About St Colmcille's Nursing Home
St Colmcille's is a single-storey, purpose-built home located in a rural setting amidst landscaped gardens overlooking the heritage town of Kells, Co Meath. The facility caters for 42 residents, providing continuing care, respite and dementia care services.
Job Description: Director of Nursing
We are inviting applications to the role of Director of Nursing at St Colmcille's Nursing Home. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of nursing and social care to our residents.
Key Responsibilities:
* Quality of Care: Implement the Company's Quality of Care System, ensuring clinical practice meets regulations and standards. Develop individualized plans of care for each resident and conduct internal audits.
* Financial Administration: Maintain administrative procedures, monitor financial records, and manage the Community Units budget.
* General Management: Conduct regular communication meetings with clinical staff, establish relationships with external agencies, and monitor complaints.
* Environment: Implement health and safety policies, ensure catering meets HACCP standards, and maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness.
* Human Resources Function: Participate in staff selection and interviewing, conduct training needs analysis, and ensure HR practices comply with employment legislation.
Qualifications, Skills & Attributes
* Qualified RGN with at least 3 years experience in the last 6 years in care of the older person.
* Post registration management qualification in health or a related field.
* No less than 3 years experience in a management capacity in the health and social care area.
* Registered on the appropriate part of NMBI live register.
* Proven track record in healthcare clinical management.
* Excellent Leadership, Organisational and Communication skills.
* Sound decision making ability and results driven.
* Good appreciation of finance issues.
* Ability to motivate self and others and work on own initiative.
* Ability to work well and promote a team environment.
* Willingness to be flexible and adapt to the needs of the company.
This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role and the range of duties, it does not attempt to detail every activity.