Clinical Nurse Manager II

Enable Ireland; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 71,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Flexible Working

Long service reward

Maternity Leave

Adoptive Leave

Paternity Leave

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager II (0.8 WTE, part-time) in Bray, Dublin South East. You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based care to children and young people aged 0–18 within Dublin Children’s Services.

The role requires a validated nursing degree and 5 years post-registration experience, including 2 years in children’s disability, plus strong clinical and administrative leadership.

Qualifications

• Recognised nursing qualification and registration in Ireland.
• 5 years post-registration experience, with 2 years in children’s disability.
• Clinical leadership and ability to manage a team.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, evidence-based service for children and young people 0–18 years.
• Lead and support staff and students within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Ensure pathways to services via family-centred care.
• Oversee clinical governance, supervision and administrative duties.

Skills

Clinical Nursing

Management Experience

Team Leadership

CPD Commitment

Child Health

Education

Nursing degree (Intellectual Disability/General/Children’s Nursing)

Job description

About Enable Ireland

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 2025.

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.

Position Title

Clinical Nurse Manager II (part-time, 0.8 WTE) – location: Dublin South East (Bray).

Contract

Permanent, part-time post (0.8 WTE) working in the Bray location.

Salary Scale

€59,410 – €70,645 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).

Annual Leave Entitlement

34 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service. This may increase in line with experience, as per INMO guidelines on annual leave.

Overview of the Post

To work as a Clinical Nurse Manager II as a member of the Dublin Children’s Services, 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.

Essential Criteria

• A recognised validated University Degree or an equivalent qualification in Intellectual Disability/ General or Children’s Nursing.
• Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann) or entitled to be so registered.
• Have at least 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years full-time post registration experience) of which 2 years must be in the area of children’s disability.
• Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
• Demonstrated evidence of continuous professional development.
• Be eligible to work in the State.

Annual Registration

• On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann).
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with NMBI to Enable Ireland.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working with children with disabilities and their families.
• Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
• Good knowledge of child protection and child development.
• Experience of working in a community based setting.

Benefits

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible Working
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Wellbeing benefits
• Pension

Additional Information

• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
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Closing Information

Closing date for applications: 25th October 2026

Interview date for successful applications: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.