Job Description

Post Title: Clinical Nurse Manager III – Medical 2 Directorate Post Status: SPC (Internal only) Department: Medical 2 Directorate Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 Reports to: Directorate Nurse Manager in the Medical 2 Directorate Salary: Appointment will be made on Clinical Nurse Manager 3 Grade (€72,146 - €81,478) at a point in line with Government pay policy. Hours of work: Full time- 37.5 hours per week Closing Date: 15/07/2026 at 12:00pm - Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received

In Beaumont Hospital, the Director of Nursing manages and it accountable for the total nursing services at executive level. The Divisional Nurse Manager is accountable to the Director of Nursing for the work of Ward/Departmental Clinical Nurse Managers assigned to his/her Division. The Ward/Departmental Clinical Nurse Managers are in turn accountable to the Divisional Nurse Manager for the performance of the Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Staff Nurses, Student Nurses and ancillary staff working with Nurses on Ward or in Departments. The Medical 2 Directorate, Beaumont Hospital consists of 7 inpatient wards, the Diabetic Day Centre, the Endoscopy Department and Catherisation Laboratory. The main specialist areas within the directorate are Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gerontology, Rhematology, Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Addiction Services.

Responsibilities

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Management and Leadership

• Provide professional nursing leadership, ensuring that an appropriate structure is in place to support nursing and HCAs at all levels.• Provide a leading role in areas of professional practice, standards and quality of care, staffing, manpower and personnel management.• Support the Directorate Nurse Manager to establish and maintain a working partnership with Consultants, NCHD’s, Health & Social Care Professionals and all other members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide an efficient quality service.• Work with the Directorate Nurse Manager and Endoscopy Clinical Nurse Managers (CNM’s) on priority initiatives within the directorate.• Support the Directorate Nurse Manager with the implementation of plans for nursing, to include, but not limited to, education, research, practice development and clinical audits, in order to meet service and specialty needs.◦ Establish effective working relationships and communication with all of the directorates, across the hospital.◦ Support the Directorate Nurse Manager with the implementation of plans for nursing, to include, but not limited to, education, research, practice development and clinical audits, in order to meet service and specialty needs.◦ Establish effective working relationships and communication with all of the directorates, across the hospital. ◦ Support the Directorate Nurse Manager with the development, maintenance and continuous review of standards of patient care and devise and apply programmes for evaluating compliance and implementing professional nursing policies and standards. ◦ The CNM 3 will deputise and carry out delegated duties for the Directorate Nurse Manager as required. ◦ Coordinate Monthly meetings with the Nursing management team in Medicine

Professional/Clinical Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse Manager III will:

• 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. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager with the development of a shared sense of commitment and participation among staff in the management of the directorate and the organisational change priorities. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in providing quality of service delivery, ensuring effective, efficient and holistic patient care, education, training and practice development. • Actively participate in service development initiatives within the directorate and work with the Directorate Nurse Manager to plan at a strategic and local level. • Create and maintain clear and effective dissemination of information among all levels of the nursing and the wider multi-disciplinary team, as appropriate. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in leading and participating in formalised working groups and committees relating to the ongoing development of the Medical Directorate. • Collaborate with relevant stakeholders in relation to the planning and implementation of patient flow initiatives. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in the analysis, evaluation and the forecast of trends related to service requirements and highlight the wider implications for acute and non-acute services. • Continuously monitor, suggest and improve upon the services already delivered

Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance, Risk, Health & Safety The Clinical Nurse Manager 3 will: • Place the values of caring, compassion trust and learning at the core of daily work. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in ensuring effective leadership and systems are in place for the routine audit and collection and evaluation of data relevant to improving patient outcomes. • Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards and the HSE Health & Safety Standards as they apply to the role e.g. Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards, Decontamination Standards etc. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in annual service planning following monitoring and analysis of needs and trends in the previous year. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in leading and participating in clinical audit, for example infection prevention & control, hygiene, decontamination standards, nursing metrics. • Ensure effective leadership and management in terms of infection prevention control standards, decontamination services, and hygiene services.• Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in ensuring the directorate has an effective process in place for ensuring risks are assessed, managed and followed up in accordance with hospital procedure. • Be a visual advocate for safety through preventative action and ensure safety procedures are adhered to and fully implemented. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in the promotion of the reporting of and ensuring adverse incidents are investigated promptly, effectively and with respect for confidentiality. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager in system analysis reviews and investigations relating to the Medical Directorate. • Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.

Human Resource ManagementThe Clinical Nurse Manager 3 will:

• Support the Directorate Nurse Manager, ANP’s, CNM’s & CNS/ CNM2 in managing all nursing and healthcare staff within the service, complying with hospital HR policies and procedures. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager, ANP’s, CNM’s & CNS/ CNM2 to ensure that nursing staff and HCA’s have an established plan in place to complete their mandatory training. Facilitate nursing staff and HCA’s to continue their education and personal development to support improved organisational performance. • Provide support to develop a training module schedule to assist to train rotational staff new to the directorate. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager, ANP’s, CNM’s & CNS/ CNM2 to regularly review staff complements and skill-mix in assigned areas ensuring that staffing is appropriate for current and projected clinical and operational demands. • Provide support to CNM’s to ensure maintenance of a high level of staff morale, promoting good communications, team spirit and job satisfaction among nursing, multidisciplinary and support staff within the Medical 2 Directorate. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager, ANP’s, CNM’s & CNS/ CNM2 in managing sickness and absence in accordance with hospital policy.• Support the Directorate Nurse Manager with the monitoring of spending in relation to the nursing budget and reporting of trends as appropriate to the directorate. • Assist in the interviewing process for the recruitment of nursing and healthcare staff for the Directorate as appropriate and ensure effective local induction takes place.

Financial Performance The Clinical Nurse Manager 3 will:• Actively pursues resource efficiency measures and Value for Money initiatives which contribute to the overall hospital budgetary, financial and headcount challenges.• Support the Directorate Nurse Manager by actively participating in the management of the nursing pay and non-pay budget, to highlight variances and take appropriate action, including the management of the pay budget for bank and agency nursing staff within the directorate. • Support the Directorate Nurse Manager to closely monitor nursing expenditure ensuring effective use of resources. Providing reports on activity, income and expenditure as appropriate.

Education and Training The Clinical Nurse Manager 3 will:

• Promote and maintain a culture of evidence-based practice for nursing. • Encourage the creation of effective local networks to share good practice and information dissemination, as appropriate. • Assist the Directorate Nurse Manager in ensuring all statutory requirements relating to nursing practice are met within the Medical Directorate. • Assist the Directorate Nurse Manager, ADON, ANP’s, CNM’s & CNS/ CNM2 in promoting an environment where individual learning and performance combine with organisational learning and quality improvement. • Will complete a training needs analysis and devise an induction programme for new staff to the directorate. • Ensure that patient care is based on the latest research findings and constitutes best practice and act as an expert clinical resource for nursing, medical and AHP staff particularly in the specialist area of nursing.• Ensure all staff have met and signed off on their annual continuous professional development plans. Develop learning contracts, which link to organisational and speciality specific objectives. • Be responsible for people management and lead the introduction and promotion of management tools and initiatives such as Team Based Performance Management, Key Performance Indicators. Continuous Professional Development, Legal Framework and Learning Needs analysis. • Attend regular study days and conferences to maintain current knowledge of critical care patients.• Liaise with the relevant manager / clinical facilitator to identify staff training needs and assist in the development of clear career pathways for all staff in the directorate. • Facilitate clinical placements for students undertaking Post Graduate courses and advanced training programmes. • Facilitate training and development of staff at all levels in the division.• Participate in in-service education and represent Beaumont Hospital at national and international meetings and conferences as required. • Keep up-to-date with changes in practice/relevant courses specific to the area. • Comply with professional developments from the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) and other professional bodies relevant to the profession of nursing.• Actively engage in ongoing personal and professional development.

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.

Qualifications

Selection Criteria: Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post. Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:

• 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 least 5 years post registration experience of which 2 must be at CNM2 level.• Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role• Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development at the appropriate level

Desirable:

• Post Registration Qualification in the related area

• A BSc/ Higher Diploma or equivalent in management/ Industrial Relations is desirable• Management qualification or commitment to undertake the same • Experience of JCI accreditation

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Claire Ryan

Title: Directorate Nurse Manager Medical 2

Email address: Claireryan@beaumont.ie Telephone: 01 852 8196

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012. Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/ Office/ Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.