Assistant Director of Nursing – Strategic HR

Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Director of Nursing Strategic HR provides senior nursing leadership to design, deliver and assure an integrated, sustainable and digitally enabled nursing workforce model for Children's Health Ireland. The role leads strategic nursing workforce planning across CHI, aligned with service demand, population needs, and the future children’s hospital operating model. Working in close partnership with Nursing leadership, HR, and Finance. The post holder ensures that workforce decisions are informed by robust workforce intelligence, modelling and evidence. The role supports the Chief Director of Nursing and executive nursing leadership by providing high-quality workforce analytics, forecasting and assurance by enabling proactive, data driven decision making that supports staffing, recruitment and retention, effective skill mix, and workforce sustainability and high quality child and family centered care now and into the future .

The post holder plays a key leadership role in embedding national workforce intelligence and digital health capabilities into nursing workforce planning. In collaboration with the Chief Nursing Information Officer and Digital health teams, the role ensures that workforce systems, data standards and digital tools effectively support establishment control, safe staffing frameworks, retention monitoring and future workforce modeling.

Eligibility criteria, qualifications and experience

· Candidates must be registered in the Children’s division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

· Post graduate qualification in a management or HR related subject at minimum Level 8 or higher maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI), or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

· Have at least 10 years post registration nursing experience and 5 years nursing leadership experience at a minimum of CNM 2 level.

· Experience of Nursing HR and evidence of developing a comprehensive approach to nursing workforce and recruitment and retention of nursing staff.

· Possess the requisite clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties required.

How to Apply & Informal Enquiries

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above are met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CVs and cover letter is Tuesday, 9thof June 2026 by 11:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Face-to-face interviews to be held in person week of the 29th June 2026.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Ms. Grainne Bauer, Chief Director of Nursing, CHI, by email: CDON@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Evgeniya.Byvakina@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

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

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.

· 8th June

· 6tnh July

· 10th August

· 7th September

· 5th October

· 2nd November