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Person in Charge – CNM2 - SC113
Applications are invited for the above Full-Time Permanent Position
The Organisation:
Stewarts Care is a long-established voluntary organisation providing comprehensive community-based services to people with intellectual disabilities in the West Dublin area.
We support people with a wide range of support needs across residential settings, day services, supported independent living, job advocacy and vocational training.
Purpose of the Post:
The role encompasses management of all aspects of the Designated Centre to include provision of a high quality, person-centred service to residents and effective management of the staff team and resources.
Candidates must meet the following criteria relevant to the role:
Be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Meet the requirements of the Health Act (2007) Regulations (2013) with regard to the requirements of a Person in Charge
Have a strong working knowledge of the HIQA Standards and Health Act (2007) and associated Regulations and Guidance, and knowledge of national policies in the disability sector.
5 plus years’ experience in the disability sector would be an advantage.
A management qualification would be an advantage.
3 years’ experience in a management or supervisory role in health or social care would be an advantage.
Have excellent computer literacy and information technology skills.
Possess excellent report writing skills.
Have an up-to-date, valid Irish Driving Licence.
Salary and qualifications are in accordance with Department of Health consolidated pay scales. CNM2 scale €57, 198 - €67, 621 per annum.
Campaign Ref: SC113
Applications should include a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria.
All queries in relation to this post should be emailed to recruitment@stewartscare.ie
Closing date: 5th October 2023
Applications will be short-listed based on the information supplied.
A panel may be formed, from which future permanent and temporary positions may be filled.
Stewarts Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Job Description Person in Charge CNM2 Residents Services
Role
Person in Charge CNM2 Residents Services
Duration of Post
Permanent Full Time (39 hours per week)
Location
Palmerstown, West Dublin, Kildare and Meath.
Reporting Relationship
Director of Care, Residents Services
Job Purpose
The overall role and responsibility of the PIC CNM2 is to effectively manage a Designated Centre. To this aim the PIC CNM2 must work effectively with all staff directly involved with the residents of Stewarts Care.
Scope of the Role
The role encompasses management of all aspects of the Designated Centre to include provision of a high quality, person-centred service to residents and effective management of the staff team and resources.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
General Duties
Effectively support and enhance the residents’ development (physically, emotionally, cognitively, socially and spiritually), promote health and an optimum quality of life.
To collaborate with the multi-Disciplinary health care team both interdisciplinary at service level and in the wider service including generic services.
To have the knowledge and ability to support residents with complex healthcare needs, dementia, and palliative and end of life care.
Effectively discharge your role as Person in Charge, in line with the requirements of HIQA, the Health Act (2007) and associated Regulations.
Ensure that all Stewart Care policies and procedures are in place, up to date and effectively implemented in your areas of responsibility.
Ensure that Stewarts Care Safeguarding systems and processes are implemented effectively in your areas of responsibility.
Maintain an up-to-date Risk Register in line with the policy requirements.
Ensure the Risk and Incident Management policies and procedures are implemented effectively in your service area.
Ensure all necessary risks are escalated to your Divisional Lead, through your line manager, in a timely manner.
Educate all staff and students on the standards and regulation (S.I.367) and their role in adhering to these.
Continually monitor and improve the quality of the service, through observation and audit.
Ensure that quality improvement plans from all audits (including HIQA inspections and provider visits) are implemented effectively.
Facilitate an annual review of quality, in line with regulation 23, and implement actions required from this review.
Person-Centred Service Provision
Ensure that the resident is at the centre of service provision at all times.
Ensure that each resident’s assessments, person-centred plan and care plans are up to date; based on residents’ needs, wishes and rights; communicated effectively to all staff and effectively implemented.
Ensure that families are treated respectfully, communicated with effectively and actively involved in the life of the resident, in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
Ensure that necessary multi-disciplinary supports are sourced for residents.
Ensure resident meetings occur on a monthly basis.
Implement a process of applying learning / improvements in the service, emergent from the service user meetings.
Implement any appropriate improvements identified from the feedback received from families, as part of the annual review of quality.
Ensure that all residents have access to independent advocacy in accordance with their wishes.
Ensure that the management of service user finances is strictly in line with the Policy and Procedures on same.
Ensure that the complaints policy is implemented effectively.
Management of Staff and Resources
Build an effective staff team.
Actively manage staff performance on a day-to-day basis and through the HR formal structures.
Convene and chair effective monthly staff team meetings and maintain comprehensive records of same.
Implement the Professional Development Planning and Supervision Process for all staff in your service area
Ensure that you stay within your allocated staffing resource / budget.
Ensure that your roster is transparent, clear and meets the requirements as set out in the Dependency Needs Assessment Report, as conveyed to you by your Programme Manager.
Ensure that your actual roster is accurate and updated on TMS within the defined payroll periods. Ensure all clock cards are checked for each payroll period.
Responsible for the correct information flow to TMS and payroll.
Ensure that annual leave is allocated in a balanced and effective manner.
Ensure that agency staff usage is maintained within targets set by your line manager.
Ensure that the management of attendance policy is implemented effectively and take responsibility for the management of absence within your teams.
Competencies, Skills and Knowledge
Candidates must demonstrate sufficient competency and professional knowledge to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
Education and Skills
Be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Meet the requirements of the Health Act (2007) Regulations (2013) with regard to the requirements of a Person in Charge
Have a strong working knowledge of the HIQA Standards and Health Act (2007) and associated Regulations and Guidance, and knowledge of national policies in the disability sector.
5 plus years’ experience in the disability sector would be an advantage.
A management qualification would be an advantage.
3 years’ experience in a management or supervisory role in health would be an advantage.
Have excellent computer literacy and information technology skills.
Possess excellent report writing skills.
Have an up-to-date, valid Irish Driving Licence.
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
Terms and Conditions of Employment
Person in Charge CNM2, Resident Services - Stewarts
Remuneration
Current Salary Scale: € 57, 198 - €67, 621 (Clinical Nurse Manager 2 General Salary Scale), Your salary is paid monthly (16th unless when 16th falls on Saturday or Sunday you are paid on the Friday prior to the 16th) by direct credit transfer into any Bank or Building Society of your choice where the paypath system operates.
Salaries and increments are paid in accordance with DOH salary scales
Annual leave
Based on Years’ experience
Working week
The hours allocated to this post are 37.5 hours exclusive of lunch breaks.
The allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Director of Care and in accordance with the needs of the service
Probation
All employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, with an extension if required to 9 months. This probationary period applies to all employees irrespective of their role or type of role.
Garda Vetting
Stewarts will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees. An employee will not take up employment with the organisation until the Garda Vetting process has been completed and the organisation is satisfied that such an appointment does not pose a risk to the service users and employees.
References
Stewarts will seek up to two written references from current and previous employers, educational institutions or any other organisation with which the candidate has been associated. Stewarts reserves the right to determine the merit, appropriateness and relevance of such references and referees.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties. You may be required to perform any other such duties as may be assigned by your manager or person nominated by them. As the duties and responsibilities of any post in Stewarts are likely to change with on-going needs of services users, staff are expected to have high level of flexibility and a willingness to develop new approaches to their work.