Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Quality and Patient Safety

Bon Secours Health System; Limerick; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bon Secours Health System in Ireland seeks a Registered General Nurse to join as Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (Quality and Patient Safety) at our new hospital in Limerick. The role leads quality assurance, clinical audits, incident learning and governance activities to deliver safe, person-centered care.

You will provide professional leadership, drive accreditation readiness, and support continuous improvement within a growing private hospital network.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse on live NMBI register or eligible for registration.
• Minimum five years’ post-registration nursing experience, including acute-care.
• Experience in quality assurance, clinical audit, patient-safety review, risk or governance.
• Continuing professional development relevant to leadership, quality and patient safety.
• Leadership, communication, organisation, analytical and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake concise, evidence-based chart reviews in line with hospital criteria and templates.
• Complete reviews related to incidents (e.g., transferral errors, DVT/PE, falls, readmissions, SSI) per governance processes.
• Identify contributory factors, learning points, recommendations and escalation needs.
• Escalate urgent safety concerns and notifiable incidents promptly via governance routes.
• Monitor actions arising from reviews and evidence of completion and effectiveness within remit.
• Maintain independent, objective validation with clear audit trails and documented outcomes.
• Provide feedback to audit owners and support corrective action development and closure.
• Review incident notifications and ensure accurate, timely records and chronology.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisation

Analytical thinking

Report writing

Education

NMBI registration

Job description

Registered General Nurse – Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (Quality and Patient Safety)

Full-time (37.5 hours per week) | Permanent

As part of Ireland’s largest private hospital group, Bon Secours Health System operates across the country, with over 4,000 staff members and a commitment to delivering compassionate, world-class healthcare. This new hospital in Limerick forms a key part of our ongoing investment in healthcare infrastructure, supporting our mission to provide advanced medicine and exceptional care to our patients. The hospital offers a wide range of specialist services, from cardiology to ophthalmology, and will play a pivotal role in enhancing healthcare provision in the Mid-West.

We are still recruiting exceptional people to join our team as we continue to expand our services at our new state-of-the-art hospital.

The Purpose of This Role

The Quality and Patient Safety Clinical Nurse Manager 2 supports the delivery of safe, effective, person-centered care through structured clinical review, audit assurance, incident learning, controlled-document management, accreditation readiness and quality improvement. The post holder provides professional leadership and reliable assurance to hospital management, clinical teams and governance committees.

Candidate Criteria

• Registered General Nurse on the live register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, or entitlement to be so registered before taking up appointment.
• A minimum of five years’ post-registration nursing experience, including relevant acute-care experience.
• Demonstrated experience of quality assurance, clinical audit, patient-safety review, risk or governance activity.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to leadership, quality and patient safety.
• Effective leadership, communication, organisation, analytical and report-writing skills.

Desirable

• A recognised management or leadership qualification, or willingness to undertake one.
• A relevant qualification in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical governance, risk management, clinical audit or healthcare accreditation.
• Experience of JCI accreditation, International Patient Safety Goals, tracer methodology or regulatory inspection readiness

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake concise, evidence-based chart reviews in accordance with agreed hospital criteria, templates and timeframes.
• Complete concise reviews relating to incidents as required e.g critical transfers, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, falls, return to theatre, hospital-acquired pressure injuries, readmissions and surgical site infections, together with other categories assigned through governance processes.
• Identify contributory factors, care-delivery issues, good practice, learning, recommendations and any requirement for further review or escalation.
• Escalate urgent safety concerns, potentially notifiable incidents, significant non-compliance or repeated themes promptly through the appropriate governance route.
• Monitor agreed actions arising from reviews and seek evidence of completion and effectiveness where this falls within the remit of the post.
• Apply consistent methodology, avoid unsupported conclusions and clearly distinguish factual findings, professional judgement and matters requiring specialist review.
• Validate assigned audits and elevate incomplete records and non-compliances where necessary,
• Maintain independence and objectivity in validation, record amendments transparently and retain an appropriate audit trail.
• Provide clear feedback to audit owners and support the development, monitoring and closure of corrective actions.
• Review QPulse incident notifications where necessary and maintain accurate, timely incident records
• Ensure the incident chronology, review outcome, learning, actions, responsible persons and due dates are documented clearly and consistently.
• Follow up overdue reviews and actions and expedite barriers to completion through the agreed governance structure.
• Contribute to risk assessment and risk-register review where significant or recurring hazards are identified, within the governance arrangements of the Hospital.
• Coordinate the drafting, review and update of assigned policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in consultation with the document owner and relevant stakeholders.
• Check that documents reflect current evidence, legislation, professional guidance, accreditation requirements, local governance and approved hospital templates.
• Ensure consultation, approval, publication, communication, implementation and staff-awareness requirements are completed and evidenced.
• Support hospital-wide readiness for JCI accreditation and HIQA inspection and other applicable regulatory, licensing and assurance requirements.
• Coordinate evidence gathering, gap analysis, tracer activity, action planning and follow-up for assigned standards International Patient Safety Goals and key areas of harm.
• Work with service leads to interpret standards, identify gaps, agree actions and monitor completion and effectiveness.
• Participate in accreditation visits, regulatory inspections, internal readiness reviews and mock surveys as required.
• Track findings, recommendations and improvement plans arising from surveys, inspections, audits and reviews and report exceptions promptly.
• Use findings from concise reviews, audits, incidents or feedback, policies and accreditation activity to identify priorities for improvement.
• Support clinical and operational teams to define improvement aims, measures, actions, owners and review dates, using recognised quality-improvement methods where appropriate.
• Contribute to evaluation of whether completed actions have resulted in sustained improvement and reduced risk.

If you’re a motivated and enthusiastic nurse with a passion for excellence, we want to hear from you!

Informal Inquiries: To Ms Amy Spillane (Head of Quality & Risk) [e-mail]

Bon Secours Health System is an equal opportunities employer. Our values of Human Dignity, Compassion, Stewardship, Service and Integrity guide everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees have the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, abilities and perspectives, and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.