Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON): Site Nurse Manager Out of Hours (Days

Role Title:Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON): Site Nurse Manager (Out of Hours and Night Duty) Job Reference Number:002502 Closing Date:Sunday, 19th July 2026 Purpose of the Role: The post holder will be responsible for the provision of the highest standard of nursing care to patients and ensure the operational management of the hospital out of hours both day duty and night duty. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining and developing professional standards. They will support the Director of Nursing, CEO & COO in the effective and efficient management of nursing and allied services with particular emphasis on the promotion of multi-disciplinary working.

They will act as the out of hours Senior Manager for the Hospital with responsibility for Site Management/ Clinical Support & Bed Management.This will involve providing professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels, providing professional advice, contributing to the development and implementation of Nursing policy and strategy, ensuring achievement of its objectives. They will operationalise the core values of Nursing by ensuring the patient experience in wards/departments/units is of the highest possible standard at all times with particular emphasis on dignity, kindness and compassion. They will work in partnership with Executive Management Team, Operations Manager and ADON colleagues in streamlining and developing areas for improvement.

They will provide Leadership towards the Management of beds within the Hospital and work closely with both Patient Flow Manager/Covid Flow Manager out of hours They will develop and progress the Nursing profession and actively engage with the SJH Nursing strategic direction, ensuring all Nursing services contributes significantly to the achievement of corporate objectives and that effective governance arrangements are implemented and maintained. Required: Registered General Nurse with The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. 7 years post-registration experience in the acute hospital setting within the last 9 years. Minimum of 2 years management experience at CNM III grade within the past 2 years or relevant ADON experience of at least 6 months within the last 2 years.

Masters Degree in the area of Healthcare or Operational Excellence completed or commitment to undertake same. The Masters programme must be at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), or equivalent. The timeline will be within the next academic year and to be discussed with the DON.

Demonstrate I.T. skills including excellent keyboard skills. Demonstrate experience in managing and knowledge of risk management. Demonstrate evidence of implementing developments in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation/group.

Demonstrate experience in engaging with the MDT in relation to change management. Desired: Competent in using Hospital systems- PAS/EPR/STARS/ SAP/Trendcare/Digital Visual Management.