Job Title: Nursing Leader for Intellectual Disability Services
About the Role
This is a key leadership position within our organisation, requiring an experienced and skilled nursing professional to oversee governance and clinical leadership across residential services. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of leadership, governance, and administration, with a passion for delivering high-quality care to adults with intellectual disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
* Workforce Planning & Leadership: Oversee staffing levels, address skill mix, risk areas, and budgets; Manage recruitment, placement, retention, relocation, and contracted hour changes; Ensure relief staff are appropriately scheduled, trained, inducted, and supported; Lead, motivate, and support nursing and healthcare teams to provide high-quality, evidence-based care.
* Resident Transitions & Care Pathways: Oversee requests for new residential placements and changes in support needs; Work with individuals, families, staff, and multidisciplinary teams to assess and plan transitions; Coordinate with external stakeholders to ensure smooth referral and admission processes.
* Governance & Service Development: Support and deputise for the Director of Nursing; Lead service planning, financial management, and resource allocation; Ensure compliance with HIQA standards, NMBI guidelines, and HSE policies; Promote quality improvement, clinical audit, risk management, and safeguarding.
* Education, Training & Staff Development: Create an environment conducive to ongoing learning, professional development, and reflective practice; Support student placements, in-service training, and postgraduate development for nursing staff; Provide coaching, supervision, and performance management to support staff growth and development.
* Health & Safety / Risk Management: Ensure effective safety procedures are in place across the service; Actively participate in quality and safety committees, maintaining the risk register; Ensure all incidents are reported and managed through NIMS; Support infection prevention, safeguarding, and compliance with all statutory requirements.
Candidate Requirements
* Essential Qualifications & Experience: Registered (or eligible to register) in the Intellectual Disability Division of the NMBI Register; Minimum of 7 years' post-registration experience in intellectual disability nursing; At least 3 years' management experience at Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) level or higher, with 3 years spent in an Intellectual Disability setting; A Level 8 (or higher) qualification in healthcare or management.
* Strong leadership, governance, and administrative skills; Access to appropriate transport to meet the needs of a multi-site service.
* Desirable Competencies: Collaborative, empowering leadership style that promotes teamwork and innovation; Ability to monitor and evaluate service performance, ensuring continuous quality improvement; Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with staff, families, and stakeholders; Commitment to professional development, clinical governance, and service-user advocacy; Flexibility and resilience to lead in a changing healthcare environment.
Why Join Us?
* A permanent, pensionable contract with linked salary and benefits;
* The opportunity to shape and lead services in a respected organisation;
* The chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities;
* A collaborative, values-driven culture that supports diversity, equality, and inclusion;
* Professional growth and development through training, education, and career progression.