Clinical Nurse Manager 2 in Cork

About the Role

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM2) to join our team in Cork Childrens’ Services, Curraheen, Co Cork. Contract Type: Specified Purpose Contract. Contract Hours: 18.75 hours per week. Salary Scale: €29,705 to € 35,322 per annum (based on working 18.75 hpw). This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Annual Leave Entitlement: 34-37 days per annum pro-rata for less hours worked.

Overall Purpose of the Post: To work as a member of the inter-disciplinary team providing services to children, young people (0-18 years) and families enrolled with the team. The nurse on a Children’s Disability Network Team has a pivotal role in the delivery of effective, high quality, team based support to children and young people with complex needs arising from their disability. This is to be done in partnership with their families, school staff and other stakeholders in their daily lives. This post will involve holding a key contact role for children and their families, nursing assessments and participation in team based assessments, intervention, carrying out Individual Family Service Planning meetings with families, programme planning and implementation and review of same. Provision of training and advice to families, staff and other professionals and carers will also be a significant part of this role.

Requirements

Essential Criteria: A recognised validated University Degree or an equivalent qualification in Nursing. Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI]. Annual Registration: On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the appropriate/relevant Division of the register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for the role. Have a minimum of 5 years post qualification full-time experience. Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development. Have a minimum of 3 years working at a senior level, or in a supervisory capacity. Be eligible to work in the state. Hold full clean drivers licence and willingness to drive service vehicles.

Desirable Criteria: Having a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working with Children/Young people with disabilities (physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families.

Details

Location: Cork City, County Cork, Ireland. Sector: public sector. Closing date: 30 Oct 2026.

How to Apply

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: Friday 30th Oct 2026 @ noon. A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months. The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant. Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community. The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment. Please review Enable Ireland’s Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: https://enableireland.ie/resources/publications/rezoomo-privacy-policy. Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.