SLSC2652 Director of Nursing 3, Assistant (Older Persons) in Ballyshannon

About the Role

SLSC2652 Director of Nursing 3, Assistant (Older Persons) in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland. Full-time, permanent role with salary €68,493 - 82,015. Closing date: November 12, 2026 12:00 AM.

Integrated Healthcare Area Sligo Leitrim is responsible for the delivery of Primary and Community-based Services to meet the needs of local communities. Community healthcare services are a broad range of services, which, are provided outside of the acute hospital system and include Primary Care, Social Care, Mental Health, and Health and Wellbeing Services. These services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes.

Older Person Services are expanding in order to meet the needs of our aging population and offer more rewarding nursing career opportunities than you may be aware of. We are committed to providing progressive high standards of nursing care to clients with a wide range of simple to complex palliative, acute or long term care needs. In addition to our Older Person clients, many of our facilities also provide care to younger people living with chronic conditions. These nurse led services allow extensive opportunities to fully engage in the delivery of holistic quality care, working with many other health care professionals such as GPs, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians, Health Care Assistants and QRPS Teams to ensure the best outcomes for service users and residents.

The post holder will support the Director of Nursing in the overall operational and strategic management of Letterkenny Healthcare Facility. S/he will be responsible for ensuring professional nursing standards are maintained in line with NMBI standards. S/he will provide strategic leadership, operating in accordance with the policies of the HSE, and The HIQA (2016) Standards for Residential Care Services. S/he will play a key role in service planning, change management, and the effective utilisation of resources. The post holder will be required to work with the senior management team and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to implement the HSE strategy for Older Persons Services. The role will not be limited by reference to this profile. S/he will be responsible for maintaining optimum levels of care and ensure the health safety of all residents and will also undertake the role of Person in Charge of the Centre.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Ballyshannon Community Hospital, Older People Services from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled. Once formed, the panel will remain in existence for 12 months.

How to Apply

For further information, please contact Susen Jerin, Director of Nursing, Email: [email protected], Tel: 0876429936.