Job Overview
The Assistant Director of Nursing – Theatre role at Children’s Health Ireland offers an exceptional leadership opportunity within a specialist paediatric healthcare environment in Dublin South. This permanent wholetime position will provide strategic and operational leadership across theatre services, ensuring high standards of patient care, governance, and clinical excellence.
This Assistant Director of Nursing Theatre position is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants and sits within a publicly funded Section 38 organisation aligned with HSE Dublin and Midlands.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide professional and clinical leadership across theatre nursing services.
- Support the Director of Nursing in strategic planning and service development.
- Ensure safe, effective, and patient-centred care delivery within theatre environments.
- Lead workforce planning, rostering, and resource management.
- Promote quality improvement initiatives, clinical governance, and risk management frameworks.
- Support recruitment, staff development, performance management, and succession planning.
- Ensure compliance with HIQA standards, national policies, and organisational procedures.
- Foster interdisciplinary collaboration across surgical and perioperative teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse with active registration on the NMBI register.
- Minimum of 7 years post-registration experience, including significant theatre nursing experience.
- Minimum of 3 years management experience at Clinical Nurse Manager 2 level or above.
- Recognised management qualification (Level 8 or higher) or commitment to complete same.
- Demonstrated leadership, governance, and service development experience.
- Strong knowledge of perioperative standards, infection prevention, and patient safety frameworks.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and team leadership skills.
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
- Salary aligned to the Assistant Director of Nursing (Band 1 Hospitals) scale.
- Current scale (effective 1 February 2026): €72,122 – €89,004 per annum, incremental scale.
- Permanent Wholetime contract.
- Public sector pension scheme.
- Annual leave entitlement in line with public sector norms.
- Opportunities for continued professional development and leadership training.
Location & Employer Information
This role is based in Dublin South within Children’s Health Ireland, a leading national provider of paediatric healthcare services. As a Section 38 organisation, Children’s Health Ireland operates under publicly funded healthcare structures aligned with the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Application Details
To apply for this Assistant Director of Nursing Theatre role, please submit your application via the official recruitment portal
Reference Number: 94737
Category: Nursing and Midwifery
Grade: Director of Nursing 1 – Assistant (2910)
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Advertisement Source: Section 38
Last Day to Apply: 29 March 2026, 11:45 PM
