Clinical Nurse Manager - Theatre Services

Location: Cork

Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Cpl Healthcare is currently recruiting for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager - Theatre Services on behalf of a leading private healthcare provider in Cork.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior nurse leader to play a key role in the management and development of a busy surgical service. The successful candidate will combine strong clinical expertise with operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care while supporting service growth and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of clinical and theatre services.
• Oversee patient flow, scheduling, resource allocation, and service efficiency.
• Coordinate theatre activity and support the smooth running of surgical lists.
• Manage staffing requirements, rostering, and workforce planning.
• Ensure high standards of patient safety, quality, and clinical governance.
• Oversee medication management, incident reporting, and risk management processes.
• Monitor stock control, equipment readiness, and supply management.
• Support audit, accreditation, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and professional development support to nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
• Work collaboratively with consultants, management, and clinical staff to continuously improve service delivery.

Requirements

• Registered General Nurse with active NMBI registration.
• Minimum 10 years post-registration nursing experience.
• At least 4 years' management or leadership experience within a theatre, surgical, acute hospital, day surgery, or specialist clinical setting.
• Previous theatre nursing and/or scrub experience is essential.
• Experience managing teams, rostering, clinical operations, patient safety, and service delivery.
• Strong knowledge of quality standards, governance, risk management, and clinical compliance.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Full driving licence and flexibility to travel between locations if required.

Desirable

• Experience in ophthalmology or specialist surgical services.
• Experience supporting accreditation, audit, and quality improvement programmes.
• Relevant management qualification or postgraduate education.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary package.
• Leadership role within an expanding healthcare service.
• Opportunities for professional development and further education.
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment.
• Access to modern facilities and advanced clinical services.