Permanent, Full-Time contract (Part-Time applications will be also considered)
****Mainly allocated to night roster****
The Assistant Director of Midwifery & Nursing (ADOM/N) is a member of the Senior Midwifery Management Team. She/he will participate in a roster providing senior managerial cover for the site.
Working within a multidisciplinary team in a major teaching hospital, she/he will have the day to day responsibility for the effective use of midwifery, nursing and maternity care assistant staff required to deliver safe, high quality care and maintain the safe operation of services within the Rotunda Hospital.
Eligibility Criteria - Qualifications and/or Experience
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications Experience, etc.
Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
(i) Are registered, or be eligible for registration, in the Midwives Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives as, maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann)
And
(ii) Have 7 years post registration nursing and midwifery experience including 3 years senior midwifery management experience
And
(iii) It is desirable that candidates 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 standard in a health care or management related area.
And
(b) Candidates must possess the requisite clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative knowledge and ability, for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
Annual registration:
(i) On appointment practitioners must maintain live annual registration in the Midwives Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann)
And
(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with the NMBI to the Director of Midwifery and Nursing office
All informal enquires in relation to the above should be directed to Ms. Fiona Hanrahan, Director of Midwifery & Nursing at [email protected]
Applications should include a current Curriculum Vitae and cover letter with the names and email addresses of two current referees quoting the relevant reference number. Applications to arrive no later than 12.00 noon on Friday, 31st July 2026.
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED.
