Job Specification and Terms and Conditions
Clinical Nurse Manager 2
Job Title and
Grade
Competition
Reference
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Infection Control
Grade Code 2119
NRS0353
Closing Date
Tuesday 7th June 2011 at 5pm
Proposed
Interview date(s)
Taking up
Appointment
Location of Post
Week commencing 27th June 2011
Organisational
Area
HSE Dublin Mid Leinster
Details of Service
The Infection Prevention and Control Team comprises of the Assistant Director of Nursing
and CNM’s in Infection Prevention and Control, the Consultant Microbiologist, Antimicrobial pharmacist and Surveillance Scientist in the Region.
The team implement evidence based practice and relevant best practice in Infection
Prevention and Control to minimise the risk of transmission of infection in the hospital and
community setting.
To be decided at Job Offer Stage
HSE DML with Initial immediate vacancy in Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar
The CNM 2 Infection Control will also:
 Investigate outbreaks of infection in the hospital with particular reference to their
source and mode of spread. Report outbreaks to relevant department
 Advise on isolation techniques and support line managers in supervising the
implementation of such techniques in specific situations
 Evaluate on a regular basis prevention/control of Infection measures in specific
situations with a view to advising on continuous improvement
 Advise on the Nursing management of individual patients with Infectious conditions
 Explain laboratory reports relevant to the prevention/control of infection to nursing
staff
 Collect relevant clinical and epidemiological data to assist the infection control
team
 Act as a specialist advisor to all nursing staff and other hospital staff where
relevant in matters relating to infection prevention/control
 Advise Medical/Nursing personnel regarding patient placement to minimise the
spread of infection
 Undertake nursing, infection prevention/control and hygiene audits and complete
reports against agreed guidelines Provide feedback and support to staff in
developing and implementation of action plans
 Contribute to the implementation of the SARI report
 Attend professional meetings and conferences in matters relating to Infection
Prevention Control
Reporting
Relationship
Reporting to Director of Services or other designated person.
Purpose of the
Post
To ensure the provision of the highest possible standard of service to Service Users and
their families.
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To provide specialist nursing advice to all Health care Staff in the Midland Regional
Hospital, Mullingar on Surveillance, Infection control.
To work as a member of the Infection Prevention/Control Team.
Principal Duties
and
Responsibilities
Professional/Clinical:
The CNM 2 will:
 Manage service user care to ensure the highest professional standards using an
evidence based, care planning approach.
 Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership.
 Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines
laid out by An Bord Altranais.
 Ensure that service users and others are treated with dignity and respect.
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Participate in teams/meetings/committees as appropriate, communicating and
working effectively with others.
 Manage own caseload in accordance with the needs of the post..
 Plan discharge or transition of the service user between services as appropriate.
 Devise and implement Health Promotion Programmes for service users in
collaboration with members of M.D.T.
 Maintain nursing records in accordance with local service and professional
standards
 Adhere to and contribute to the development and maintenance of nursing
standards, protocols and guidelines consistent with the highest standards of
Service User Care.
 Evaluate and manage the implementation of Best Practice Policy and Procedures
e.g. admission and discharge procedures, control and usage of stocks and
equipment, grievance and disciplinary procedures.
 Participate in clinical audit and research studies as required..
 Operate within An Bord Altranais Scope of Practice/Code of Conduct.
Management:
The CNM 2 will:
 Provide the necessary supervision, co-ordination and deployment of nursing and
support staff to ensure the optimum delivery of care in the designated area(s).
 Manage communication at unit and departmental level and facilitate team building.
 Provide staff leadership and motivation which is conducive to good working
relations and work performance.
 Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace.
 Manage all resources efficiently and effectively within agreed budget.
 Lead on practice development within the clinical area.
 Lead and implement change in a positive manner.
 Promote, facilitate and participate in the development of policies procedures,
protocols and guidelines. Monitor as appropriate and lead on proactive
improvement.
 Hold regular structured unit meetings to discuss operational practice or clinical
issues and provide minutes to all participants and the Director of Service.
 Ensure compliance with legal requirements and national standards, policies and
procedures.
 Actively participate in the Nursing Management structure by ‘Acting Up’ when
required.
 Maintain all necessary clinical and administrative records and reporting
arrangements.
 Engage in IT developments as they apply to service user and service
administration.
 Record and monitor sick leave/annual leave, and all other leave.
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Ensure all staff returning to work following sick leave are appropriately supported
Respond promptly to comments, complaints or issues raised by Service Users and
families, and follow incident reporting requirements.
Order and stock pharmaceutical items/drugs and ensure appropriate system of
control and audit are in place.
Keep the Director of Services informed of day to day situations within the service.
Health & Safety:
The CNM 2 will:
 Ensure that effective safety procedures are developed and managed to comply
with statutory obligations, in conjunction with relevant staff e.g. Health and Safety
procedures, emergency procedures.
 Comply with H.S.E. Risk Management Framework, Policies, Procedures, Protocols
and Guidelines, so as to ensure the safety and well-being of service users, staff
and visitors.
 Liase with Maintenance Team to ensure that all equipment is maintained in safe
working order, checked regularly by staff in accordance with a planned checking
procedure, and serviced in accordance with the applicable service agreement.
 Ensure that all staff members attend mandatory training and comply with Health &
Safety Regulations.
Education and Training.
The CNM 2 will:
 Engage in continuing professional development by keeping up to date with
nursing literature, recent nursing research and new developments in nursing
management, education and practice and to attend staff study days as
considered appropriate.
 Be familiar with the curriculum training programme for students nurses and be
aware of the clinical experience required to meet the needs of the programme.
 Participate in the identification, development and delivery of induction,
education, training and development programmes for nursing and non-nursing
staff.
 Supervise and assess student nurses and foster a clinical learning
environment.
 Engage in performance review processes including personal development
planning as appropriate.
 Conduct regular clinical competency checks with nursing and support staff
The above Job Description 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.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must:-
Qualifications
and/ or
experience
Candidates must be registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses kept by An
Bord Altranais or be entitled to be so registered
Have at have at least 5 years post registration experience of which 2 must be in the
speciality or related area
Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the
functions of the role
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Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development at the appropriate level.
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.
Character
Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character
Age
Age restrictions shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new
entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 2004). A candidate
who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age.
Skills,
competencies
and/or knowledge
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Other
requirements
specific to the
post
Competition
Specific Selection
Process
Shortlisting /
Interview
Demonstrate the ability to lead on clinical practice and service quality.
Demonstrate promotion of evidence-based decision making.
Demonstrate practitioner competence and professionalism
Demonstrate the ability to plan and organise effectively.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills including the ability to build and
maintain relationships.
Demonstrate strong communication and influencing skills.
Demonstrate initiative and innovation in the delivery of service.
Demonstrate resilience and composure.
Demonstrate openness to change.
Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.
Demonstrate the ability to relate nursing research to nursing practice.
Demonstrate knowledge of quality assurance practices and their
application to nursing procedures.
Demonstrate an awareness of relevant legislation and policy e.g.
legislation relevant to the service area, health and safety, infection control
etc.
Demonstrate an awareness of the Health Service Transformation
Programme.
Demonstrate a willingness to develop IT skills relevant to the role.
 Access to transport as post may involve travel
 Possess relevant post-graduate qualification in Infection Prevention/Control
Or
 Commitment to complete/undertake the relevant higher diploma equivalent in
Infection Prevention/Control
Short listing may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application
form. The criteria for short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in
the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job
specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of
those requirements.
Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being
called forward to the next stage of the selection process.
Those successful at the short listing stage of this process (where applied) will be called
forward to interview.
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Code of Practice
The Health Service Executive will run this campaign in compliance with the Code of
Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The Code
of Practice sets out how the core principles of probity, merit, equity and fairness might be
applied on a principle basis. The Codes also specifies the responsibilities placed on
candidates, feedback facilities for candidates on matters relating to their application, when
requested, and outlines procedures in relation to requests for a review of the recruitment
and selection process, and review in relation to allegations of a breach of the Code of
Practice. Additional information on the HSE’s review process is available in the document
posted with each vacancy entitled “Code Of Practice, Information For Candidates”.
Codes of Practice are published by the CPSA and are available on
www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs in the document posted with each vacancy entitled “Code of
Practice, Information For Candidates” or on www.cpsa-online.ie.
The reform programme outlined for the Health Services may impact on this role and as structures change the job
description may be reviewed.
This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned to the post holder. It is intended to be
neither definitive nor restrictive and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.
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HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE
Terms and Conditions of Employment
Clinical Nurse Manager 2
Tenure
The appointment is whole-time, permanent and pensionable.
Appointment as an employee of the Health Service Executive is governed by the
Health Act 2004 and the Public Service Management (Recruitment and
Appointment) Act 2004.
Remuneration
The Salary scale for the post is: €47,089 to €55,852
As at 01/01/2010
Working Week
The standard working week applying to the post is: 37.5 hours
HSE Circular 003-2009 “Matching Working Patterns to Service Needs
(Extended Working Day / Week Arrangements); Framework for Implementation
of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016” applies. Under the terms of this circular, all
new entrants and staff appointed to promotional posts from Dec 16th 2008 will
be required to work agreed roster / on call arrangements as advised by their
line manager. Contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours
of 8am-8pm over seven days to meet the requirements for extended day
services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement
(Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016).
Annual Leave
The annual leave associated with the post is: 25 - 28 days.
Superannuation
Membership of the HSE Employee Superannuation Scheme applies to this
appointment.
Existing Members who transferred to the HSE on 1st January 2005 pursuant to
Section 60 of the Health Act 2004 are entitled to superannuation benefit terms
under the HSE Scheme which are no less favourable to those to which they
were entitled at 31st December 2004.
Appointees to posts in the Mental Health Services which formerly attracted fast
accrual of service should note that the terms of Section 65 of the Mental
Treatment Act 1945 do not apply to New Entrant Public Servants as defined by
Section 12 of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act 2004.
Probation
Every appointment of a person who is not already a permanent officer of the
Health Service Executive or of a Local Authority shall be subject to a probationary
period of 12 months.
Protection of Persons
Reporting Child Abuse Act
19981
This post is one of those designated in accordance with Section 2 of the
Protection of Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act, 1998. You will remain a
designated officer for the duration of your appointment in this post or for the
duration of your appointment to such other post as is included in the categories
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specified in the Ministerial Direction. Such officers will, on receiving a report of
child abuse, formally notify the Senior Social Worker in the community care area
in which the child is living.
Health & Safety
Have a working knowledge of HIQA standards as they apply to the rolfe for
example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and
Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc.
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