Clinical Nurse Manager II/Bainisteoir Altraí Cliniciúla II

Position: Clinical Nurse Manager II

Contract: Permanent 0.52 WTE

Hours: 19.5 hours per week

Salary range: 1stFebruary 2026 HSE Consolidated pay-scale

Reporting to: Assistant Director of Nursing

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ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Possess a recognised General Nursing qualification.
• Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses kept by Nursing Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
• Have at least five years post-registration general nursing experience most of which has been in an acute general hospital.
• Have nursing management experience.
• Have experience working in a Multidisciplinary Team Competent in Discharge Planning
• Have experience in Care of the Older Persons or/+ Orthopaedic Nursing
• Have experience working with student nurses in clinical nursing practice or have training experience related to student nurses.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to do research.
• A degree level education is essential.
• Have demonstrable ability to analyse, report on, and effect change in nursing practice.
• Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and a high standard of verbal and written communication.
• Completed a Management Course or commitment to undertake a relevant management course.
• Ability to think and plan strategically.
• Leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills.
• Ability to relate effective and build productive relationships at all levels of a complex organisation.
• Negotiation and influence skills.
• Ability to handle a diverse and challenging workload.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical solutions.

JOB OVERVIEW

• As a key member of the front-line management team, the CNM2 will demonstrate managerial and leadership skills and facilitate effective communication with colleagues in Clontarf Hospital. The candidate is responsible for the maintenance of a high standard of patient care which is achieved through professional education and development of all nursing staff, acting as an expert practitioner, participating in the formation of organizational objectives linking nursing with its goals, managing resources and facilitating communication.
• The CNM2 will ensure that direct comprehensive nursing care to patients is evidence-based and will lead on service development initiatives in partnership with the ADON
• The CNM2 will adjust available staffing resources to ensure continuity of care and report to ADON.
• The CNM2 will manage admissions and transfers from all external organisations and direct from the community and in line with dependency levels of current inpatients.
• The CNM2 will ensure the patient is cared for in a safe environment and hygiene standards are maintained.
• The CNM2 will communicate and co-operate with the medical, nursing and all members of the multidisciplinary and other staff teams
• The CNM2 will liaise with relevant management teams in relation to Cleaning Assistant and Catering Assistants

OTHER REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO THE POST

The post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post, which may be assigned to him/her from time to time, and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

This job description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances.

It is not intended to be exhaustive but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which individuals work.

The duties and responsibilities detailed above reflect the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the service.

Short listing may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your Application Form. The criteria for short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the ‘essential criteria’ and ‘skills, competencies and/or knowledge section’ of this job specification. Therefore, it is very important that all experience is outlined in light of those requirements. Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Please note this competition can be closed early in the event of large volume of applicants.