Clinical Support Officer
Purpose of Post:
To develop and deliver bespoke clinical supports, ensuring the competence of healthcare professionals and support staff.
Providing oversight, support, direction, and training with regard to operational requirements of organisational policy and procedures, across all aspects of service users clinical support needs.
To develop, deliver training supports for community staff teams, ensuring safe and holistic healthcare assessment process and clinical risk management strategies.
To support development and implementation of clinical compliance standards across all services including HIQA designated centres, home support, and adult services.
Duties & Responsibilities
The post holder will:
Provide direction, support, and advice to community staff teams in relation to behavioural support and/or health and clinical care needs of residents and service users as assigned.
Design and roll out plans, interventions, and techniques to address support needs for Community members.
Support and advise communities and staff teams regarding risk assessments and risk management strategies as required.
Attend Community Management Meetings as scheduled, providing guidance relating to further MDT input where required.
Collaborate with residents/their family and staff teams and other multi-disciplinary bodies to facilitate development and review of personal plans/support plans/transition plans as requested.
Develop, deliver, and/or source training supports for community staff teams.
Engage in regular review processes to ensure needs of community members are being met.
Contribute to development and rollout of standardised procedures and practice improvement programmes.
Support and contribute to development of a culture of learning and development.
Participate in meetings, working groups, and committees as requested.
Observe, report, and take appropriate action on any matter detrimental to residents/client care or well-being or inhibit efficient operation of the community.
Maintain appropriate and accurate written records and reports regarding residents/client care in accordance with organisational policy and procedures, and statutory and regulatory requirements.
Participate and contribute to innovation and change in approach to residents/client care delivery, contributing to service planning process based on best practice under direction of clinical management.
Provide guidance to PICs ensuring that all healthcare and clinical practices are carried out using evidence-based approach to high standard in a safe environment, maintaining confidentiality and dignity of residents/client at all times.
Promote positive health concept with residents and colleagues, contributing to health promotion initiatives with Health Service Executive.
Undertake such training as required to maintain and improve personal and professional competencies required to meet role function.
Conduct incident reviews and make preventative action recommendations to Head of Services.
Planning & Delivery
Develop training, learning objectives, competency statements, and assessment tools ensuring compliance with national policy and procedures and regulatory requirements in collaboration with HR and training functions of the organisation.
Responsible for delivering clinical training programmes, such as: Medication Management Training, Positive Behaviour Supports, and other specified areas driven by needs of service provision.
Deliver clinical support in comprehensive manner in line with evidence-based practice.
Keep abreast of developments in legislation and good practice, updating training programmes accordingly.
Assist with clinical risk assessment.
Practice Development
Review and evaluate policies, plans, and interventions on regular basis.
Use available reporting mechanisms and audit findings to review and improve programmes in collaboration with Operations Team and Quality and Safety Committee.
Plan and meet learning needs of participants requiring re-training due to errors in clinical setting or lapse in practice, providing advice and feedback to both participants and their managers as appropriate.
Assess participants on ability to perform clinical skills in service/clinical environment in line with organisational National Policy and Procedures.
Give constructive feedback to participants on performance during practice and assessment.
Provide advice and information to participants and their managers about procedures to follow when participant is unsuccessful, or if further specific training needs are identified at time of assessment.
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
Applicants must have:
Degree in Nursing.
Training qualification and/or background in delivery of SAMs training or other training and development programmes.
Minimum of 2 years' experience in disability service-related management post.
Minimum of 5 years' experience working in disability sector.
Full driver's licence and availability of own car is an essential requirement.
What We Offer
Pay scales.
Career progression opportunities.
Work/life balance.
Paid annual leave.
Refer a friend scheme.
Employee Assist Programme offering advice and counselling.
Death in Service Benefit.
Paid mandatory training.
Paid travel expenses.
Details of the Role
Salary Scale: €51,280 - €60,391 Per annum (based on 40 hour week).
Location: Regional Offices in Kilkenny & Naas - with travel required to various communities in Ireland.
Duration: Fulltime 40 hours per week - Permanent.
Closing date: Friday 14th March 2025.
Candidates will be shortlisted for immediate interviews.
Please note all posts are subject to Garda Vetting relevant Police check for any country of residence of over 6 months from age of 18 and reference checking.
Camphill is an equal opportunities employer.