Clinical Nurse Manager - Foxrock

The Four Ferns Nursing Home are seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) to join their home. The role of the Clinical Nurse Manager shall be to support the Person In Charge / Unit manager in the clinical and professional leadership of the care team and to deliver direct resident care.

The Clinical Nurse Manager will:

• Ensure that the provision of a high standard of care to the resident and families in Name of Unit is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of the Nursing Home.
• Ensure recognition of the resident as an individual; ensuring residents’ rights, needs and comfort are given priority during the provision of care.
• Develop relationships with residents, which facilitates resident autonomy, informed choice and evidence-based decision-making.
• Promote and maintain resident safety and provide quality care through respecting the privacy, dignity, and rights of the resident.
• Maximise the residents’ capacity to exercise personal autonomy and choice.
• Assist residents to maintain their sense of identity and include them in decision making whenever possible.
• Ensure that Four Ferns is operated in a manner that respects the age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family status, civil status, race, religious beliefs and ethnic and cultural background of each resident.
• Plan, assess and deliver resident care that maximises the resident’s capacity to exercise personal autonomy and choice, together with all members of the Multidisciplinary Care Team.

Qualifications

Essential:

·      A registered General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse on the Register of Nurses held by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland or be entitled to be so registered.

·      Evidence of continuous professional development.

Desirable:

·      Post Graduate Diploma in Gerontology

·      Management qualifications

·      Gerontology experience

·      Experience in Psycho Geriatric Nursing Care/Psychiatry/Adult Disabled.

·      Have an in-depth knowledge of the ageing process.

·      IT Skills

Experience

Essential:

·      Minimum of 2 year post graduate experience with experience of working at a Senior Staff Nurse / Acting CNM level

We offer competitive packages to our Staff. For more information check www.fourferns.ie

Candidate have experience in working in an Irish Nursing Home or Care of Elderly Facility