Director of Nursing

RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in relocating qualified healthcare professionals across Ireland and internationally. We support candidates throughout the professional registration job placement visa and employment permit processes.

We are currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Director of Nursing to join our clients nursing home in Cork Ireland. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading the nursing service and ensuring the delivery of high-quality safe and person-centred care to residents.

Our commitment is to provide exceptional care in an environment where quality dignity respect compassion and individual choice are at the heart of everything we do.

• Provide effective clinical and professional leadership throughout the nursing home
  

• Promote a person-centred approach to care ensuring residents individual needs preferences choices dignity and quality of life are prioritised
  

• Lead and maintain effective clinical governance quality assurance and risk management systems within the home
  

• Ensure the service operates in line with relevant legislation HIQA standards organisational policies and professional requirements
  

• Oversee the development implementation and regular review of residents care plans and clinical records
  

• Ensure residents changing care needs are appropriately assessed monitored documented and addressed
  

• Drive continuous improvement through regular clinical audits quality improvement programmes action plans and review of outcomes
  

• Lead the appropriate management and investigation of incidents complaints safeguarding concerns and other clinical or quality-related matters
  

• Ensure learning from incidents and complaints is identified and incorporated into service improvements
  

• Lead support and develop the nursing and care teams while promoting accountability teamwork engagement and professional standards
  

• Assist with staff recruitment induction supervision performance management training and ongoing professional development
  

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
  

• Minimum of 3 years experience as a Director of Nursing or Person in Charge
  

• Hold a post-registration management qualification in health or a related discipline or be willing to complete one within 3 years
  

• Proven experience in strategic planning clinical leadership and service management
  

• Comprehensive knowledge of HIQA standards regulations policies procedures and relevant guidelines
  

• Strong leadership and people-management skills with the ability to lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team
  

• Excellent communication organisational problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  

• Strong financial budgetary administrative and resource-management skills
  

• Demonstrated commitment to delivering high-quality safe and person-centred care
  

• Commitment to promoting residents dignity independence wellbeing choice and overall quality of life
  

• Competitive salary package
  

• 25 days of annual leave
  

• Paid sick leave
  

• Pension scheme
  

• Death-in-service benefit
  

• Free on-site parking
  

• Pharmacy discount
  

• Education and professional development support