Location Palmerstown, Dublin 20
Reporting Relationship Director of Nursing


Job Purpose To be responsible for developing and monitoring nursing standards across Stewarts
Care services.
The post holder has responsibility for promoting excellence in clinical care and
practice across the organisation.

The post holder will be responsible for the management of the undergraduate nursing
programme HSP requirements.


Scope of the Role To provide expertise, education and support in the area of clinical care and nursing
practice.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities • Support the development and implementation of the Nursing and
organisational strategy, to ensure high professional standards of nursing
practice and care are achieved and ensure a culture of continuous quality
improvement is promoted.

• Ensure that the undergraduate nursing programme delivers high quality

learning outcomes and experience for student nurses and their
preceptors.

Nursing Standards

• To promote to the highest possible standard of nursing governance and

clinical nursing leadership across the services delivered in Stewarts Care.

• Set achievable safe standards of nursing care and effectively monitor

and respond to changing needs

• To ensure that the nursing undergraduate programme is delivered inline

with NMBI standards.

• Ensure awareness of the undergraduate nursing curriculum,

professional development for nurse prescribing and requirements for
specialist and advance nursing developments.

• Ensure that the IPC programme is delivered in line with standards and

requirements.

• In consultation with the Director of Nursing, support the continued

development of nursing capabilities and service user supports in
Stewarts in line with the Report on Shaping the Future of Intellectual
Disability (2018)

• Communicate educational and CPD opportunities to identified local and

organisational nursing groups.

• To support the care management team to ensure full compliance with

HIQA standards.

• Provide professional guidance, support and mentorship programmes to

nurses in the organisation.

• To maintain regular contact with nurses in all parts of the organisation

and support them in education and continuous professional
development.

• Ensure clinical learning environments provide quality learning

opportunities for student nurses.

• To monitor, evaluate and audit nursing standards within the

organisation.

• Ensure the undergraduate team operate to the highest professional

standard in supporting students in their placements.

• Collaborate with teams across Stewarts and external services to develop

quality services for persons with an ID.

• Promote a human rights-based approach to nursing which respects the

capacity, diversity and person-centred needs of persons with an ID.

• Review and develop nursing templates and documentation systems

within the EHR regarding professional and legal standards and
requirements.

Nursing Education

• Work in consultation with the Learning and Development department in

the identification, development of and implementation of nursing
education priorities and courses.

• Develop a training programme with TCD Nurse Tutor for students and

preceptors.

• To participate on the Learning and Development committee to agree

nursing educational strategies and priorities throughout the year.

• Support practice requirements of nurses across the service by

identifying education and training needs and sourcing and delivering
appropriate evidence-based training.

• Engage with national and local NMPDU to identify and provide nurse

education supports through the CNME’s.

• Establish a pathway and supports for developing clinical competencies

to deliver safe care.

• Support and guide nurses undertaking post graduate courses.

• Promote training opportunities from the team to deliver non nursing

programmes as appropriate.

• Ensure preceptors are supported in providing quality learning

opportunities for students.

• Develop and deliver Nurses fora and mentorship programmes and

contribute to delivery of conference and webinars on issues relating to
persons with an ID.

• Have capability to deliver training, manage meetings on a variety of

platforms in person and virtually.

Policy Development

• Contribute to the development and review of nursing and departmental

policies and procedures, which comply with agreed best practice and high
standards of care.

• To identify nursing /care policies required by the organisation. Actively

develop, implement, and provide guidance on such polices at the
request of the Director of Nursing.

• To adhere to Stewart’s policies and procedures and ensure

implementation of same across the assigned caseload. Research

• To support the Director of Nursing in development of research

opportunities in line with developing Stewart’s strategy and building
evidence base in intellectual disability nursing.

• Actively promote evidence-based care as the fundamental basis in

nursing care.

• Support nurses and students to practice within and develop their scope

of practice.

• Undertake, and promote research-based projects in nursing throughout

the organisation.

• Engage in CPD and up to date knowledge of nursing literature, reports,

research, and nursing developments.


Management

• Provide a high level of professional leadership and clinical leadership.
• Operate as a senior nursing management role within the team with delegated
responsibility and authority to manage the undergraduate programme team
and assigned nurses.
• Ability to manage deadlines and projects, and ability to write comprehensive
reports and business plans.
• Ensure the undergraduate programme is delivered in line with NMBI
requirements and actively promote the programme.
• Promote development of new CLE’s to provide capability and development of
the programme.
• Attend and contribute to partnership meetings with TCD, NMPDU and other
external agencies as required.
• Support and monitor the service plans and quality outputs of the assigned
nursing team.
• Promote good communication and positive working relationships within the
team.

• Ensure regular meetings and reviews with members of the team and partners in

TCD.

• Ensure assigned members of the team undertake required training and
  

development appropriate to their role.

• Ensure the team operate to safe and effective nursing practice in line with
  

relevant legislation, regulation, and standards.

• Ensure that nurses comply with NMBI professional requirements and take
  

appropriate action in the event of poor professional practice.

• Support the Quality office in carrying out clinical audit and quality assurance
  

initiatives.

• Audit nursing documentation across the EHR system against professional

requirements and appropriate care and follow up accordingly.

• To monitor assigned staff performance, provide appropriate supervision,

governance, absence management, participation in education and CPD of staff
assigned under the remit by the Director of nursing.

• Participate in the development of quality initiatives including clinical audit,

standards and policy development and investigations.

• Assist with managing resources effectively and efficiently having reference to

budgetary provision to ensure cost effective service.

• Prepare reports as required.

• Prepare / maintain records as required.

Qualifications& Candidates must meet the following criteria relevant to the role:
Experience

• Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability (RNID) with five years’ experience in ID

or Registered Nurse with seven years’ experience in ID.

• QQI level 9 in a relevant postgraduate qualification.

• Evidence of participation in continued professional development.

• Minimum two years nursing management experience at Clinical Nurse

Manager 2 level or higher, which must have been in an Intellectual Disability
setting.

• Nurse Tutor or training and education experience would be preferable.

• On appointment practitioners must maintain live annual registration in the

Intellectual Disability Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained
by (NMBI)

• Possesses the clinical, managerial, and administrative capacity to properly

discharge the functions of the role.


The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the
post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her
from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Terms and Conditions of Employment

Remuneration Remuneration is in accordance with the Department of Health (DOH) consolidated
pay scales.

Current Salary Scale: €68,652 to €77,530
Clinical Nurse Manager 3
Salaries and increments are paid in accordance with DOH scales.


Annual leave Depending on experience


Working week The hours allocated to this post are 37.5 hours per week, exclusive of lunch breaks
The allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Director of Nursing or a
person nominated by them and in accordance with the needs of the service.


Probation All employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, with an
extension if required to 9 months. This probationary period applies to all employees
irrespective of their role or type of role.


Garda Vetting Stewarts Care will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees. An employee will
not take up employment with the organisation until the Garda Vetting process has
been completed and the organisation is satisfied that such an appointment does not
pose a risk to the service users and employees.


References Stewarts Care will seek up to two written references from current and previous
employers, educational institutions or any other organisation with which the
candidate has been associated. Stewarts Care reserves the right to determine the
merit, appropriateness and relevance of such references and referees.