MRHP-- - Clinical Midwife Manager, Maternity Services Outpatients Department

Clinical Midwife Manager 2 - Maternity Services Outpatients Department

MRHP-03-2024-90

Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Location of Post:

Maternity Outpatients Department, Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

There is currently onepermanent, whole-time Clinical Midwife Manager 2 vacancy available in the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Maternity Outpatients Department.

A panel may be created from this campaign for a Clinical Midwife Manager 2 – Maternity Services Outpatient Department from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full-time or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries:

Ms. Ita Kinsella

Director of Midwifery

Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Email: ita.kinsella@hse.ie

Tel: 057 869 6763 / 087 103 7126

HR Point of Contact:

William Wang

HR Recruitment Officer

Dublin Midlands Hospital Group

Email: william.wang@hse.ie

Tel: 087 325 1532

Purpose of the Post:

The post of a Clinical Midwife Manager 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the Maternity Services Outpatients Department. The main responsibilities are: provision of high quality evidence based care, quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications and / or Experience:

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

(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: -

(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 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years fulltime post registration experience) of which 2 years 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 continuous professional development.

AND

(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

2. Annual Registration

(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live 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

Candidates 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

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

Post Specific Requirements:

Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in midwifery profession as relevant to the role.

Have the evidence of up to date training / participation in fetal heart monitoring, PROMPT, neonatal resuscitation programme and Infant Feeding programme.