ADON ( Fixed Term) 12Months

FHLB Des Moines; Galway; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bon Secours Health System Hospital Galway is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (12 Month Fixed Term) to work with the Director of Nursing in Galway, Ireland. The role focuses on strategic nursing leadership, care planning and resource management to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.

The ADON will drive service improvement, oversee clinical standards and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in a large private healthcare group.

Qualifications

• Be registered in the general division of the NMBI.
• Minimum of 7 years post-registration nursing experience.
• Proven track record in Nursing Management at CNM 3 level or above.
• Demonstrate clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative competencies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Nursing in planning, coordinating and delivering day-to-day nursing services.
• Ensure efficient use of resources while achieving budgetary objectives and maintaining high standards of care.
• Promote professional image of nursing service and maintain effective communication with patients, families and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Lead and participate in teams, contributing to service improvement and multi-professional collaboration.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Care planning

Resource management

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Computer literacy

Leadership excellence

Education

NMBI general register

7+ years post-registration nursing

Nursing leadership qualification (preferred)

Job description

Assistant Director of Nursing (12 Month Fixed Term) 37.5 Hours per Week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join the Bon Secours Health System Hospital Galway. Ireland’s Largest Private Healthcare provider.

Job Purpose:

To work collaboratively with the Director of Nursing in the planning, coordination and delivery of day-to-day nursing services, ensuring the effective and efficient utilisation of resources while achieving budgetary objectives and maintaining high standards of clinical care and patient safety. To support the Director of Nursing in promoting and maintaining a professional image of the nursing service and the hospital, demonstrating excellence in care, communication and relationships with patients, families, consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Ideal Candidate:

• Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership
• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
• Manage, monitor and evaluate professional and clinical standards ensuring an evidence based, care planning approach
• Manage own caseload in accordance with the needs of the post
• Participate in teams as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members

Essential Qualifications:

• Be registered in the general division of the Register of Nurses maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
• Have a minimum of 7 years post-registration nursing experience.
• Have proven track record in Nursing Management at CNM 3 level or above.
• Demonstrate the clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative competencies required for this senior leadership role.
• Have experience of implementation of service improvement.
• Have experience of working in a multi-professional environment.
• Possess extensive knowledge/experience of the principles and practices of Nurse Management.
• Ideally have completed or be pursuing a relevant Management/leadership qualification.
• Basic computer skills.

Closing date for applications: Friday –25th September 2026

Informal Enquires to; Siobhan Judge [e-mail]

Bon Secours Health System is an equal opportunities employer.

Our values of Human Dignity, Compassion, Stewardship, Service and Integrity guide everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees have the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, abilities and perspectives, and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

As Ireland’s largest independent hospital group, Bon Secours Health System is renowned for the quality of its service provision coupled with a rich tradition in healthcare.

Bon Secours Health System CLG is a not-for-profit organisation with its mission centred on providing compassionate, world class medical treatment to all those it serves.

With more than 4,000 staff, 500 leading consultants, Bon Secours treats more than 400,000 patients annually in its five modern acute hospitals in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee and Dublin as well as a Care Village in Cork.

Bon Secours Health System is internationally accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospital (JCI), the leading organisation in the international accreditation of hospitals for quality and patient safety.