Clinical Nurse Manager, Operating Theatre

The Coombe Hospital is one of the largest providers of women and newborn health care in the Republic of Ireland. We care for up to 10,000 pregnant women every year. In addition, over 1,000 newborns are admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Centre and over 8,000 adult surgical operations are performed. The hospital provides comprehensive care for women and newborns at local, regional and national levels.

The hospital promotes and supports normality in pregnancy and child birth; the hospital also provides a comprehensive range of highly specialised care in high risk maternal and fetal medicine, newborn medicine, anaesthesia and gynaecology.

The Hospital is inviting applications for the following post:

CNM1 - Operating Theatre

About the role:

Purpose of The Post

To be responsible for the management, care and treatment of service users, to ensure that the optimum standard of care is provided within the designated areas of responsibility.

The primary role of Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (CNM 1) has a specially focused nursing knowledge and skills in providing clinical and professional leadership in the perioperative environment. The CNM 1 will contribute to the improvement of the quality of patient care within the theatre department through the implementation of nursing policies and procedures, the development of nursing staff by means of in-service training, orientation of new staff and arranging for clinical experience, mentorship and supervision of junior staff, student nurses and midwives.

The post holder is required to participate in teaching & preceptorship of staff either working in or observing Theatre and recovery room nursing and to participate as required in research as agreed by The Coombe Hospital.

Intending applicants should submit a completed application form along with an updated Curriculum Vitae, and letter of application before the closing date of 5pm, Wednesday, 14.07.2024.

(Please see full job description and application form enclosed)