The purpose of this post is to co-ordinate, manage and progress a range of quality initiatives within the clinical areas of the Louth/Meath Mental Health Service with the aim of ensuring the highest standards of patient care. The overall aim of this post is the promotion of an ethos of continuous quality improvement within the psychiatric nursing service.

The postholder will be responsible for policy development including leading on policy development for the service, including the development of new service policies where required and reviewing existing policies including all policies relating to the Mental Health Act. The Postholder will play a leading role in clinical audit throughout the service and supporting staff in the development of initiatives to meet current mental health legislation, Mental Health Commission Judgement Support Framework and HSE Best Practice Guidelines.

The postholder will participate in all aspects relating to Mental Health Commission Inspections including the development of Corrective Action and Preventative Action’s (CAPA’s) where required.

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

• Are registered in the Psychiatric division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.

And

• Have at least 5 years post registration full time (or an aggregate of 5 years post

registration full time) experience of which 2 years (or an aggregate of 2 years post

registration full time experience) must be in the psychiatric division or related area.

And

• Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge

the functions of the role.

And

• Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.

And

• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

2. Annual registration

• On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

And

• Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

For further information on the role, please see attached job specification and additional campaign information guide LM2026-5042 Clinical Nurse Manager III Mental Health Quality and Compliance Job Specification

Additional Campaign Information Guide