Clinical Nurse Manager: Quality & 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

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.