For informal enquiries please contact;

St Oliver Plunkett CNU Dundalk: Marie Butler, Director of Nursing St Oliver Plunkett CNU Dundalk Co Louth

Email: marie.butler@hse.ie

Tel: 087 7864890

Louth Meath: Patricia Greville Manager Older Person Services Louith/Meath

Email: patricia.greville@hse.ie  

Tel: 086 4185569

The post holder will support the Director of Nursing in the overall operational and strategic management of the nursing service. They will be responsible for ensuring professional nursing standards are maintained in line with NMBI standards.

They will provide strategic leadership, operating in accordance with the policies of the HSE, and HIQA (2016) Standards for Residential Care Services. They will play a key role in service planning, change management, and the effective utilisation of resources.

The post holder will be required to work with the senior management team and members of the multi-disciplinary team to implement the HSE strategy for Older Persons Services.  They will empower staff to support older people to continue to exercise independence and autonomy in leading a full life no matter what their level of dependency

The post holder will be responsible for assisting and supporting the Director of Nursing in providing for the care and welfare of the residents and the management of the unit inclusive of all staff, residents and visitors. The Director of Nursing 4, Assistant (Older Persons) will be deputise into the role of the PIC (person in charge) in their absence.

Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc. (See Note 1*)

a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

• Are registered, or are eligible for registration, in the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

And

• Have 7 years post registration nursing experience consisting of at least three years’ experience nursing older people in the last six years and 3 years nursing management experience.

And

• Are educated to Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI) in nursing or related field.

And

• A post registration management qualification in health or a related field.

And

b) Applicants must possess the requisite clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

Annual Registration

i) Practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nursing Division of the Nurses & Midwifery Register maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Registration Board [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

And

ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC)

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.

Note 1*: As per S.I. 415 of 2013, Part 3, 14 (1) which came into effect on 1^st July 2017

S.I. 415 of 2013, Part 3, Section 14

Staff

Persons in Charge

(1) There shall be a person in charge of a designated centre.

(2) The person in charge may be the registered provider where the registered provider concerned is a registered medical practitioner—

(a) who is solely employed in carrying on the business of the designated

centre concerned, and

(b) has not less than 3 years’ experience of carrying on the business of a

nursing home under the Health Act 2007.

(3) Where the registered provider is not the person in charge, the person in charge shall be a registered nurse with not less than 3 years’ experience of nursing older persons within the previous 6 years.

(4) The person in charge may be a person in charge of more than one designated centre if the Chief Inspector is satisfied that he or she is engaged in the effective governance, operational management and administration of the designated centres concerned.

(5) Where the registered provider is not the person in charge, he or she shall ensure that the documents specified in Schedule 2 are provided by the person concerned.

(6) A person who is employed to be a person in charge on or after the day which is 3 years after the day on which these Regulations come into operation shall have—

(a) not less than 3 years’ experience in a management capacity in the

health and social care area, and

(b) a post registration management qualification in health or a related field.

(7) Where the Chief Inspector is satisfied that no resident of the designated centre concerned has been assessed as requiring full time nursing care, paragraphs (3) and (6) do not apply to the person in charge of that centre.

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