OverviewPost Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 2
Post Status: Specified Purpose
Department: Patient Flow
Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Reports to: CNM 3
Salary: Appointment will be made on CNM 2 Payscale (€60,854 - €76,897) at a point in line with Government pay policy.
Hours of work: Full time 37.5 hours
Closing Date: Friday 21st March 2025 @ 12 noon
Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applicants be received. Position Summary: The Patient Flow Manager's role is to assist in the timely movement of patients through a set of points of care within a health care facility which compiles the entire patient journey.
The role involves ensuring the overall patient flow process is effective and delays are minimized to an acceptable level-target, or eliminated where possible on a daily basis.
The patient journey includes pre-admission, admission, placement & allocation of patients to appropriate available beds, followed by a number of points of care incorporating a discharge plan which is planned and implemented to facilitate the transfer of a patient from the hospital to an alternative setting.
This applies to both scheduled & unscheduled patients.
The Patient Flow Manager is responsible for monitoring the allocation of available beds within the hospital.
Physicians, nursing staff, and health and social care professionals must work in tandem with the Patient Flow Department to ensure gaps in discharge planning services are minimized and duplication of efforts are eradicated.
He or she will work with the Emergency Department, Outpatients, and Directorate Teams in maximizing patient throughput and utilization of available hospital beds and also ensuring all beds available to the hospital in other facilities (off site) are utilized in the most efficient and effective manner.
ResponsibilitiesKEY TASKS Working with clinicians, ward managers, directorate nurse managers, management, and other clinical staff to admit patients to the hospital as rapidly as possible and into appropriate beds where possible.To manage the split of urgent/emergency and elective beds to effect the daily placement of unscheduled and scheduled admissions efficiently.To facilitate and help minimize bed crises by planning effectively and helping others to plan effectively.To co-ordinate & record real-time information relating to all patients' discharge status to ensure the most efficient utilization of beds occurs.To monitor bed occupancy and planned discharges, being responsible for finding beds for emergency admissions during working hours and identifying beds for emergency admissions out of hours.To collaborate with management information systems in collating data on the frequency of peaks and troughs of bed usage.Liaise closely with consultants, ward staff, nursing & hospital management in relation to length of stay analyses.Perform such other duties appropriate to the office that may be required from time to time.To understand and gain in-depth knowledge relating to the Long Term Care process & delayed discharges and be flexible to support and work collaboratively with Long Term Care coordinators when required.KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES DECISION MAKING: The Patient Flow Manager must have the ability to make decisions in a timely fashion with the best interest of the patient in mind using all their available information.
ANALYTICAL: The Patient Flow Manager will have the ability to manage and co-ordinate the placement of patients into appropriate beds with maximal efficiency.
COMMUNICATION: The Patient Flow Manager will have exemplary communication skills that will enable them to communicate clearly and effectively between the many disciplines that have a role in efficient bed management within the hospital.
STRESS MANAGEMENT: The Patient Flow Manager will have the necessary skills and abilities to handle the sometimes conflicting agendas and competing demands that are integral to the efficient management of admissions and discharges within the hospital.
STRATEGIC AWARENESS: The Patient Flow Manager will have an understanding of the Irish health service and the effect of external forces upon the hospital in relation to admissions, discharges and length of stay.
SERVICE PLANNING: The Patient Flow Manager will understand the need for and the implementation of service planning and its effect on overall hospital activities.
The person will be dynamic, energetic, and enthusiastic.
They will have a keen desire to develop and maintain systems that promote maximum efficiency within the hospital.
The job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment.
Other specific work not covered in this job description may also be assigned by the Director of Nursing from time to time. QualificationsSelection Criteria: Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.
Mandatory: Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc: Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: (i) Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] or entitled to be so registered.
(ii) Have at least 5 years post-registration experience, of which 2 years must be in the speciality or related area.
(iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
(iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.Annual registration: (i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
(ii) Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).Health: Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office.Character: Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.Further Information for Candidates Supplementary information: The Hospital: www.beaumont.ie
Management Unit: www.beaumont.ie/hr
Informal Enquiries ONLY to: Name: Siobhan Gallagher
Title: Head of Patient Flow
Email address: ******
Telephone: (01) 8528646
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