For all informal enquiries please contact recruitment@rcsihospitals.ie

The additional post holder will manage the nursing team in the Emergency Department including Paediatrics, Acute Medical Assessment Unit, Admission Treatment and Investigation Unit in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Roles and responsibilities will be discussed at job offer stage.

The Emergency Department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda provides an independently staffed Adult and Paediatric emergency service for the populations of Louth, Meath, Monaghan and North County Dublin.  The department treated approximately 64500 patients in 2019 with 30% of these paediatric presentations. The department is the trauma centre for the North East and one of the busiest nationally. The department has established Advanced Nurse Practitioner services in Minor Injuries, Rapid Assessment and Treatment and Acute Medicine. We have undertaken a major capital development project, which has seen the expansion of the Emergency Department incorporating resuscitation rooms, treatment areas, three high observations bays, a Clinical Decision Making Unit (CDU) an expanded Paediatric ED and designated Minor Injury Unit...

The Emergency Department division includes the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU), Admission, Treatment and Investigation Unit (ATIU), the Dundalk Injury Unit as well as both adult and paediatric Emergency Departments.  The department has two clinical facilitator who will provide orientation to the department and facilitate the many continual professional development (CPD) opportunities.

The CNM3 in Emergency Medicine has day to day operational responsibilities which  include the following;

• The promotion of best practice that is evidence based with the ultimate outcome of improving patient care and outcomes.
• Provide senior and expert professional advice to the Nursing and wider care team and the Director of Nursing.
• Ensure appropriate skill-mix and efficient deployment of staffing and other resources across departments.
• Ensure appropriate professional development of staff is in place via PDP and training needs assessment.
• The implementation of the Quality Safety and Risk Framework within associated specialities
• The continuous development of service based clinical governance teams.
• The development and monitoring of key Service Objectives in line with local and national service and professional requirements.
• The delivery of the National, Louth Meath Hospital Group service plan.
• Maintaining a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary and inter departmental working.
• Recruitment, retention and monitoring of staff performance within the service.
• Establishing and promoting effective channels of communication internally within the department and with other departments in order to provide a seamless service.
• The operational management of the nursing teams in the Emergency Medicine Division including Human Resources and Finance functions to support effective and efficient use of resources.
• Providing on-going practical and psychological support for nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary teams.
• The post holder will support the implementation of the group Nursing Strategy.

This role will develop in line with service needs as defined by the Director of Nursing and on-going service developments within the Hospital group.

Candidates must on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

• Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses kept by An Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered.

And

• Must have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience, 3 of which must have been in a trauma setting with 2 years’ experience as CNM2 or equivalent level

And

• Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role

      And

• Have Post graduate qualification in Emergency Nursing and  demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development at the appropriate level

Post Specific Requirements:

• Have proven clinical and professional managerial ability, leadership, communication and organizational skills in acute care environment.
• Have the ability to efficiently and effectively manage human resources in an acute care environment.
• Experience of Collaborative working with other key multidisciplinary team members. Establishing common Goals, objectives and transparent processes.
• The post holder must have an applied knowledge of key acute Emergency Care programmes.

Relevant Attachment:

CNM3 ED Job Spec April 2024