The Deputy Director of Nursing will act as a professional and clinical leader in supporting the DON with the development of nursing practice and standards, clinical pathways and care delivery models to ensure that patients, their relatives and carers have a positive experience when assessing and receiving care /services from the hospital and to ensure the overall hospital performance meets national key performance indicators. He / she will continuously evaluate and influence strategic developments in patient care delivery ensuring that high quality patient care is at the forefront. He/ She will deputise for the Director of Nursing as and when required both internally and externally as appropriate in consultation with the DON.

Key Performance Criteria:

• The quality and standard of nursing care evidenced by ongoing evaluation, audit and quality outcomes.
• The extent to which service plan objectives have been achieved.
• The extent to which performance objectives agreed with DON are achieved
• The extent to which there is patient satisfaction with nursing care.
• The effectiveness of financial management, in particular, ability to operate within the budget.
• The extent to which good working relationships are fostered and maintained throughout the nursing service and between nursing and other disciplines.

Informal Enquiries

Siobhan Lines

Director of Nursing

Siobhan.Lines@hse.ie

Candidates must on the latest date of receiving completed application forms for the office:

Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

Are registered, or be eligible for registration in the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

and

Have 10 years post registration nursing experience and 5 years nursing management experience at a minimum of CNM2 in an acute setting.

and

Possess a postgraduate qualification at not less than level 8 (QQI) in health care or management related area.

and

Candidates must possess the requisite clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the office.

see relevant attachement:

CHB HSE Job Spec Deputy Don