Nursing Leader for Intellectual Disability Services

13 hours ago

Dundalk, Louth, Ireland beBeeLeadership Full time €81,000 - €91,000

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.

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