Clinical Nurse Manager 2 in County Kilkenny | Enable Ireland Jobs

OASIS Group; Place; Sur place; EUR 54 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading disability services provider in France is seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) to deliver services for children with disabilities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in nursing with a strong understanding of child development. This role requires supervision of staff and collaboration within an interdisciplinary framework, contributing significantly to children's care and development.

Prestations

Competitive salary

Annual leave entitlements up to 37 days

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience, including 2 years in children's disability.
• Good knowledge of child development and community-based settings.
• Experience in conducting Assessments of Need.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct CNM2 services to a defined caseload.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team structure.
• Consult in family meetings and strategy meetings.
• Promote understanding of child disability services.

Connaissances

Child protection knowledge

Communication skills

Teamworking

Formation

University Degree in Children's Nursing

Registered with NMBI

Description du poste

Overview

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independence.

Description

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland\'s Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) to join our team in the Children’s Disability Network Team 3.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 18.75 hours per week

Salary Scale: €54,209- €64,461 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlements: 34/35/37 days commensurate with experience pro rata per annum

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post

To work as a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) as a member of the Children’s Disability Network team in Network 3, providing a quality, evidence based service to children and young people 0 – 18 years within an interdisciplinary framework and family centred practice and to support other staff and students as assigned. The aim of this programme is to provide a unified national approach to delivering disability health services so that each child has a clear pathway to the services they need, regardless of where they live, what school they attend or the nature of their disability or delay.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide direct CNM2 services to a defined caseload with Children’s Disability Network services in Kilkenny, both individually and in groups.
• Work effectively within an interdisciplinary team structure within the PDS framework.
• Develop and collate professional reports as required in accordance with high professional standards.
• Consult in family meetings, strategy meetings and case reviews as required. Maintain client records in line with Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act, Enable Ireland policy guidelines and best practice, ensuring Duty of Care responsibilities are met.
• Timely updating of statistical records, including use of electronic databases.
• Promote and foster an understanding of the role and contribution of Social Work by providing professional consultation, education, guidance and support to others as appropriate.
• Participate in the development and delivery of training and group work opportunities for service users, families, staff and external groups (e.g., Sibshop Workshops, parent support groups).
• Maintain ongoing personal professional development including participation in Lead agency in-service training / Personal Development Plan and PDS training.
• Participate and be a lead clinician as appropriate in review meetings, case conferences etc.
• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users according to the Code of Professional Conduct and Professional Clinical Guidelines.
• Practice nursing according to Local policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Ensure service users and others are treated with dignity and respect. Maintain nursing records to professional standards.
• Adhere to and contribute to the development and maintenance of nursing standards and guidelines. Evaluate and manage implementation of best practice policy and procedures (admission/discharge, stock usage, grievance procedures).
• Maintain confidentiality, ethics and legislation; participate in quality management programmes and clinical audit as required.
• Initiate and participate in research studies as appropriate. Devise and implement Health Promotion Programmes relevant to the service.
• Operate within the scope of practice and seek advice from the manager for cases beyond competence.
• Identify, assess, manage and monitor risk; ensure policy adherence (health and safety, infection control, controlled drugs).
• Participate in or undertake research as required; maintain the person’s and family\'s right to confidentiality and trust.
• Demonstrate capacity to build family navigation of health and welfare systems.
• Engage in Lead agency policy guidelines and continuous professional development; participate in clinical supervision.
• Support graduate Nursing placements as requested; direct personal professional development; maintain professional standards under pressure.
• Provide services in varied locations in line with local policy and guidelines; develop and promote professional standards of practice.
• Work within own scope of practice and provide clinical supervision as needed.

Planning and Organising of Activities and Resources

• Plan and organise activities and resources efficiently and effectively.
• Manage time and caseload; schedule activities; adapt to unexpected scenarios to achieve goals.
• Maintain professional performance under pressure.

Professional Development and Standards in the Service

• Promote and deliver supports within Enable Ireland\'s ethos and the principles of Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People; work within an interdisciplinary team providing family centred services.
• Demonstrate clinical skills in assessment, intervention and diagnostics to meet caseload needs;
• Be aware of policy and professional requirements to ensure standards in the area of responsibility;
• Contribute to Enable Ireland quality assurance initiatives; keep service user records up to date; ensure safety standards and equipment checks.
• Engage in continuing professional development; be familiar with student nurse curricula; deliver induction, education and development programmes for nursing and non-nursing staff.

Judgement & Evaluation

• Maintain professional values and behave to professional standards.
• Make timely decisions using relevant information; break complex problems into components; promote evidence-based service delivery.

Service Delivery & Initiative

• Apply functional and technical knowledge to contribute to the service.
• Collaborate with service users and families to achieve goals; strive for quality results in line with EFQM; take initiative to move the service forward.
• Commit to evidence-based goals and continuous improvement; participate in sustainability initiatives where applicable.

Building and Maintaining Working Relationships

• Build strong working relationships across the service; demonstrate empathy with service users; communicate effectively with families.
• Work with all stakeholders to provide a children and family centred service.

Team Working

• Attend and contribute to meetings; work with interdisciplinary teams to plan and deliver services; participate in family support planning and case conferences.
• Engage in training opportunities; support and contribute to research initiatives; understand interdisciplinary team dynamics.

The successful candidate will have

• Eligible applicants on closing date: a recognised validated University Degree or equivalent in Intellectual Disability/General or Children’s nursing; registered in the relevant division of the NMBI or entitled to be registered; at least 5 years post-registration experience (2 years in children\'s disability); clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to discharge the role; evidence of continuous professional development.
• Annual Registration: maintain live annual registration with NMBI; confirm annual registration with Enable Ireland; eligible to work in the state and available to commence immediately.
• Good knowledge of child protection & child development; experience in conducting Assessments of Need; experience in community-based settings; experience working with children with disabilities.

What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: Monday 13th October 2025.

Additional notes: A panel may be formed from this vacancy for similar vacancies; posts may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance; feedback to non-shortlisted applicants may not be provided; Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For details on data protection, review Enable Ireland\'s External Data Protection Notice at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy. Your information may be shared with virtual service providers hosting interviews and with the interview panel; data will be stored in line with retention policy.