Regional Director of Nursing & Midwifery

The Role

The primary purpose of the Regional Director of Nursing and Midwifery (RDNM) role is to provide overarching professional leadership and governance for nursing and midwifery across the full continuum of care encompassing hospital and community-based and public health services within the Health Region including those provided by Section 38 organisations.

The RDNM as a member of the Executive Management Team is accountable for the efficient effective and safe delivery of all clinical nursing and midwifery and related services for patients as set out in the service plan in conjunction with the REO and EMT members.

The Person

The applicant pool for this campaign is restricted to existing HSE staff currently working at one of the named grades below or higher:

• Hospital Group Directors of Nursing & Midwifery
• Director of Midwifery NWIHP
• Area Directors of Nursing Mental Health Services
• Directors of Nursing of Model 4 Hospitals
• Directors of Nursing and Midwifery Band 1
• NMPDU Area Directors
• Directors of Public Health Nursing

(Eligible applicants must be registered or are eligible for Registration in the Nurse and/or Midwife Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives (General / Midwives / Childrens Intellectual Disability / Psychiatric / Public Health Nursing) maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland NMBI (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

AND

Have 10 years post registration nursing and/or midwifery experience 5 of which must be at a minimum of Director of Nursing/Midwifery level or equivalent.

AND

Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study as certified by the education provider which verifies that the applicant has achieved a National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 8 or higher award maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI) or can provide written evidence from the Higher Education Institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 8 or higher in a healthcare or management related area.

AND

Demonstrate evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development.

AND

Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

Post Specific Requirements

• Significant strategic leadership experience to include experience working collaboratively and effectively with multi-disciplinary teams in a health or social care environment
• Extensive experience in a role demonstrating expertise across the integrated care pathway for patients and service users
• A track record of delivering on the quality and patient safety agenda at a senior management level

For further information please see the below job specification.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him / her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

We welcome enquiries about the role:

Martina Queally Regional Executive Officer HSE Dublin & South East

Email:

Jennifer Corry Recruitment Officer HSE Dublin & South East

Email:

Application Process:

***CVs will NOT be accepted***

Closing date: Wednesday 31st December 2025 @ 5pm.

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Information submitted in your application will be shared with the assessment panel as part of the recruitment and selection process.

Required Experience:

Director