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Posted 10 June, 2026

Clinical Nurse Manager (Specified Purpose - Maternity Cover)

Dublin Simon Community
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Full Time
Reference: 1713433638

About Us: At Dublin Simon Community, we're dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.

If you share our values and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.

We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.

Job Purpose:

To manage client care to the highest professional standards, using an evidence-based care planning approach to ensure that clients physical, psychological, social and cultural needs are met.

To provide clinical and professional leadership to the team.

Location: Dublin City

Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours

Essential for the role:

§ RGN or RPN with a primary degree in the relevant qualification

§ Is on the live register for relevant qualification (Nursing and Midwifery Board)

§ Management Experience

§ Minimum of 4 years post-registration experience in the last 8 years

§ Understanding of why people become homeless and their needs.

§ Understanding of mental health, drugs, alcohol, and other issues.

§ Knowledge of medical needs of clients who are homeless

§ Knowledge of relevant government policies relating to homelessness, health and addiction issues.

§ Knowledge of relevant nursing legislation and including FOI, Data Protectio

Desirable for the role:

§ Diploma or degree in addiction studies.

§ Work experience in the homelessness or addiction field.

§ Experience in working with homeless people.

§ Experience in managing projects in the community or voluntary sector

§ Understanding of residential low threshold Services.

Responsibilities:

§ Ensuring that service users receive a good standard of clinical care and client service.

§ Implementing and monitoring standards of clinical care for the service

§ Interdisciplinary networking to ensure high quality effective systems for service delivery

§ Monitoring and evaluation of accommodation and catering services for the service area

§ Allocation and co-ordination of resources to achieve tasks, scheduling of rosters

§ Procuring and evaluating material

§ Prioritising and meeting demands under pressure or in emergencies

§ Record keeping and reports for operational activities

§ Planning of meetings, case conferences and or other events

§ Promoting high standard in the daily running of the clinical services at unit level

§ Leading and managing interdisciplinary care for service users

§ Empowering staff through team meetings, coaching, education and promotion of staff initiatives.

Core Competencies:

§ Commitment to providing the highest levels of quality service

§ Relating with respect and compassion

§ Promoting diversity and equality

§ Providing quality person-centered service

§ Communicating effectively

§ Resilience, positive outlook openness to change

§ Maintaining a safe and secure environment

§ Promoting health and wellbeing

§ Promoting person-centered care

§ Building working relationships

§ Effective professional practice, planning, organising, and problem-solving.

Note: This Job Description will be reviewed and updated in line with the needs of the work

Benefits:

§ Contract type: permanent,

§ 25 days annual leave,

§ 5% matched contribution to your pension,

§ Paid Sick Leave Policy,

§ Paid Maternity Leave Policy,

§ Bike to Work Scheme,

§ Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket

§ 1st-week Comprehensive Training.

Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at (01) 6354860. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.

Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

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