The post holder will be assigned to manage the operational activity in the hospital during out of hour’s periods. Responsibilities will include; a bed management responsibility, management of complex clinical/non clinical, operational situations and provision of clinical support, expertise and advice for all grades of staff.  The post holder will be required to rotate across night duty, day time and weekend shifts.

The post holder will be expected to influence and lead on identified clinical and non-clinical programmes as defined by the Director of Nursing, The Assistant Director of Nursing role is a key Nursing leadership role and as such the post holder is central to the delivery of the Louth Hospitals, and Dublin North East Region Strategy and national nursing strategy. This will include; contributing to the development of key process and outcome standards and objectives, the development of Key performance indicators and monitoring of same, taking a lead in quality assurance programmes.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality evidenced based nursing practice in designated areas of responsibility. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that Nursing care and Nursing service delivery is adapted to meet the emerging needs of our patients and to reflect best practice on a continuous basis. In doing so the post holder will ensure a service user centeredness approach to service developments and delivery.

The post holder will have a lead role in the clinical governance of Nursing services in defined service areas. This will include; contributing to the development of key process and outcome standards and objectives, the development of Key performance indicators and monitoring of same, taking a lead in quality assurance programmes.

The Assistant Director of Nursing role is a key Nursing leadership role and as such the post holder is central to the delivery of the Louth Hospitals, and Dublin North East Region Strategy and national nursing strategy. This will include; contributing to the development of key process and outcome standards and objectives, the development of Key performance indicators and monitoring of same, and adopting a leadership role in quality assurance programmes.

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

Community Healthcare Services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes.  Community Healthcare Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion, disease screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. You can refer yourself to most Community Healthcare Services or through your GP, public health nurse, community mental health team, etc. Services include - Primary Care, Social Care - Older Persons, Social Care – Disabilities, Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing, Quality, Safety and Service Improvement.

HSE Dublin North East Region includes the following hospitals;

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Our Ladys Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

Candidates must:-

On the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office:

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

A.) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition.

i.) Be registered, or be eligible for registration in the General Division and other divisions as relevant to the specific service, of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

AND

ii.) Have 7 years post registration nursing experience and 3 years nursing management experience at a minimum of Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM 2) in an acute hospital / unscheduled care setting.

iii.) Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider, which verifies that the applicant has achieved a National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 8 or higher award maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI) or can provide written evidence from the Higher Education Institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 8 or higher standard in a health care or management related area.

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Job Spec ADON Out of Hours 2026