Interim Clinical Nurse Manager 1 - Day Surgery, Dublin Pike

Interim Clinical Nurse Manager 1 - Day Surgery Blackrock Health Blackrock Clinic Location:

On site / South Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland job type:

Fixed term / Full-time Sector and subsector:

Medical&Healthcare | Nursing&Midwifery Salary:

Negotiable salary

Job Title:

Interim Clinical Nurse Manager 1

Department:

Day Surgery

Job Type:

Specific Purpose Contract (Maternity Cover)

Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Blackrock Clinic

is the leading and longest established private hospital and clinic in Ireland. Since it opened in the mid-1980s, the clinic has consistently built an unparalleled reputation in new high-tech surgical procedures, medical treatments, and ground-breaking diagnostics.

Blackrock Clinic

is now part of Blackrock Health private hospital group along with the Hermitage Clinic, Galway Clinic, and Limerick Clinic, some of the most advanced hospitals in Irish private healthcare. As a JCI accredited hospital, Blackrock Clinic is a progressive and pioneering hospital in which care for the patient is central to everything we do.

Role Purpose The CNM1 provides leadership, coordination, and clinical oversight for the day ward, ensuring safe, efficient, patient-centred care. The role supports the delivery of high-quality nursing practice, effective patient flow, and a positive working environment for staff.

Qualifications and Criteria

Be registered in the General Division of the live Register of Nurses kept by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience, ideally including day ward, acute surgical and medical care

Have the clinical, managerial, and administrative capacity to discharge the functions of the role properly

Have excellent Interpersonal, motivational and communication skills

Demonstrate evidence of continuing learning and professional development

Management or Leadership training.

Key Responsibilities Clinical Leadership

Provide visible, supportive leadership to nursing and healthcare staff within the day ward

Ensure evidence-based, high-quality nursing care aligned with NMBI standards

Oversee assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care

Support safe admission, treatment, and discharge processes to maintain optimal patient flow

Escalate clinical concerns appropriately and promptly

Ensure the provision of a high standard of care to patients and families is consistent with the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the Hospital.

Demonstrates effective communication skills to ensure safe, coordinated patient care within a fast-paced Day Ward environment

Promotes a culture of open, respectful communication, encouraging staff to elevate concerns, share information, and collaborate effectively

Operational Management

Coordinate daily staffing, skill mix, and allocation to meet service needs.

Support CNM2 in the effective management, coordination, and development of the day ward service, and step up in their absence to ensure continuity.

Support OperationsManager with the effectiveness and efficiency of patient flow.

Monitor activity levels, scheduling, waiting times, and throughput to ensure efficient service delivery

Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to support smooth scheduling and timely procedures

Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control standards

Maintain accurate documentation, promote real-time documentation, audits, and reporting as required

Manage complaints promptly and professionally, ensuring concerns are addressed, resolved, and escalated in line with hospital policy

Staff Support&Management

Provide supervision, mentorship, and performance support to nursing staff and healthcare staff

Work closely with the Clinical Nurse Facilitators to ensure structured staff development, competency progression, and high-quality clinical learning

Participate in staff training and ongoing professional development planning

Promote a positive, respectful, and collaborative team culture

Staff induction and orientation of new staff

Make the most effective and efficient use of developments in information technology for both patient care and administrative support in a manner that integrates well with systems throughout the organisation.

Participate in training and development in the implementation of EHR Meditech

Quality, Safety&Governance

Participate in clinical audits, incident reporting and reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.

Ensure adherence to hospital policies, HIQA&JCI standards

Identifies potential safety issues early and escalates appropriately.

Promotes a culture of continuous improvement aligned with HIQA and hospital standards.

Health&Safety

All employees must comply with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005.

Comply with relevant Health and Safety responsibilities as outlined in Hospital Policies, Protocols, and Procedures relevant to your area.

Take reasonable care to protect your own safety, health, and welfare and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.

Hygiene / Infection prevention and control

Monitor infection prevention and control practices across the Day Ward to ensure compliance with hospital policies, AMRIC guidelines, and HIQA standards

Conduct regular audits at ward level

Analyse audit results and communicate findings through safety huddles

Act accordingly by implementing corrective actions through quality improvement initiatives to ensure continuous improvements at ward level

Provide feedback to staff and management, ensuring a positive learning culture

Collaboration with the IPC team

Confidentiality

Protection of patient / service user information in line with hospital policy, NMBI Code of Professional Conduct , GDPR, and HIQA standards

Ensuring staff compliance with confidentiality protocols and reporting breaches appropriately

Maintaining discretion when handling sensitive clinical, personal, and organisational information

Promoting a culture of privacy

Data Management

Ensure compliance with the obligations required by the Data Protection Act 2018.

At the Blackrock Clinic, we are passionate about our people and believe in their development and growth. As a member of the team you can benefit from:

Onsite parking

Pension

Sports and Social club

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted onsite pharmacy

Please Note Job descriptions are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendments to meet the changing needs of the service. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Blackrock Clinic is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we are committed to creating an environment that promotes equality and dignity at work.

Blackrock Clinic is committed to providing reasonable accommodation when needed. Please advise if you have particular requirements, so that we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. You can contact us at

It is essential that you have valid work permission for the Republic of Ireland to take up employment for this position, or in the case of critical skills, you must be eligible for a work permit.

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