Kate Cowhig International Healthcare Recruitment are recruiting a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 for a Mental Health Service, Dublin, Ireland.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Provide a wide range of physical health monitoring and treatment services to residents.
• Monitor and manage residents with long-term conditions/chronic diseases in conjunction with the GP and MDT, e.g., diabetes, respiratory illness and COPD, CHD, obesity and hypertension, smoking cessation.
• Carry out vaccinations and immunisations for residents and staff as required by the service.
• Undertake screening, including, though not exhaustive, BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, ECG, Spirometry, and new resident checks.
• Carry out general nursing duties like, but not limited to, health promotion and education, Phlebotomy, Ear Irrigation, administering prescribed long-term medications/injections, etc.
• Skin/Wound Care duties such as, but not limited to, treatment of venous leg ulcers and other skin injuries, assessment and treatment of skin lacerations, management of skin conditions – eczema, psoriasis.
• Participate in Emergency Management, such as anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques for residents when required.
• Participate in and deliver training and education relating to general health nurse monitoring.
• Develop and maintain physical health care plans collaboratively with residents, staff, and Multidisciplinary Teams, in accordance with policies.
• Communicate with residents, their relatives or carers relevant physical healthcare information and provide health promotion advice, when necessary.
• Critically appraise and evaluate physical health monitoring and care practices through a structured audit programme to demonstrate compliance with Mental Health Commission regulation and requirements on General Health monitoring.
• Liaise with nurses and medical staff on clinical and physiological observations, monitoring tests, and physical care interventions.
• Relay guidance and audit on the safe use of medical devices and monitoring equipment.
• Support members of the Multidisciplinary Team on physical healthcare and infection prevention initiatives.
• Complete audits to scrutinise compliance with physical health care policies and advise on action plans from findings.
• Attend and participate in MDT and other appropriate and related meetings.
• Ensure continued personal development and updating of skills and knowledge to carry out the role and support the development of practice within the inpatient service.
• Carry out any administrative tasks required for the role.
Candidate Specifications:
• Must be a Registered General Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the NMBI.
• At least 3 years post-registration nursing experience.
• Experience working in adult mental health services is an advantage.
• Advanced healthcare skills.
• Experience in Venepuncture/ Phlebotomy and ECG monitoring, and knowledge of primary care practice.
• Experience in the management of long-term conditions, e.g., COPD, diabetes, CHD, etc.
• Experience in nursing practice and assessment in continence, tissue viability, management, and treatment of minor injuries/illness.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• IT proficient.
• Excellent organisational skills.