Clinical Nurse Manager 1 - Hardwicke Ward
* Post Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 1 - Hardwicke Ward
* Post Status: Specified Purpose
* Department: Surgical Directorate
* Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
* Reports to: CNM 2 / CNM 3 / Surgical Directorate Nurse Manager
* Salary: Clinical Nurse Manager 1 Grade (€56,642 - €66,705) – in line with Government pay policy
* Hours of work: Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week
* Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd October 2025 @ 12:00 noon
* Note: The hospital reserves the right to close the competition early if a substantial number of applications are received.
Position Summary
The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 is to develop, maintain, and evaluate an environment that supports the professional nurse in the provision of excellence in patient care. It is predominantly a clinical role with an educational focus. The Clinical Nurse Manager 1 will assist and where needed deputise for the CNM 2 as required, and provide managerial supervision for their department when rostered.
Accountability
* Bed Management
* Staffing
* Clinical Practice
* Standards, Quality and pursuit of safer, better healthcare
* Maintenance of budget
Responsibilities
Patient Accommodation
* Manage utilization of patient accommodation in terms of placement of patients.
* Decide how to organise and plan admission of patients, ensuring such activities are carried out appropriately.
* Alert the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 to any problems that may affect bed policy implementation.
* Organise and plan patient care to pre‑empt and avoid delays in safe and timely patient discharge.
Workload Estimation and Allocation
* Daily, decide with the CNM 2 and allocate the work to be done by staff nurses, student nurses and healthcare assistants.
* Ensure a systematic method for assessment of individual patient needs is implemented and properly documented.
* Estimate workload based on patient nursing needs.
* Promote attainment of each patient’s nursing care needs through appropriate allocation.
Staffing and Manpower Planning
* Prepare weekly duty rosters for each shift, taking into account holiday, study leave and other constraints; review and adjust as necessary.
* Advise the CNM 2 when staff levels fall below those required to meet variations in workload.
* Arrange staff meal breaks in consultation with registered nurses.
* Support and supervise nursing staff and other support staff in performing their responsibilities to the required standard.
* Monitor late attendance and unexplained absenteeism, and report to the CNM 2 or Divisional Nurse Manager.
* Assist with planning and allocating nursing teams with appropriate skill mix and level of experience to ensure continuity of patient care.
Personnel Management
* Promote high staff morale, encouraging team spirit and job satisfaction.
* Ensure welfare and safety policies are adhered to within the department.
* Receive visiting professionals and lay visitors to the department in the CNM 2’s absence.
* Participate in developing a ward orientation programme for new staff and assist with its implementation and evaluation.
* Ensure all staff practice nursing within the code set for the profession by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
* Report staff behaviour outside acceptable limits and investigate complaints, incidents and accidents involving patients and staff in accordance with hospital policy.
Education and Staff Development
* Assess and identify training and development needs for nursing staff and healthcare assistants; set objectives for learning and contribute to training programme development.
* Identify teaching opportunities within the department and plan these in consultation with the CNM 2.
* Participate in planning, implementing and evaluating staff development programmes to support new clinical services.
* Coordinate postgraduate training programmes where necessary.
* Participate in clinical department induction training for all new nursing staff, ensuring sufficient theoretical and practical training.
* Ensure accepted hospital, specialist administrative and clinical policies and procedures are known, understood and implemented.
* Teach, counsel and train learner nurses.
* Act as a resource for advice, support, instruction and guidance for staff nurses in clinical situations.
Clinical Nursing Practice
* Use a framework and model of nursing to assess individual patient needs in line with hospital nursing policy.
* Ensure appropriate nursing care is planned for each patient based on assessment and that prescribed medical treatment and nursing care are delivered within established policies and standards.
* Ensure accurate and complete nursing reporting systems.
* Liaise with ward staff to ensure procedural preparation is completed.
* Ensure accurate reports accompany patients transferred to other hospitals or departments.
* Maintain clinical competence of staff in performing clinical activities.
* Maintain personal clinical skills by managing a suitable patient caseload.
* Direct, supervise and mentor nursing staff in professional and specialist advice on nursing care.
* Order and manage supplies and pharmacy stock to keep the department adequately stocked.
Standards and Quality of Care
* Monitor indicators of quality such as hand hygiene audits, quality care metrics and other ward audits.
* Monitor ward management and clinical standards within realistic targets and explicit limits.
* Ensure department staff understand and abide by required standards and limits.
* Check quality of all work performed by department staff and use available systems.
* Monitor and evaluate outcomes of nursing care for individual patients.
* Prepare and check rooms and equipment to ensure safety of patients during procedures.
* Identify and act upon potential hazards to patients and staff.
* Ensure compliance with HIQA hygiene standards within the ward.
* Co‑operate and participate in audits carried out on the ward.
Budgeting
* Maintain agreed stock level controls and report deficiencies to the CNM 2.
* Encourage staff to use resources judiciously, developing economical habits and adhering to limits to ensure economic use consistent with standards.
* Assist the CNM 2 in preparing duty rosters.
* Order staff judiciously with due regard to workload and budgetary constraints.
Self Development
* Maintain, update and develop knowledge on relevant professional development and current trends by attending study days each year.
* Maintain a personal record of professional development.
* Accept annual appraisal from the CNM 2.
* Discuss performance and future self‑development needs with the Directorate Nurse Manager, CNM 3 and CNM 2 using job performance review in accordance with nursing policy.
Qualifications
Select criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post. Applications will be assessed on how well candidates satisfy these criteria.
Mandatory
* Statutory registration, professional qualifications and experience.
* Registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives on the closing date.
* Eligible applicants: at least 3 years post‑registration full‑time experience (and at least 1 year post‑registration experience) in the specialty or related area.
* Clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, including annual registration and maintenance of live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register.
* Confirmation of annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by means of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
* Health: fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and in a state of health such that they can render regular and efficient service.
* Character: of good character.
Desirable
* A management course.
* Previous management experience.
Information about pension abatement applies to applicants previously employed in the Civil or Public Service. Where a Civil/ Public Service pension commences during re‑employment, it will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2012.
By applying for this position you acknowledge the relevant abatement provisions, if applicable.
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