Clinical Nurse Manager (Cnm) - Raheen

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We are proud to announce the opening of our new Bartra Healthcare Facility in Raheen, commencing March 2026. The facility will deliver premium-quality, individualised care in a safe, friendly, and comfortable environment where residents’ needs are our top priority.

As part of this exciting development, we are currently recruiting a Full-Time Clinical Nurse Manager for Raheen Lodge and invite applications from dedicated professionals who share our commitment to excellence

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure that the provision of a high standard of care to the patients is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of Bartra Healthcare.
• Ensure recognition of the patient as an individual; ensuring their rights, needs and comfort are given priority during the provision of care.
• Develop relationships with patients, which facilitates their autonomy, informed choice and evidence-based decision-making.
• Promote and maintain patients’ safety and provide quality care through respecting the privacy, dignity, and their rights.
• Maximise the patients’ capacity to exercise personal autonomy and choice. Ø Act as an advocate for the patient to provide support, reassurance and ensuring their views and wishes are taken into consideration.
• Report any matters of concern where patients may be put at risk, where there is a waste of funds or where obligations to them are not being met.
• Act as an advocate for the patient to provide support, reassurance and ensuring their views and wishes are taken into consideration.

Management Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the following in relation to Governance, Leadership and Management:
• In the absence of the Assistant Director of Nursing, undertake the role and responsibilities of the Person-in-Charge in line with the Health Act 2007, related regulations and the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) standards.
• Support the Registered Provider/Director of Nursing the day to day management of the Place of Work
• Act as a member of the Bartra Healthcare Teams, including, as deemed required by the Registered Provider/Director of Nursing, the Multidisciplinary Care Team, the Risk Management Team, the Incident Management Team and the Infection Control Team.
• Endeavour to keep abreast of recent trends in developments by reading widely.

Delegation of Tasks and Duties

• Be accountable for roles and activities delegated to junior staff, where appropriate.
• Work towards a restraint free environment, with implementation of practices in accordance with the National Policy.
• Ensure that staff rights, including working hours, and responsibilities are complied with in accordance to best practice and legislation.
• Ensure staff receive training in, are familiar with, and implement all policies and procedures of Bartra Healthcare.
• Ensure staff have up-to-date knowledge and skills appropriate to their role to respond to and manage behaviour that is challenging.

Quality and Safety Management System:

• Initiate and participate in inspections, evaluations, audits and quality initiatives.
• Use quality measurements and direct learning outcomes to drive service provision improvements
• Ensure the implementation of health and safety requirements including those relating to the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), clinical and non-clinical waste and management of sharps.
• Ensure appropriate records of patients’ health conditions and treatments are properly maintained daily, including:
• Ensuring that applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, best practice and relevant codes of practice are met in relation to patient records.

Eligibility criteria Qualifications and/or experience

Qualifications

• A registered General Nurse with NMBI
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable:

• Post Graduate Diploma in an area of nursing related to acute nursing
• Management qualifications
• IT Skills
• Audit experience
• Experience dealing with families
• Experience with dealing with MDT

Experience

• Minimum three years post graduate experience with a minimum of one-year experience at CNM level or experience of managing staff and patients

Essential:

• Experience of managing an area, patients and staff
• Ability to coordinate patients care on a daily basis and have a good oversight of the running of the area.
• Manage a cohort of staff and ensure the standards of care are upheld on a daily basis
• Acute nursing experience
• INEWS and deteriorating patient experience

Desirable:

• Experience as a CNM previously

Core Aptitudes

• Act as a good role model
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Teaching skills
• Ability to manage change
• Personal and people development
• Application of equality
• Information collection and analysis
• Quality and service improvement

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge of Residential Care legislation and standards including:
• HIQA’s National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland (2016).
• HIQA’s National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infection (2009)
• HIQA National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare (2012)
• Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Long Term Care (2012)
• Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (2014)
• NMBI Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (2015)
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and clinical nursing practice together with future trends in Care of Older Persons.
• Show evidence of current legislative policies pertinent to Care of the Older Persons.

Essential Knowledge:

• Knowledge and competence to practice effectively through Continuing Professional Development (CPD), following registration.
• Data Protection Act 2003
• Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
• Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2005 & 2007
• Employment Equality Act 1998-2015
• Freedom of Information Act 2014
• Nurses and Midwives Act 2011
• Educated in or familiar with the concepts and methods of quality improvement.
• Knowledge and understanding of the scope of practice for all Health and Social Care Professionals.
• Knowledge of relevant guidance:
• Protecting Our Future – Report of the Working Group on Elder Abuse (2002).
• Trust in Care. Policy for Health Service Employers on Upholding the Dignity and Welfare of Patient/Clients and the Procedure for Managing Allegations of Abuse against Staff Members (2005).

Desirable:

• Knowledge of organisation of health services and trends nationally and internationally.
• Professionalism in the application of theory to daily practices.
• Critical thinking to be able to recognise resident problems and adapt to changes quickly.
• Ability to recognise shortfalls or limitations of their competencies.
• Ability to source both theoretical and technical information.

Benefits:

• HSF Health Plan
• Education Support
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Length of Service Reward
• Birthday Reward Subsidesed Meals
• Bike to Work Scheme

Email hr@bartrahealthcare.ie to request Full Job Description

Bartra Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From €25.00 per hour

Work Location: In person