Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology
Location: Limerick
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: € 57,208 – 67,372 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a brand-new state-of-the-art Oncology Centre in Limerick, to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I to step into a high-impact leadership role within a progressive and innovative cancer service.
This is a leadership role within the Oncology Day Unit, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to lead service delivery, support staff development, and drive quality, safety, and performance within a progressive cancer care environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit in the absence of the CNM2.
- Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
- Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments
- Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
- Maintains clear communications with the Clinical Nurse Manager regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
- Lead day to day planning, coordination, and resource management within the Oncology Day Unit
- Allocate workload and skill mix to meet patient care needs and maintain safe service delivery
- Assess staff competencies, delegate appropriately, and support best practice development
- Maintain clear communication with the CNM II regarding unit needs, incidents, and service priorities
- Drive continuous improvement, KPI delivery, and support Lean initiatives across the service
- Manage resources efficiently, liaising with the Operations Manager on service provision and requirements
- Lead practice development initiatives within the clinical area
- Lead and implement change management initiatives
- Maintain familiarity with all policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines relevant to the Oncology Day Unit
- Lead, facilitate, and participate in Lean projects across multidisciplinary teams
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- NMBI registration (General Division) or eligibility
- Postgraduate (or equivalent) qualification in Oncology
- Management course completed
- Minimum 3 years oncology experience
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy, CVAD care, cannulation & venepuncture
- Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office), HR awareness, and change management experience
- ALS qualification (or willingness to undertake).
- Competent in IV and oral chemotherapy administration
- Competent in accessing, maintaining, and caring for CVAD devices
- Competent in IV cannulation and venepuncture
Personal Competencies
- Demonstrates professional knowledge, leadership, and clinical expertise
- Practices in accordance with nursing legislation and professional standards
- Applies evidence-based practice in clinical decision-making
- Demonstrates excellent planning, organisation, and time-management skills
- Effectively manages competing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrates strong resource management and value-for-money awareness
- Shows flexibility, adaptability, and openness to change
- Communicates clearly, sensitively, and effectively (written and verbal)
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence when delivering sensitive information
- Able to influence, lead, and assert appropriately within a multidisciplinary setting
Benefits:
- Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
- Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
- Relocation package
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Annual leave of 27 days.
- Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse leader ready to progress or continue your career as a Clinical Nurse Manager I – Medical Oncology, we would love to hear from you
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.
Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology
Location: Limerick
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: € 57,208 – 67,372 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a brand-new state-of-the-art Oncology Centre in Limerick, to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I to step into a high-impact leadership role within a progressive and innovative cancer service.
This is a leadership role within the Oncology Day Unit, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to lead service delivery, support staff development, and drive quality, safety, and performance within a progressive cancer care environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit in the absence of the CNM2.
- Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
- Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments
- Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
- Maintains clear communications with the Clinical Nurse Manager regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
- Lead day to day planning, coordination, and resource management within the Oncology Day Unit
- Allocate workload and skill mix to meet patient care needs and maintain safe service delivery
- Assess staff competencies, delegate appropriately, and support best practice development
- Maintain clear communication with the CNM II regarding unit needs, incidents, and service priorities
- Drive continuous improvement, KPI delivery, and support Lean initiatives across the service
- Manage resources efficiently, liaising with the Operations Manager on service provision and requirements
- Lead practice development initiatives within the clinical area
- Lead and implement change management initiatives
- Maintain familiarity with all policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines relevant to the Oncology Day Unit
- Lead, facilitate, and participate in Lean projects across multidisciplinary teams
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- NMBI registration (General Division) or eligibility
- Postgraduate (or equivalent) qualification in Oncology
- Management course completed
- Minimum 3 years oncology experience
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy, CVAD care, cannulation & venepuncture
- Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office), HR awareness, and change management experience
- ALS qualification (or willingness to undertake).
- Competent in IV and oral chemotherapy administration
- Competent in accessing, maintaining, and caring for CVAD devices
- Competent in IV cannulation and venepuncture
Personal Competencies
- Demonstrates professional knowledge, leadership, and clinical expertise
- Practices in accordance with nursing legislation and professional standards
- Applies evidence-based practice in clinical decision-making
- Demonstrates excellent planning, organisation, and time-management skills
- Effectively manages competing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrates strong resource management and value-for-money awareness
- Shows flexibility, adaptability, and openness to change
- Communicates clearly, sensitively, and effectively (written and verbal)
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence when delivering sensitive information
- Able to influence, lead, and assert appropriately within a multidisciplinary setting
Benefits:
- Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
- Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
- Relocation package
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Annual leave of 27 days.
- Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse leader ready to progress or continue your career as a Clinical Nurse Manager I – Medical Oncology, we would love to hear from you
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139. EXCLCHAR
Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology
Location: Limerick
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: € 57,208 – 67,372 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a brand-new state-of-the-art Oncology Centre in Limerick, to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I to step into a high-impact leadership role within a progressive and innovative cancer service.
This is a leadership role within the Oncology Day Unit, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to lead service delivery, support staff development, and drive quality, safety, and performance within a progressive cancer care environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit in the absence of the CNM2.
- Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
- Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments
- Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
- Maintains clear communications with the Clinical Nurse Manager regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
- Lead day to day planning, coordination, and resource management within the Oncology Day Unit
- Allocate workload and skill mix to meet patient care needs and maintain safe service delivery
- Assess staff competencies, delegate appropriately, and support best practice development
- Maintain clear communication with the CNM II regarding unit needs, incidents, and service priorities
- Drive continuous improvement, KPI delivery, and support Lean initiatives across the service
- Manage resources efficiently, liaising with the Operations Manager on service provision and requirements
- Lead practice development initiatives within the clinical area
- Lead and implement change management initiatives
- Maintain familiarity with all policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines relevant to the Oncology Day Unit
- Lead, facilitate, and participate in Lean projects across multidisciplinary teams
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- NMBI registration (General Division) or eligibility
- Postgraduate (or equivalent) qualification in Oncology
- Management course completed
- Minimum 3 years oncology experience
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy, CVAD care, cannulation & venepuncture
- Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office), HR awareness, and change management experience
- ALS qualification (or willingness to undertake).
- Competent in IV and oral chemotherapy administration
- Competent in accessing, maintaining, and caring for CVAD devices
- Competent in IV cannulation and venepuncture
Personal Competencies
- Demonstrates professional knowledge, leadership, and clinical expertise
- Practices in accordance with nursing legislation and professional standards
- Applies evidence-based practice in clinical decision-making
- Demonstrates excellent planning, organisation, and time-management skills
- Effectively manages competing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrates strong resource management and value-for-money awareness
- Shows flexibility, adaptability, and openness to change
- Communicates clearly, sensitively, and effectively (written and verbal)
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence when delivering sensitive information
- Able to influence, lead, and assert appropriately within a multidisciplinary setting
Benefits:
- Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
- Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
- Relocation package
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Annual leave of 27 days.
- Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse leader ready to progress or continue your career as a Clinical Nurse Manager I – Medical Oncology, we would love to hear from you
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139. EXCLCHAR
Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology
Location: Limerick
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: € 57,208 – 67,372 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a brand-new state-of-the-art Oncology Centre in Limerick, to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I to step into a high-impact leadership role within a progressive and innovative cancer service.
This is a leadership role within the Oncology Day Unit, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to lead service delivery, support staff development, and drive quality, safety, and performance within a progressive cancer care environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit in the absence of the CNM2.
- Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
- Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments
- Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
- Maintains clear communications with the Clinical Nurse Manager regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
- Lead day to day planning, coordination, and resource management within the Oncology Day Unit
- Allocate workload and skill mix to meet patient care needs and maintain safe service delivery
- Assess staff competencies, delegate appropriately, and support best practice development
- Maintain clear communication with the CNM II regarding unit needs, incidents, and service priorities
- Drive continuous improvement, KPI delivery, and support Lean initiatives across the service
- Manage resources efficiently, liaising with the Operations Manager on service provision and requirements
- Lead practice development initiatives within the clinical area
- Lead and implement change management initiatives
- Maintain familiarity with all policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines relevant to the Oncology Day Unit
- Lead, facilitate, and participate in Lean projects across multidisciplinary teams
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- NMBI registration (General Division) or eligibility
- Postgraduate (or equivalent) qualification in Oncology
- Management course completed
- Minimum 3 years oncology experience
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy, CVAD care, cannulation & venepuncture
- Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office), HR awareness, and change management experience
- ALS qualification (or willingness to undertake).
- Competent in IV and oral chemotherapy administration
- Competent in accessing, maintaining, and caring for CVAD devices
- Competent in IV cannulation and venepuncture
Personal Competencies
- Demonstrates professional knowledge, leadership, and clinical expertise
- Practices in accordance with nursing legislation and professional standards
- Applies evidence-based practice in clinical decision-making
- Demonstrates excellent planning, organisation, and time-management skills
- Effectively manages competing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrates strong resource management and value-for-money awareness
- Shows flexibility, adaptability, and openness to change
- Communicates clearly, sensitively, and effectively (written and verbal)
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence when delivering sensitive information
- Able to influence, lead, and assert appropriately within a multidisciplinary setting
Benefits:
- Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
- Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
- Relocation package
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Annual leave of 27 days.
- Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse leader ready to progress or continue your career as a Clinical Nurse Manager I – Medical Oncology, we would love to hear from you
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139. EXCLCHAR
Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology
Location: Limerick
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: € 57,208 – 67,372 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a brand-new state-of-the-art Oncology Centre in Limerick, to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I Medical Oncology.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager I to step into a high-impact leadership role within a progressive and innovative cancer service.
This is a leadership role within the Oncology Day Unit, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to lead service delivery, support staff development, and drive quality, safety, and performance within a progressive cancer care environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit in the absence of the CNM2.
- Analyses workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
- Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments
- Delegates appropriate tasks to personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
- Maintains clear communications with the Clinical Nurse Manager regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
- Lead day to day planning, coordination, and resource management within the Oncology Day Unit
- Allocate workload and skill mix to meet patient care needs and maintain safe service delivery
- Assess staff competencies, delegate appropriately, and support best practice development
- Maintain clear communication with the CNM II regarding unit needs, incidents, and service priorities
- Drive continuous improvement, KPI delivery, and support Lean initiatives across the service
- Manage resources efficiently, liaising with the Operations Manager on service provision and requirements
- Lead practice development initiatives within the clinical area
- Lead and implement change management initiatives
- Maintain familiarity with all policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines relevant to the Oncology Day Unit
- Lead, facilitate, and participate in Lean projects across multidisciplinary teams
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- NMBI registration (General Division) or eligibility
- Postgraduate (or equivalent) qualification in Oncology
- Management course completed
- Minimum 3 years oncology experience
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy, CVAD care, cannulation & venepuncture
- Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office), HR awareness, and change management experience
- ALS qualification (or willingness to undertake).
- Competent in IV and oral chemotherapy administration
- Competent in accessing, maintaining, and caring for CVAD devices
- Competent in IV cannulation and venepuncture
Personal Competencies
- Demonstrates professional knowledge, leadership, and clinical expertise
- Practices in accordance with nursing legislation and professional standards
- Applies evidence-based practice in clinical decision-making
- Demonstrates excellent planning, organisation, and time-management skills
- Effectively manages competing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrates strong resource management and value-for-money awareness
- Shows flexibility, adaptability, and openness to change
- Communicates clearly, sensitively, and effectively (written and verbal)
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence when delivering sensitive information
- Able to influence, lead, and assert appropriately within a multidisciplinary setting
Benefits:
- Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
- Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
- Relocation package
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Annual leave of 27 days.
- Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse leader ready to progress or continue your career as a Clinical Nurse Manager I – Medical Oncology, we would love to hear from you
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139. EXCLCHAR
Job Title: Medical Social Worker
Location: Raheen, Limerick
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent (35 hours per week)
Salary: In line with HSE Medical Social Worker Pay Scales
This is a highly sought after Medical Social Worker job in Limerick, offering the chance to work in a modern, purpose-built 80-bed step-down facility supporting older persons transitioning from acute hospitals back to home or community care.
Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Medical Social Worker, to join a brand new 80 bedded step down facility in Limerick. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, influence, and shape a service, while making a real and lasting impact on patients and their families at a critical stage of recovery.
As a Senior Medical Social Worker, you will be a vital member of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that each patient’s psychosocial needs are fully assessed and supported. You will take ownership of a complex and varied caseload, working closely with patients, families, and healthcare professionals to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred discharge plans.
You will be a key member of the Multi Disability Team, ensuring that each patient’s psychosocial needs are fully assessed, addressed, and incorporated into safe, robust discharge planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality medical social work assessment and intervention to patients and families experiencing illness, trauma, or functional decline.
- Support patients in adjusting to illness, injury, or changes in independence, offering emotional, practical, and psychosocial support.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support holistic care planning and safe, effective discharge planning.
- Assess social circumstances, family dynamics, housing, safeguarding concerns, and support needs.
- Advocate on behalf of patients and families to ensure access to appropriate community supports, services, and resources.
- To develop robust and comprehensive patient care plans/discharge plans in partnership with the patient, their family and the multi-disciplinary team to effect detailed and safe transfer to the community setting.
- Carry a caseload that incorporates for example cases that are a mix of complex, urgent, emergency, priority, routine, generic, episodic, and acute and many more.
- Maintain awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all activities.
- Participate in regular and routine supervision incorporating the functions of supervision including case management, accountability, and role in the agency, professional development/research, reflective practice and mediation amongst other aspects of the process.
- To provide a comprehensive social work and counselling service to all patients and their families.
- To develop strong co-working multi-disciplinary professional relationships that foster person centre patient care collaboratively.
- Support patients and families with complex decision-making, including capacity, consent, and care planning where required.
Essential Requirements:
- Recognised qualification in Social Work.
- CORU registration as a Social Worker (essential).
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, capacity legislation, and ethical practice
- Experience working in a medical, healthcare, or hospital setting.
- Experience working with older persons (desirable)
- Strong assessment, intervention, and advocacy skills.
- Experience working with adults and families experiencing illness, disability, or social vulnerability.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and multidisciplinary working skills.
- Ability to manage a varied and complex caseload effectively.
Why Join This Service:
- Permanent, full-time role within an HSE-supported service.
- Opportunity to work in a modern, patient-centred transitional care environment.
- Be part of a collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team.
- Make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, wellbeing, and safe discharge.
- Access to supervision, CPD, and professional development opportunities.
How to Apply
For further information or to apply, please contact Charlene Cooke at Excel Recruitment on 089 945 5139 for a confidential discussion.
Job Title: Medical Social Worker
Location: Raheen, Limerick
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent (35 hours per week)
Salary: In line with HSE Medical Social Worker Pay Scales
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a modern 80 bedded step-down facility, to support older persons transitioning from acute hospital care to home or community settings.
This service focuses on rehabilitation, reablement, and safe discharge planning in a warm, homely, single-occupancy ensuite environment. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the social work service from the outset and making a real, lasting impact on patients and families at a critical stage in their recovery journey.
This role will suit a Medical Social Worker who:
- Is confident working autonomously and taking ownership of complex cases
- Has a genuine passion for older persons services
- Values multidisciplinary collaboration while maintaining professional independence
- Wants to be part of building a new service from the ground up
You will be a key member of the Multi Disability Team, ensuring that each patient’s psychosocial needs are fully assessed, addressed, and incorporated into safe, robust discharge planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality medical social work assessment and intervention to patients and families experiencing illness, trauma, or functional decline.
- Support patients in adjusting to illness, injury, or changes in independence, offering emotional, practical, and psychosocial support.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support holistic care planning and safe, effective discharge planning.
- Assess social circumstances, family dynamics, housing, safeguarding concerns, and support needs.
- Advocate on behalf of patients and families to ensure access to appropriate community supports, services, and resources.
- To develop robust and comprehensive patient care plans/discharge plans in partnership with the patient, their family and the multi-disciplinary team to effect detailed and safe transfer to the community setting.
- Carry a caseload that incorporates for example cases that are a mix of complex, urgent, emergency, priority, routine, generic, episodic, and acute and many more.
- Performance management systems are part of the role and you will be required to participate in the Group’s performance management programme and this will be undertaken on a regular and routine basis as directed by the Director of Clinical Services and the Principal Social Worker.
- Maintain awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all activities.
- Participate in regular and routine supervision incorporating the functions of supervision including case management, accountability, and role in the agency, professional development/research, reflective practice and mediation amongst other aspects of the process.
- To provide a comprehensive social work and counselling service to all patients and their families.
- To develop strong co-working multi-disciplinary professional relationships that foster person centre patient care collaboratively.
- Support patients and families with complex decision-making, including capacity, consent, and care planning where required.
Essential Requirements:
- Recognised qualification in Social Work.
- CORU registration as a Social Worker (essential).
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, capacity legislation, and ethical practice
- Experience working in a medical, healthcare, or hospital setting.
- Experience working with older persons (desirable)
- Strong assessment, intervention, and advocacy skills.
- Experience working with adults and families experiencing illness, disability, or social vulnerability.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and multidisciplinary working skills.
- Ability to manage a varied and complex caseload effectively.
Why Join This Service:
- Permanent, full-time role within an HSE-supported service.
- Opportunity to work in a modern, patient-centred transitional care environment.
- Be part of a collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team.
- Make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, wellbeing, and safe discharge.
- Access to supervision, CPD, and professional development opportunities.
How to Apply
For further information or to apply, please contact Charlene Cooke at Excel Recruitment on 089 945 5139 for a confidential discussion.
Job Title: Medical Social Worker
Location: Raheen, Limerick
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent (35 hours per week)
Salary: In line with HSE Medical Social Worker Pay Scales
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a modern 80 bedded step-down facility, to support older persons transitioning from acute hospital care to home or community settings.
This service focuses on rehabilitation, reablement, and safe discharge planning in a warm, homely, single-occupancy ensuite environment. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the social work service from the outset and making a real, lasting impact on patients and families at a critical stage in their recovery journey.
This role will suit a Medical Social Worker who:
- Is confident working autonomously and taking ownership of complex cases
- Has a genuine passion for older persons services
- Values multidisciplinary collaboration while maintaining professional independence
- Wants to be part of building a new service from the ground up
You will be a key member of the Multi Disability Team, ensuring that each patient’s psychosocial needs are fully assessed, addressed, and incorporated into safe, robust discharge planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality medical social work assessment and intervention to patients and families experiencing illness, trauma, or functional decline.
- Support patients in adjusting to illness, injury, or changes in independence, offering emotional, practical, and psychosocial support.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support holistic care planning and safe, effective discharge planning.
- Assess social circumstances, family dynamics, housing, safeguarding concerns, and support needs.
- Advocate on behalf of patients and families to ensure access to appropriate community supports, services, and resources.
- To develop robust and comprehensive patient care plans/discharge plans in partnership with the patient, their family and the multi-disciplinary team to effect detailed and safe transfer to the community setting.
- Carry a caseload that incorporates for example cases that are a mix of complex, urgent, emergency, priority, routine, generic, episodic, and acute and many more.
- Performance management systems are part of the role and you will be required to participate in the Group’s performance management programme and this will be undertaken on a regular and routine basis as directed by the Director of Clinical Services and the Principal Social Worker.
- Maintain awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all activities.
- Participate in regular and routine supervision incorporating the functions of supervision including case management, accountability, and role in the agency, professional development/research, reflective practice and mediation amongst other aspects of the process.
- To provide a comprehensive social work and counselling service to all patients and their families.
- To develop strong co-working multi-disciplinary professional relationships that foster person centre patient care collaboratively.
- Support patients and families with complex decision-making, including capacity, consent, and care planning where required.
Essential Requirements:
- Recognised qualification in Social Work.
- CORU registration as a Social Worker (essential).
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, capacity legislation, and ethical practice
- Experience working in a medical, healthcare, or hospital setting.
- Experience working with older persons (desirable)
- Strong assessment, intervention, and advocacy skills.
- Experience working with adults and families experiencing illness, disability, or social vulnerability.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and multidisciplinary working skills.
- Ability to manage a varied and complex caseload effectively.
Why Join This Service:
- Permanent, full-time role within an HSE-supported service.
- Opportunity to work in a modern, patient-centred transitional care environment.
- Be part of a collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team.
- Make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, wellbeing, and safe discharge.
- Access to supervision, CPD, and professional development opportunities.
How to Apply
For further information or to apply, please contact Charlene Cooke at Excel Recruitment on 089 945 5139 for a confidential discussion.
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