Assistant Director of Nursing – Orthopaedic and Spinal service

Children’s Health Ireland Jobs; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Health Ireland Jobs seeks an Assistant Director of Nursing for Orthopaedic and Spinal Services to provide strategic nursing leadership and governance across the paediatric orthopaedic and spinal service at CHI. The role focuses on developing, integrating and quality-improving patient pathways while aligning with organisational objectives.

The post requires Registered Nurse (NMBI) with 7 years’ post-registration experience and at least 3 years in acute clinical practice management or

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMBI registration or eligible for registration.
• 7 years’ post-registration nursing experience.
• 3 years’ acute experience in management, development, education or quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and professional nursing leadership for paediatric orthopaedic and spinal services across CHI.
• Ensure nursing services support organisational objectives through workforce planning, governance and quality improvement.
• Collaborate on service development and strategic integration across the patient pathway.

Skills

Clinical practice management

Practice development

Education

Quality improvement

Education

Nursing registration with NMBI

Job description

Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Director of Nursing - Orthopaedic and Spinal Services, will provide strategic and professional nursing leadership for the development, governance, quality and future growth of the paediatric orthopaedic and spinal service across Children’s Health Ireland.

The role is responsible for ensuring that nursing services support organisational objectives through effective workforce planning, clinical governance, quality improvement, service development, and strategic integration across the patient pathway.

Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications And Experience

• Registered Children’s Nurse and or Registered General Nurse on the Division/s of the Register of Nurses and Midwives, maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] or entitled to be so registered.
• Have 7 years’ post registration nursing experience with 3 years’ recent acute experience in clinical practice management, practice development, education or quality improvement.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Thursday, 19th of November 2026 by 11:45pm.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Karen Mc Guire, [e-mail].

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Evgeniya Byvakina at [e-mail].

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our On boarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your on boarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Belo, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2027 for your information.

• 4th January 2027
• 8th February 2027
• 8th March 2027
• 5th April 2027
• 10th May 2027
• 14th June 2027
• 5th July 2027
• 9th August 2027