Location of Post HSE Dublin & South East There is currently 1 permanent whole-time vacancy available in Wexford Residential Intellectual Disability Services.
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (Intellectual Disability) from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.
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 area(s) of responsibility.
The primary role of the Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (CNM1) will be one of clinical and professional leadership and development in the staff team, including the development of all staff by means of in-service training, orientation of new staff and co-ordinating clinical experience and supervision of student nurses where this is appropriate.
Informal Enquiries Brigid Murphy, Area Director of Nursing,
Wexford Residential Intellectual Disability Services.
Tel: 053 9233419
Email: ****** Wexford Residential Intellectual Disability Service has nine designated residential centres and one day service geographically located across Co. Wexford.
The Organisational structure consists of an Area Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Manager 3.
Each designated residential centre is managed by a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 / Person in Charge who may have a Clinical Nurse Manager 1 to assist them in their role.
This is dependent on the number of residents supported in each centre.
The Day Service is governed by a Clinical Nurse Manager 2.
The staffing team in each centre consists of Staff Nurses and Multi Task Attendants.
The service has two full time Advanced Nurse Practitioners practicing in the areas of:
Advanced Nurse Practitioner- Intellectual Disability (Adult) Chronic Health Conditions. Advance Nurse Practitioner - Intellectual Disability (Adult) Behavioural approach to Chronic Disease Management. Wexford Residential Intellectual Disability Service provides a full-time residential service in County Wexford for adults with a severe & profound level of Intellectual Disability, complex medical needs and behaviours of concern.
The Day Service (Millbrook Day Service) provides a Monday to Friday service to adults living in the community.
Wexford Residential Intellectual Disability Service support:
Student Nurse training sites in conjunction with SETU (South East Technical University) Nurse led services with access to members of Community Care MDT. Periodic staff rotation in order to maximize benefit for staff of experiential learning. Each Staff member will have access to both formal and informal supervision. All mandatory training provided. Links with NMPDU and RCNME provide support and funding for CPD. HIQA registered centres.