Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Medical/Surgical (Specific Purpose Contract)
Location: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Company: Bitrecruit
Client/Employer: Occupop
Posted: 20.05.2026
Job reference: 882f2535c82e558002ea62f832c93bb9
Clinical Nurse Manager II (CNM2) - Medical/Surgical
Specific Purpose Contract, Full Time Hours.
The CNM2 is an essential member of the Nurse Management Team. This involves the implementation and evaluation of nursing services, the maintenance of an optimum clinical environment, the clinical working environment, and the enhancement of an effective clinical learning environment.
Responsibilities Include:
Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership in all aspects of nursing care.
Act as a positive and accountable role model in providing direct patient care.
Establish and maintain caring and therapeutic interpersonal relationships with individuals, clients, groups, and communities.
Ensure confidentiality on all matters.
Ensure that appropriate mandatory training and professional development programmes are provided for nursing and nursing support staff to meet the learning needs of the organisation, including staff training needs analysis and situation specific service needs.
Ensure that excellent standards of clinical nursing care are in operation and that regular monitoring of nursing and nursing support staff care is undertaken through audit.
Use the outcomes of audit to develop action plans and support their implementation.
Foster a culture of audit and action-based outcomes.
The extent to which good working relationships are fostered and maintained throughout the nursing service and between nursing and other disciplines.
The effectiveness of performance in relation to Human Resource management and development.
Eligibility Criteria:
Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Have at least 5 years post-registration experience of which 2 recent years must be in the related area.
Recent acute experience desirable.
Provide evidence of clinical and professional managerial ability, leadership, communication and organisational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Provide evidence of ongoing professional development.
Evidence of leading clinical practice initiatives.
Evidence of promotion of multi-disciplinary teamwork.
Closing date for applications is 1pm on Monday 25th May 2026
Mercy University Hospital (MUH) is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City, providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services. MUH offers a teaching environment, national and international recognition and a range of specialist services including acute surgical, acute medical and critical care. The hospital supports staff development with approximately 100 promotions annually and prioritises work-life balance. Staff benefit from nationally agreed enhanced salary scales, a pension scheme, excellent holidays, a canteen and study leave and assistance. A generous relocation package is offered for fully registered NMBI recognised nurses from abroad.
We live by our core values of compassion, excellence, justice, respect and team spirit.
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