Clinical Nurse Manager / CDNT

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 Clinical Nurse Manager 1 to join our team in Cork Childrens Services, Curraheen, Cork.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Part-time (18.75 hrs) per week

Salary Scale: €26,733 to €31,700 per annum.

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34-37 days pro rata per annum and pro-rata for part time hours

Overview of the Post:

The Clinical Nurse Manager will be responsible for leading a dedicated team in delivering quality standards of care and support to provide support to children with physical and sensory support needs, ID and Autism.

The successful candidate will work as part of our inter-disciplinary team delivering a coordinated approach to children/young people from 0-18 years across all disabilities under the Lead Agency of Enable Ireland. The CNM will be required to work as key contact for particular cases and be involved in the IFSP process for these children and families. The CNM will ensure a high standard of clinical care is maintained, including assessment, intervention, and training and ongoing service delivery.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

· A recognised validated University Degree or an equivalent qualification in Nursing.

· Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI].

And

· Have at least 3 years post registration fulltime experience (or an aggregate of 3 years post registration full time experience) of which 1 year post registration full time experience (or an aggregate of 1 years post registration full time experience) must be in working with children with disabilities, (physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families.

And

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

And

· Candidates must demonstrate evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

· On appointment, Practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

· Be eligible to work in the state.

· Hold full clean drivers licence and willingness to drive service vehicles

Desirable Criteria:

· Management course commenced or completed

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

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

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: Friday 3rd July 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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