Departments
Nursing Management
Welcome to the Nursing Department information page.
We endeavour to provide efficient and effective quality nursing care to our service users and their families, in line with the ethos and mission of the hospital and community services.
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- To this end we provide strategic and clinical leadership in the delivery of quality care from a nursing perspective.
- We endeavour to develop and promote the management of change necessary to achieve organisational objectives whilst adopting a risk management approach in managing the change process.
The department works in collaboration with other professionals and managers to achieve the service goals in the area of Mental Health.
The nursing department is responsible for:
- The daily operational management of the units, departments and community services from a nursing perspective
- Developing and implementing nursing policies, protocols and guidelines in accordance with best practice
- Organising recruitment, selection and appointment of nursing, care assistants, household, hospital porters and related personnel
- Identifying, planning and implementing appropriate training to ensure that each practitioner has the opportunity to attend appropriate courses/training etc. to enhance their professional development
- To ensure that standards of clinical nursing care are in operation and that regular monitoring of nursing care is undertaken through audit
- To ensure Quality and Patient Safety and health and safety of staff are managed effectively within the service and to establish a framework to ensure that the nursing services are compliant with all statutory requirements, including the Mental Health Commission and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
The nurse management team consists of:
Director of Nursing: PA to DON / Admin support
Nurse Practice Development |
Mr Declan Lavery Ms Fionnuala Keating
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