Clinical Nurse Manager II -Surgical Day Unit

Clinical Nurse Manager  II -Surgical Day Unit

RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment for both domestic and international candidates across hospitals, nursing homes, home care, and community care services.

We are currently seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager  II -Surgical Day Unit  to join a leading hospital in Dublin, Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated nurse to work in a dynamic clinical environment delivering high-quality patient care.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing safe, effective, and patient-centred nursing care while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to nursing staff within the patient care units, supporting the goals and objectives of Surgical Services and the organisation.
  




• Plan, coordinate, and oversee patient flow across Surgical Services to ensure the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of patient care.
  




• Collaborate closely with Theatre and PACU Nurse Managers, the Head of Surgical Services, Nurse Supervisors, Director of Nursing, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes.
  




• Monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care, ensuring care is competent, compassionate, efficient, evidence-based, and aligned with professional standards and the Professional Scope of Practice Framework.
  




• Support staff recruitment, retention, development, and performance management, promoting a positive, respectful, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
  




• Ensure the availability of safe equipment, adequate supplies, and appropriate resources, while monitoring staffing levels, productivity, budgets, and operational expenditure.
  




• Participate in quality improvement, risk management, clinical audit, and accreditation activities, identifying areas for improvement and supporting the implementation of best practices, policies, and standards.
  




• Maintain effective professional relationships and communication with patients, families, physicians, nursing colleagues, other departments, and external stakeholders to promote collaborative and respectful care.
  




• Support education and professional development by attending mandatory training and relevant study days, maintaining a professional portfolio, supervising or precepting students and newly appointed staff, and identifying opportunities for nursing research.
  




• Promote professional accountability and effective practice through participation in performance reviews, health promotion initiatives, patient and family education, effective time management, and the completion of other duties as required.
  
  

Requirements

• NMBI-registered Registered General Nurse in good standing.
  




• Relevant post-registration qualification in Nursing Management is desirable.
  




• Minimum 3 years’ clinical nursing experience.
  




• Minimum 2 years’ progressive nursing management experience.
  




• Experience in a Same Day Surgical Unit is desirable.
  




• Experience in implementing new services and ways of working.
  




• Strong leadership, delegation, team-building, and motivational skills.
  




• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
  




• Excellent communication, interpersonal, teaching, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  




• Strong planning, organisation, time management, flexibility, and multitasking abilities.
  




• Innovative and motivated approach with a commitment to professional development.
  




• Up-to-date knowledge of developments in the relevant specialist area and national nursing strategies.
  




• Demonstrates empathy, compassion, and respect towards patients, relatives, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
  

Benefits