Clinical Nurse Manager II Medical Oncology - Limerick Cancer Centre

Key Responsibilities

Service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the Oncology Day Unit. Co-ordinate and lead in the implementation and provision of quality care. Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs. Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments. Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.

Maintains clear communications with the CNM 3 regarding unit needs and/or incidents. Manage communication and facilitate team building. Provide staff leadership and motivation which is conducive to good working relations and work performance. Manage all resources efficiently and effectively, liaising with Operations Manager on service provisions and areas of need Lead on practice development within the clinical area.

Lead and implement change. Promote, facilitate and participate in the development of nursing policies and procedures. Monitor as appropriate and lead on proactive improvement. Contribute to the formulation, development and implementation of policies and procedures at area and hospital level. Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting arrangements.

Carry out the Engagement and Competency Process with all Nursing Staff General Manage patient care to ensure the highest professional standards using an evidence based, care planning approach. Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership. Be responsible for the co-ordination, assessment, planning, delivery and review of service user care by all staff in designated area.

Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by NMBI. (Nursing Midwifery Board of Ireland). Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members. Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation and liaison across healthcare teams.

Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / care. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care by personal involvement and supervising the activities of other qualified nurses. Ensure that the care delivered by team is based on standards, which have been formulated on evidence-based practice, and agreed, through hospital policy.

Regularly evaluate and monitor patient care by using the hospitals quality systems to ensure that care is delivered. Develop and promote good relationships with patients, families and carers and make the ward environmentally welcoming and homely. Work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team promoting good teamwork and excellent patient care.

Evaluate and further develop the philosophy, objectives and goals of the department. To ensure that all staff are familiar with the use and care of all equipment, and that such equipment is maintained in good working condition. To ensure strict confidentiality of information regarding patients/residents is adhered to.

Through the course of the working day or week there maybe a requirement to work in other areas of the hospital in line with patient requirements as requested by your line manager/deputy or nurse management. Staff must produce satisfactory documentary evidence of all training and experience claimed by them, if required to do so by the organisation.

To respect the organisational values of the Hospital. Information Governance In the course of your employment you may have access to, or hear information concerning the medical or personal affairs of patients and / or staff. Such records and information are strictly confidential, unless acting on the instructions of an authorised officer, on no account must information concerning staff or patients be divulged or discussed except in the performance of normal duty.

In addition records must never be left in such a manner that unauthorised persons can obtain access to them and must be kept in safe custody when no longer required.