SLDS Director Of Nursing, Assistant

Location of Post

Day Services - Intellectual Disability Services, Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal & West Cavan.

· One permanent whole-time post in Day Services based in the Cloonamahon Centre, Collooney, Co. Sligo

The successful candidate may be required to work in any service area within the vicinity as the need arises.

A panel may be formed for the Intellectual Disability Services, Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal and & West Cavan from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

Winnie Connolly

Service Manager

Markievicz House

Barrack St, Sligo

Mobile: 086 0471644

Email: Winnie.connolly@hse.ie

Details of Service

Director of Nursing 2, Assistant (Intellectual Disabilities) will provide a senior operational management role in the Governance of existing and future developed Intellectual Disability Adult Day Services.

The Director of Nursing 2, Assistant (Intellectual Disabilities) will provide clinical leadership to the Day Centre Managers and nursing team to lead out on the delivery of New Directions.

Adult Disability Day Services support adults with disabilities to engage in and be part of their community. The people who access the day service are supported to participate as equal and full citizens in all aspects of social living and make maximum use of mainstream services, in accordance with their wishes, aspirations and needs. New Directions Framework is based on the core values of person-centeredness, community inclusion and active citizenship, and high-quality service provision. It sets out twelve supports that should be available to people with disabilities using 'day services'. It proposes that 'day services' should take the form of individualised outcome-focussed supports to allow adults using those services to live a life of their choosing in accordance with their own wishes, needs and aspirations.

Reporting Relationship

The post holder will report directly to the Service Manager Day Services.

Purpose of the Post

· To perform a lead role in operationally managing the Day Services for Sligo Leitrim, South Donegal & West Cavan Disability Services

· To direct and guide the nursing staff in ensuring that all Nursing Support services are managed and governed in accordance with current statutory, legal and professional standards.

· He/she will support and assist the Service Manager to ensure that structures and systems are in place to ensure accountability for the clinical and operational competence for all staff under his/her authority.

· S/he will ensure that systems are in place to ensure the delivery of quality based and safe care. S/he may also identify and address any quality-assurance or clinical governance issues and will support the Service Manager to identify and resolve these departmental deficiencies with implemented correction plans.

· Risk management and the delivery of quality based safe services is an essential aspect of the post and the ADON will guide the team on all matters relating to risk management.

· The post holder will provide leadership and support to all staff in matters of clinical governance.

· The post holder will assist with the EASI Tool and development of Continuous Quality Improvement Plans across his/ her areas of responsibility or as delegated by the Service Manager.

· The post holder will take a lead role in preparing for the monitoring visits

· S/he will be expected to be an active member of the Day Services Management team and will provide leadership to a range of clinical and support service departments as directed by the Service Manager.