Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (CNM1) Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Temporary)

MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; Ballyerra; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Pension scheme

Generous holidays

Study leave

Job summary

Mercy University Hospital in Cork City is seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager 1 for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) service. The role is a Specific Purpose Contract, full-time, on-site, with a fixed-term arrangement.

The CNM1 will provide specialist nursing care for IBD patients, manage the MDT collaboration, and drive quality improvement with a focus on evidence-based practice and CPD.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMBI or eligible for registration.
• At least 3 years post-registration full-time experience, with 1 year in the relevant specialty.
• Evidence of clinical, managerial and administrative capacity.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care for IBD patients across the continuum of care.
• Define nursing/midwifery services in line with ethical standards.
• Assess patients using physical, psychological, social, and spiritual elements with evidence-based IBD care.
• Develop and implement care plans with MDT involvement.
• Identify referral pathways and participate in MDT case reviews.
• Collaborate with MDT in primary and secondary care as appropriate.
• Advocate for patient participation in decision making and educate on treatment options.
• Keep up-to-date with research to ensure evidence-based practice.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance

CPD commitment

Education

Registered nurse (NMBI)

Post-registration experience

Job description

Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (CNM1) Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Temporary)

Mercy University Hospital

Location: On site / Cork City, Cork, Ireland
job type: Fixed term / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Nursing & Midwifery
Annual Salary range:from € 57,780.00 to € 70,087.00

Clinical Nurse Manager 1

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Specific Purpose Contract, Full time hours

Details of Service:

The IBD Centre at MUH is the second largest in the country providing care for more than 4000 patients living with IBD. The IBD team consists of four Consultant Gastroenterologists, two ANP’s one candidate ANP and two CNS’s.This post will be professionally and clinically accountable to the ADON IBD service as well clinically accountable to the Consultant Gastroenterologists. The IBD service provides care to hospital in patients, the infusion service, out patients as well as nurse led services including clinical triage, virtual clinics, biologic clinics and patient education.

Responsibilities - The post holder will be responsible for;

• Develop a strong service user focus whereby the specialty defines itself as nursing/midwifery and subscribes to the overall purpose, functions and ethical standards of nursing/midwifery
• Provide a specialist nursing/midwifery service for service users with a diagnosis of IBD who require support and treatment through the continuum of care
• Undertake comprehensive service user assessment to include physical, psychological, social and spiritual elements of care using best evidence based practice in IBD care using the IBD WOP to guide education, knowledge and skills.
• Use the outcomes ofnursing/midwifery assessment to develop and implement plans of care/service user group management to contribute to the plans of service users, their families/carers and the MDT
• Identify and agree appropriate referral pathways for service user with IBD
• Participate in service user case reviews with MDT colleagues
• Use a case management approach to service user complex needs in collaboration with MDT in both Primary and Secondary Care as appropriate
• Communicate, negotiate and represent service user, family and/or carer values and decisions in relation to their condition to MDT colleagues in both Primary and Secondary Care as appropriate
• Develop and support the concept of advocacy, particularly in relation to service user participation in decision making, thereby enabling informed choice of treatment options
• Develop clinical competence in service user management within IBDnursing/midwifery, keeping up-to-date with relevant research to ensure the implementation of evidence based practice.
• Provide the service user, family and/or carer with appropriate information, education and other supportive interventions to increase their knowledge, skill and confidence and autonomy in managing their IBD condition.
• Establish and maintain a register of service user with IBDcaseload
• Maintain a record of clinically relevant data aligned to National Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) as directed and advised by the DON
• Evaluate nursing/midwifery audit results and research findings to identify areas for quality improvement in collaboration with nursing/midwifery mana
• Participate and cooperate with legislative and regulatory requirements with regard to quality, risk and safety

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates must be registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.

And

Have at least 3 years post registration fulltime experience (or an aggregate of 3 years post registration full time experience) of which 1 year post registration full time experience (or an aggregate of 1 years post registration full time experience) must be in the speciality 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 Continuing Professional Development.

Closing date for applications is 1pm, Friday 6 th November 2026

The MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.

Mercy University Hospital (MUH):

MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. We have over 1,500 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services. We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services. Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand.

We support staff development with approx. 100 promotions annually. We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours. We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance. From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team. For fully registered NMBI recognised nurses, we offer a generous relocation package (if coming from abroad). We live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.