Children's Disability Network Manager

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2025.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Acting Children's Disability Network Manager to join our team in CHO 8 Meath CDNT 4 Dunshaughlin / East Meath

Contract Type: 12 month fixed term contract

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week (1.0 WTE)

Salary Scale: The current salary for this post is based on the Enable Ireland Acting CDNM 7-point pay scale, with salaries ranging from

€87,142 to €97,637 per annum, pro rata, at April 2026 rates.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service

Overview of the Post:

The Acting Children’s Disability Network Manager (Acting CDNM) is responsible to Enable Ireland for the development of Children’s Disability Services within the designated area, in line with National Policy. The Acting CDNM is the accountable and responsible person for ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe, integrated children’s disability services to the population of the assigned Community Healthcare Network. This will be provided in accordance with legislative and service delivery frameworks and requirements, within the resources allocated.

Using the key principles of the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People programme as a model of service which is based on family-centred practice and interdisciplinary team working, the Acting CDNM will have full responsibility and accountability for managing resources including all the children’s disability staff within the Children’s Disability Network.

The Acting CDNM will provide day to day operational line management for children’s disability staff and provide clinical assurance regarding the professional supervision of each clinician working in that team. The Acting CDNM will be supported in this regard by agreed evidence based clinical governance structure within Enable Ireland.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

Candidates must have at the latest date of application:

• A relevant professional qualification in Nursing or a Health and Social Care profession.

AND

• Statutory registration or professional registration/accreditation with CORU/NMBI.
• Must be eligible to work in the state
• A minimum of five years post qualification work experience, including three years working in, or managing, the delivery of children’s disability therapeutic services.
  AND
• The requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and management ability, for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

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What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 1st October, 2026 @ 12pm

INTERVIEW DATE: Friday 16th October, 2026

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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