SDF - St Patrick's Ward

Job Purpose:

The role of the Staff Development Facilitator is pivotal in enhancing improvements in delivery of nursing care to patients. This is achieved through the provision of practical assistance and support of nursing staff in their acquisition of knowledge and skills so that they can competently identify expected patient outcomes, develop care plans, evaluate conditions and actively engage in individualised care and treatment plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Professional /Clinical

The Clinical Facilitator will be based in CV Lab to be able to do the following:

 Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership

 Be responsible for the assessment of standards of nursing and healthcare assistant practice

 Be responsible for the co-ordination of a regular schedule education, professional development and clinical audit

 Ensure appropriate liaison and communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team as necessary.

 Demonstrate advanced specialist knowledge and provide clinical leadership to support the on -going provision of optimal care for patients.

 Promote understanding of the health, social and economic implications of specific medical conditions and disease processes.

 Lead and participate in the development and evaluation of quality initiatives on behalf of the Development of Nursing services

 Participate in teams / meetings / committees as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members

 Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation and liaison across healthcare teams and programmes

 Develop an annual work plan to meet the changing service needs.

 Develop appropriate systems in the streamlining of education, practice development, audit data collection and reporting.

 Maintain records in accordance with local service and professional standards

 Manage resources efficiently and effectively to ensure continuous quality improvement in service

 Adhere to and contribute to the development and maintenance of nursing standards, protocols and guidelines consistent with the highest standards of patient care

 Evaluate and manage the implementation of best practice policy and procedures

 Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation

 Implement and assess quality management programmes in consultation with the nurse practice development teams and other disciplines

 Initiate and participate in research studies as appropriate

 Operate within the scope of practice - seek advice and assistance from his / her manager with any cases or issues that prove to be beyond the scope of his / her professional competence in line with principles of best practice and clinical governance

 Participate in the development, formulation and evaluation of guidelines, policies and procedures to enhance a quality service.

 Promote the guidelines for safety and best practice laid down by the hospital policies, Nursing and Midwifery board of Ireland guidelines and relevant Acts such as Data Protection Act 1988, and The Health, Safety & Welfare at Work Act 1999

 Assign time to engage directly in practice in order to keep pace with changes and provide enabling process for the staff to achieve their goals.