Clinical nurse manager 2

JOB OPPORTUNITY 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 2024.

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.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) to join our team in the Children's Disability Network Team 3.

Contract Type : Permanent Contract Hours : 18.75 hours per week Salary Scale : €54,209 - €64,461 pro rata per annum.

Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) Annual Leave Entitlement : 34 / 35 / 37 days commensurate with experience pro rata per annum This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post To work as a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) as a member of the Children's Disability Network team in Network 3, 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.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities - Provide direct Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) services to a defined caseload with Children's Disability Network services in Kilkenny, both individually and in groups.

• Work effectively within an interdisciplinary team structure within the PDS framework.
• Develop and collate professional reports as required in accordance with high professional standards.
• To consult in family meetings, strategy meetings and case reviews as required.

To ensure effective maintenance of client records in line with Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act, Enable Ireland national and local policy guidelines and best practice, thus ensuring Duty of Care responsibilities are met.

o Local policies, protocols and guidelines.

o Current legislation.

admission and discharge procedures, control and usage of stocks and equipment, grievance and disciplinary procedures.

health and safety, infection control, storage and use of controlled drugs.

To maintain the person's and family's right to a relationship of mutual trust, privacy, confidentiality and responsible use of information.

clinic, home visits).

Planning and Organising of Activities and Resources - Plans and organises activities and necessary resources efficiently and effectively.

Professional Development and Standards in the Service - To promote and deliver supports within the ethos and philosophy of Enable Ireland and within the principles of Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People.

This includes working as a member of an interdisciplinary team providing family centred services in line with agreed national and legislative policies.

Judgement & Evaluation - Holds an appropriate and effective set of professional values and beliefs and behaves in line with professional standards as set down by Enable Ireland and relevant professional bodies.

Service Delivery & Initiative - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to make a credible contribution to the service.

Building and Maintaining Working Relationships - Forms strong positive working relationships across all areas of the service, builds on a common understanding.

Team Working - Attend and participate in relevant meetings including Individual Family Support Planning and case conference meetings and team meetings as required.

The successful candidate will have : Essential Criteria : (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition : (i) A recognised validated University Degree or an equivalent qualification in Intellectual Disability / General or Children's nursing.

(ii) 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 h Eireann) or entitled to be so registered.

and (iii) 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.

and (iv) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

and (v) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.

and (a) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

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 h Eireann).

and Confirm annual registration with NMBI to Enable Ireland Applicants must be eligible to work in the state and available to commence immediately.

Desirable Criteria : I.

RNID qualified.

II. Good knowledge of child protection & child development.

III. Experience in conducting Assessment of Need Assessments.

IV. Experience of working in a community based setting.

V.

Experience of working with children with disabilities.

If you feel you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including : - 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 For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here : Closing date for applications : Monday 13th October 2025 A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.

The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position.

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