Clinical Nurse Manager-Night Supervisor

RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment for domestic and overseas candidates across Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Care, and Community Care services.

We are currently hiring a Clinical Nurse Manager -Night Supervisor for a leading Nursing Home in County Dublin .

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Manager-Night Supervisor

Location: County Dublin, Ireland

Sector: Nursing Home / Elderly Care

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred nursing and social care that meets the individual needs of each resident.
  
• Ensure compliance with company policies, clinical guidelines, HIQA standards, and best practices within the nursing home.
  
• Monitor residents’ clinical conditions, including pressure sores, falls, and acute deterioration, ensuring appropriate assessment, documentation, and care plans are in place.
  
• Conduct comprehensive resident assessments and ensure care plans are regularly reviewed, updated, implemented, and evaluated.
  
• Identify and troubleshoot clinical and non-clinical issues, escalating concerns appropriately to the Director of Nursing.
  
• Supervise medication management, including safe administration, stock ordering, inventory control, medication reviews, and regular audits.
  
• Liaise effectively with GPs, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals regarding residents’ medication and clinical care.
  
• Provide visible, hands-on leadership and support to Staff Nurses and Care Assistants to maintain high standards of resident care.
  
• Support staff training, development, and performance appraisal in conjunction with the Director of Nursing.
  
• Identify staff training needs and facilitate appropriate in-house training, including infection prevention and control, palliative care, and management of challenging behaviour.
  
• Conduct regular clinical, medication, infection control, environmental, health and safety, and hygiene audits, ensuring corrective action plans are implemented and sustained.
  
• Review new admissions to ensure appropriate assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation are completed to a high standard.
  
• Act as a key point of contact for residents, relatives, and visitors, promoting effective communication, person-centred care, and timely resolution of complaints.
  
• Assist the Director of Nursing with day-to-day management, including staff rosters, handovers, resident reviews, and clinical oversight, and provide cover during periods of absence.
  
• Promote a safe, supportive, and professional working environment by implementing health and safety policies, maintaining effective teamwork, and supporting continuous improvement in clinical practice.
  

Requirements

• BSc in General Nursing or equivalent qualification.
• Registered on the NMBI Live Register.
• Previous managerial training and/or experience (advantageous).
• Demonstrated excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Proven sound clinical and managerial decision-making ability.
• Ability to motivate self and others and work effectively on own initiative.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively and promote a positive team environment.
• Continuous professional development and training
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Paid Sundays and double pay on Bank Holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for staff wellbeing

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