Merchants Quay Ireland: Clinical Nurse Manager – Medically Supervised Injecting Facility
Job Title: Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) – Medically Supervised Injecting Facility
Responsible for: The set up of the medically supervised injecting facility (MSIF) in the MQI Riverbank facility, creating and implementing policy and procedure, and managing the day-to-day operation of this facility.
Reports to: Head of clinical governance
Objective: To develop the MSIF service and effectively support a clinical and non-clinical team in the delivery of safe and effective care for all service users.
Services at MQI Riverbank are not only a key starting point for people to connect and share their issues, it is a steppingstone towards their journey to come out of homelessness, use drugs safely and improve their health. MQI staff meet with the people wherever they are in their journey and explore with them to provide holistic support.
Health and client dignity is a critical part of this holistic support, and this is a great opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Manager to be an enthusiastic, passionate and client focused leader. This is a unique opportunity for any CNM to develop skills in terms of planning and start-up of an innovative program to support the overall health and wellbeing of the client group that we serve. This is the first MSIF to be developed and opened in Ireland and being involved with this will give the successful candidate an opportunity to bring innovative practice into the area of homelessness and working with people who inject drugs (PWID).
Main Responsibilities
- To participate actively in the planning and set up of the MSIF service.
- To work within international best practice to develop policy and procedures related to the MSIF. To collaborate with international partners re P&P, staff training etc.
- To actively work with the HR team / head of clinical governance in relation to the recruitment of a full team to run the MSIF.
- To provide support, line management and clinical supervision and performance appraisal to all staff including clinical and non-clinical staff and ensure that all staff are working within their scope of practice.
- To liaise closely with the visiting GP service working within the MSIF.
- To work with the head of clinical governance in the ongoing development of this service, to enable a high-quality service delivery for service users.
- To ensure that assessments are carried out and support plans are devised and regularly reviewed by the staff in consultation and agreement with the clients.
- To assist in the establishment and maintenance of relevant working relationships with agencies operating in the local community, that will assist in the support of our clients in order to ensure access to services for the client group
- To participate in service reviews and evaluations and to implement any changes arising from such reviews
Produce standard monthly and quarterly reports, and to compile any ad hoc information requests relating to your service area which might be required. - To implement service policy and procedures in conjunction with the team to ensure appropriate service delivery. Ensure relevant policy and procedures are reviewed regularly
- Financial duties: ensure appropriate financial controls and systems are maintained
- To ensure that Health and Safety standards are maintained in accordance with the H&S Statement of MQI and to attend the H&S Committee Meetings
- Ensure the CRM system or other IT systems and other filing systems are kept up to date
- Assist with any / all tasks involved with the implementation and development of the MSIF
The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate for this post must have:
- A relevant 3rd level qualification Nursing
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a low threshold environment
- Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising and managing a team
- Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal, leadership and decision making skills
What does MQI Offer as an employer?
- Fulfilling and challenging work
- Paid Family Leave, where applicable (Maternity, Paternity, Adoptive, Force Majeure and Compassionate Leave)
- Competitive Salaries
- Employee Assistance Programme(EAP)
- Sick Pay Scheme
- Educational Assistance (Study and Examination Leave, Scholarship Foundation)
- Death In Service (from commencement of employment)
- Minimum 26 days Annual Leave (pro rata)
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (after 6 months)
- Group VHI scheme
The working hours for this position are 20 hours per week Monday to Sunday. These hours will be worked between the of 8.00am – 8.00pm with a requirement to be available outside of these hours subject to Service demands. Requirement for on-call on a rota basis and determined by the Service Manager.
Salary: Starting at €26,081.5 (Pro Rata, full time equilavent) depending on experience
Contract: 18 month FTC
Hours: 20 per week
Location: MSIF, Riverbank, Dublin