Children's Disability Network Manager

Enable Ireland; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 88,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent disability services organization seeks a Children's Disability Network Manager to lead and manage children's disability services in Wicklow. Responsibilities include overseeing staff, ensuring quality service delivery, and adhering to legislative frameworks. Applicants should have substantial experience in health care, particularly in managing disability services and teamwork. The role offers a specified purpose contract with a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years post-qualification experience including three years in children's disability services.
• High standard of suitability and management ability.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources including disability staff.
• Ensure delivery of high quality integrated disability services.
• Provide clinical assurance and supervision to the team.

Skills

Management ability

Therapeutic services delivery

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Family-centered practice

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Nursing or Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly-motivated Children's Disability Network Manager to join our team in Arklow, Co. Wicklow. Contract Type: Specified purpose post. Contract Hours: 35 hours per week. Salary Scale: €88,301 - €97,186 pro rata per annum. Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days per annum.

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

Position and Purpose

The Children\'s Disability Network Manager (CDNM) is responsible to the Lead Agency (Enable Ireland) for developing Children\'s Disability Services within the designated area, in line with National Policy. The CDNM is the accountable and responsible person for ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe, integrated children\'s disability services to the population of the assigned Community Healthcare Network, in accordance with legislative and service delivery frameworks and within allocated resources.

Using the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People programme as a model of service based on family-centred practice and interdisciplinary teamwork, the CDNM will have full responsibility and accountability for managing resources, including all the children\'s disability staff within the Children\'s Disability Network. The CDNM will provide day-to-day operational line management for children\'s disability staff and provide clinical assurance regarding the professional supervision of each clinician in the team, supported by an agreed evidence-based clinical governance structure within the Lead Agency or Community Healthcare Organisation.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties.

Essential Criteria

The successful candidate will have:

• Have a relevant professional qualification in Nursing or a Health and Social Care profession and, where appropriate, have statutory registration or professional registration/accreditation.
• Have a minimum of five years post-qualification work experience, including three years working in or managing the delivery of children\'s disability therapeutic services.
• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

Health, Character and Other Requirements

• Health: A candidate must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health consistent with the ability to render regular and efficient service.
• Character: Each candidate must be of good character.
• Age: Age restrictions apply as specified for new entrants; otherwise, under 65 on the relevant date.
• Travel: Successful candidates must have access to appropriate transport to fulfil the requirements of the role as travel is involved.

How to Apply

If you believe you fit the role, please submit your application. Closing date for applications: 7 October 2025. A panel may be formed from this vacancy for similar vacancies in the next 12 months. The post is subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance as relevant.