Job Overview
This Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Mental Health role offers an excellent leadership opportunity within HSE South West across Cork and Kerry. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality, recovery-focused mental health services while supporting nursing teams and ensuring safe, person-centred care.
As a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (Mental Health), you will provide professional and clinical leadership within multidisciplinary settings, ensuring best practice standards and contributing to continuous service improvement across mental health services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and professional leadership within Mental Health Services.
- Manage and coordinate patient care delivery to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.
- Support, supervise and develop nursing staff within the service.
- Promote evidence-based practice and adherence to HSE policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support integrated service delivery.
- Ensure effective resource management and workforce planning.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and risk management processes.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and reporting standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Registered as a Psychiatric Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Minimum required post-registration experience in mental health services.
- Demonstrated leadership and management experience at senior nursing level.
- Strong clinical decision-making and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement.
- Eligibility to work in Ireland.
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
- Salary Scale (February 2026): €62,078 – €78,443 (LSI applicable) in line with HSE consolidated pay scales.
- Permanent Wholetime position.
- Public sector pension scheme.
- Annual leave entitlement aligned with HSE policies.
- Access to HSE training, leadership development and career progression opportunities.
- Allowances payable in line with approved HSE regulations where applicable.
Location & Employer Information
This position is based within Mental Health Services across Cork and Kerry under HSE South West. Services operate across community and specialist mental health settings, delivering comprehensive and recovery-focused care.
The Health Service Executive is Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare provider, committed to delivering safe, accessible and high-quality health services nationwide.
Application Details
- Apply Online via Rezoomo
- Job Specification & Applicant Information Document (available at the bottom of the advertisement)
- A Guide to Completing Competency Questions (available at the bottom of the advertisement)
Informal Enquiries:
- IHA Cork North and East – Niamh Hurley, Interim Area Director of Nursing
Email: [email protected] | Tel: 087-2906136 - IHA Cork South and West, and Cork CAMHS – Jennie Synnott, Area Director of Nursing
Email: [email protected] | Tel: 087-6016820 - IHA Kerry Adult & Kerry CAMHS – Aidan Murphy, Acting Area Director of Nursing
Email: [email protected] | Tel: 086 7922619
Candidates are strongly advised to download, save and carefully read the Job Specification and Applicant Information documents before completing their application. All sections of the competency-based application form must be fully completed.
Interviews will normally be scheduled with a minimum of two weeks’ notice. This timeframe may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.
Last Day to Apply: 10 April 2026 at 12:00 PM
