Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours.
Based at Mercy Regional Rehabilitation Unit (Blarney) or any buildings on the Complex of Mercy University Hospital.
Permanent Contract, Full time Hours, Day and Night shifts.
Details of Mercy Regional Rehabilitation Unit
Mercy Regional Rehabilitation Unit is a newly developed post-acute care rehabilitation unit. It is made up of 50 beds located off site from the MUH. It remains under the governance of the MUH. The Rehabilitation Services program delivers specialist post-acute care, focusing on patient-centred reablement to help patients achieve optimal functionality and independence following illness or injury. This service emphasizes seamless transitions of care between hospital and home, integrating multidisciplinary expertise to support patient recovery.
Responsibilities Include:
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Ensure the department is managed in a cost effective and efficient manner while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
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Offer support and guidance to the CNM2's and staff in these areas.
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Provide innovative and effective leadership to nursing and allied health staff.
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Participate in the Nurse Management Team in the effective management of services.
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Assist in the development and the effective operation of all assigned services, through effective forward planning and organisation of resources and workload.
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Ensure that every effort is made to meet National Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets relating to the service.
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Assist in devising service plans for the area and adherence to budgets through financial awareness.
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Develop and monitor cost awareness and liaise with the Supplies Department in the ordering and control of stock and trials of new products.
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Ensure that equipment is correctly handled and maintained in safe working order as per HIQA standards.
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Be aware of all health & safety legislation, relevant to the nursing workforce.
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Ensure that the nursing workforce is aware of Health and Safety legislation and that Mercy University Hospital's policy in relation to Health and Safety at work is adhered to.
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Foster a clinical learning environment within the clinical area.
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Use the outcomes of audit to develop action plans and support their implementation.
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Foster a culture of audit and action based outcomes.
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As a member of the Senior Nurse Management Team, provide senior nurse leadership, including analysing and directing patient flow and staffing resource allocation out of hours.
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Provide professional advice on all issues relating to nursing.
Eligibility Criteria - Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
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Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI / Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann) or entitled to be so registered.
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Have at least 5 years recent acute, post registration full time (or an aggregate of 5 years post registration full time) experience of which 2 years (or an aggregate of 2 years post registration full time experience) must be in the speciality or related area.
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Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
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Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.
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Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
Desirable Eligibility Criteria:
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Post Registration Qualification in the related area, or commitment to undertake.
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Management qualification or commitment to undertake.
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Previous management experience.
Closing date for applications is 1pm on Wednesday, 15th July 2026.
MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.
Mercy University Hospital (MUH)
MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. We have over 1,800 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services.
We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services.
Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand. We recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork.
We support staff development with approx. 100 promotions annually. We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours. We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance.
From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team. For fully registered NMBI recognised nurses, we offer a generous relocation package (if coming from abroad).
And we live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.
