable to the Assistant Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing.

Purpose of the Post:

To be responsible for the management, care, and treatment of service users, to ensure that the optimum standard of care is provided within the designated area(s) of responsibility.

The primary role of the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (CNM 1) will be one of clinical and professional leadership and development in the nursing team, including the development of nursing staff by means of in-service training, orientation of new staff and arranging for clinical experience and supervision of student nurses where this is appropriate.

Cavan and Monaghan Disability Services provide:

• Day, Residential and Community based health and social care services.
• There are fourteen statutory Community based Residential Services (Designated Centres) one of which provides respite services for Adults and Children with Intellectual Disability/Autism; and another which provides for people residential and respite services for Adults with physical, sensory and/or palliative care needs.
• 76 adults receive full time residential support through the provision of HSE residential services.
• 67 adults who access residential services supported through Service Arrangements.

Community based health and social care services are provided through:

• A Community Intellectual disability Team for Adults;
• A Physical and Sensory Community Team for Adults;
• Two Children’s Disability Network Teams (0 -18 yrs);

Eligibility Criteria Qualifications and/ or experience

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

(a) Each candidate must, at the latest date for receipt of completed applications for the post:

(i) Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives

maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord

Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.

And

(ii) Have at least 3 years post registration fulltime experience (or an aggregate of 3

years post registration full time experience) of which 1 year post registration full

time experience (or an aggregate of 1 years post registration full time experience)

must be in the speciality or related area.

And

(iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge

the functions of the role.

And

(iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

2. Annual registration

(i)On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

And

(ii)Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Post Specific Requirements: Experience working with people with an intellectual disability.

Other requirements specific to the post: Full Driving Licence.

For further information on this post, please view the attached job specification .

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