Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Critical Care Unit

Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Critical Care Unit Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours. The Clinical Nurse Manager 3 (CNM3) : holds strategic, operational, and managerial responsibility for the delivery of nursing services within the Critical Care Unit. will be expected to demonstrate transformational leadership, drive innovation, and ensure that patient dignity and respect are central to all aspects of care delivery. has key responsibilities including leading initiatives to improve access and ensuring that care standards align with national and international best practices. will be a credible and visible leader, capable of empowering and developing staff within the clinical environment. will foster a culture of continuous improvement and actively engage staff in change management and service development projects. The successful candidate will be expected to : Co-ordinate and manage the activity and resources within the Critical Care Unit to deliver a safe, effective nursing service while ensuring full utilisation of resource and capacity in the best interest of patients and families. Become an effective member of the Senior Nurse Manager team. Be responsible for ensuring an optimum clinical environment for all nursing and nursing support staff and the maintenance and development of professional patient care standards. Be responsible for the provision of the best standard of nursing care to patients. Be responsible for service delivery, resource management, staff development, risk, quality, safety, communication and professional / clinical leadership. This job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post; the Post holder may be allocated other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Director of Nursing. Eligibility Criteria - Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition : 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 Cnimhseachais na hireann) or entitled to be so registered. Have at least 5 years post registration full time (or an aggregate of 5 years post registration full time) experience of which 2 years (or an aggregate of 2 years post registration full time experience) must be in the speciality or related area. Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development. 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. Desirable Eligibility Criteria : Post Registration Qualification in the related area, or commitment to undertake. Management qualification or commitment to undertake. Previous management experience. Closing date for applications is 1pm, Tuesday 25th November 2025. 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 recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork. 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. Skills : NMBI Registration Critical Care / ICU Experience Management Experience