CNM2 Beaumont Care in the Home

Overview:

Post Title:

Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Beaumont Care in the Home

Post Status:

Permanent

Department

Beaumont Care in the Home Service

Location:

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9

Reports to:

CNM 3 / ADON

Salary:

Appointment will be made on Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Grade (€60,854 - €76,897) at a point in line with Government pay policy.

Hours of work:

Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date:

Thursday 5th June 2025 @ 12noon

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

Position Summary:

In Beaumont Hospital, the Director of Nursing manages and it accountable for the total nursing services at executive level. The Departmental Clinical Nurse Manager is in turn accountable to the Director of Nursing for the performance of the Healthcare Assistants and ancillary staff working in the Beaumont Homecare Service.

The Beaumont Homecare service is an established service in which Healthcare Assistants deliver quality personal care to patients in the community. It enables the patient to be safely and effectively discharged home to the community while they await the HSE to appoint a care agency to deliver their home care package.

In carrying out the work detailed hereunder the expectation is that, in agreement with the Director of Nursing, work will be assigned to the CNM2 for which accountability will be ultimately held by the CNM3.

Responsibilities:

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• On a day to day basis the CNM2 decides and allocates the work to be completed by HCA’s based on the needs of the patients and the capability of the staff.
• Implements a systematic method for the assessment of individual patient’s needs and ensures appropriate documentation of same.
• Estimates workload based on patient nursing needs in agreement with the service’s policy on same.

• Prepares weekly duty rosters for each shift, taking into consideration holiday, study leave and other control limits.
• Plans and allocates HCA teams with appropriate staff numbers, skill mix and level of experience in such a way that will meet the workload and ensure continuity of care.
• Arranges staff meal breaks.
• Supports and supervises HCA’s and other support staff in carrying out their allocated clinical duties to the required standard.
• Advises the Directorate of Nursing or CNM3 when staff levels fall below or are in excess of that considered to be adequate to meet variations of workload.
• Advises the Directorate of Nursing on the total complement of staff needed and the mix of qualified/unqualified staff to recommend.

• Promotes nurtures and maintains a high level of staff morale hence promoting team spirit and job satisfaction among staff within the service.
• Implements welfare and safety policies within the service
• Participates in the interviewing and selection of staff for the service.
• Participate in the development of an orientation programme for staff and implements and evaluates same.
• Ensures that all staff practice nursing within the code set for the profession by An Bord Altranais.
• Carries out development and performance review interviews with individual staff, using job specifications and performance appraisal review documentation in accordance with hospital policy and records judgement about the performance of each individual staff member.
• Identifies abilities and recommends staff for promotion to permanent and senior positions.
• Recommends to the CNM3/ADON the transfer of staff from the service.
• Decides how to deal with behaviour outside acceptable limits, for whatever reason (i.e. emotional upset in staff, brusqueness to patients or colleagues, undignified behaviour, absenteeism, late attendances, conflict, grievance, discipline and industrial relations); and seek advice where necessary.
• Ensures that all staff know disciplinary and grievance procedures. Handles staff complaints, grievances and disciplinary matters in accordance with hospital policy and reports to the CNM3/ADON as necessary serious or unresolved issues.
• Investigates incidents and accidents involving patients and staff. Reports these verbally and in writing to the CNM3 and ADON.
• Monitor absenteeism and sick leave episodes and where appropriate discuss any problems with your staff and provide advice or assistance. Ensure that all staff are aware of the hospital sick leave policy.

• Assesses and identifies training and development needs for staff within the service, sets objectives for such learning, recommends these to the CNM3/ADON and contributes to the development of training programmes where appropriate.
• Identifies teaching/learning opportunities within the service.
• Plans, implements and evaluate staff development programmes to support new clinical services.
• Participates in clinical induction training of all new staff ensuring that HCA’s receive sufficient theoretical and practical training to make them safe practitioners.
• Ensures the agreed hospital specialist administrative and clinical policies and procedures are known to and understood by the staff and are implemented.
• Provides for teaching, counselling and training of learner nurses.
• Ensures that mandatory training requirements are met.
• At all times acts as an effective role model by demonstrating skilled nursing care in the clinical situation for all staff.

• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by NMBI.
• Promote the development and maintenance of high standards of care and that the care offered is patient centred, sensitive and responsive to service users.
• Practice and promote nursing according to Professional Clinical Guidelines, National and Area Health Service Executive guidelines, local policies, protocols and guidelines, current legislation.
• Continuously monitor, suggest and improve upon the service.
• Liaise with Beaumont hospital delayed discharge team and Medical social Workers for referrals for patients awaiting home care agency.
• Complete assessment of patients to ensure they meet criteria for Beaumont Homecare Service
• Liaise with patient and family to discuss allocated hours and agree on hours assigned by CNM 3.
• Ensure risk assessment is completed in accordance with lone working policy prior to commencement of Homecare Service.
• Complete a home environment safety assessment prior to commencement of Homecare Service, and develop an individualized care plan for each patient incorporation with the patient and family.
• Provide information to HCA’s on patients health care needs while adhering to Beaumont Hospital GDPR policy.
• Coordinate Beaumont Homecare HCA’s to provide the required home care hours to patients.
• Provide appropriate induction to HCA’s to Beaumont Homecare policies and procedures.
• Point of contact for Beaumont Homecare HCA’s.
• Processing of expense forms for Beaumont Homecare Health Care Assistants.
• Provide distant supervision and support the work of Beaumont Homecare HCA’s

STANDARDS AND QUALITY OF CARE

• Deciding with the CNM3 and ADON the indicators to be used to judge quality of services to patients.
• Be responsible for risk management issues within the area and work closely with other relevant personnel to develop appropriate strategies to minimise risk.
• Establishing management and clinical standards within realistic targets and explicit limits as set by the CNM3 and Director of Nursing.
• Ensuring that all staff understand and abide by required standards and limits.
• Checking on the quality of all work completed by all staff.
• Monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of nursing care for individual patients.
• Convening periodic meetings with the staff to discuss outcomes of the service and taking suggestions on how the service might be improved.

• Encourages staff to utilise resources judiciously by developing economical habits and adhering to the limits so as to ensure economical use consistent with satisfactory standards.
• Continually monitors staffing use patterns and ensures adequate standards consistent with maximum economy while maintaining acceptable standards for safe, yet judicious use of resources.
• Prepares monthly premium payment returns for Accounts Department.

SELF DEVELOPMENT

• Maintain, update and develop knowledge on relevant professional development and on all speciality current trends by attending a number of study days each year.
• Develop and maintain personal nursing practice skills.
• Maintain a personal record of professional development.
• Discuss present performance and future self-development needs with the Director of Nursing, using job performance review in accordance with nursing policy.

• Ensures the correct completion of records and reports.
• Promotes the development of clinical and administrative computerisation.

Qualifications:

Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:

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

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

or related area.

the functions of the role.

(iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.

1. Annual registration

(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant

Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

1. Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of

1. Character

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

• Post graduate diploma in Gerontology Nursing.
• Recognised management qualification.

Further Information for Candidates

Supplementary information:

The Hospital

www.beaumont.ie

Management Unit:

www.beaumont.ie/hr

Informal Enquiries ONLY to: (No applications will be accepted through either email address):

Name:

Leanne Grehan

Title:

CNM 3 Beaumont care in the home

Email address:

leannegrehan@beaumont.ie

Phone:

0874821771