Dskww// - Director Of Nursing Social Inclusion Service

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Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

John Cullen

General Manager, Primary Care

Phone: 087 0510038

Email: john.cullen@hse.ie

Location of Post

Social Inclusion Services, including National Transit Centre

The successful candidate will be required to travel between the different service locations within the Dublin and Midlands region and a base will be agreed at job offer stage.

There is currently one permanent and whole-time vacancy available.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose DON II vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled within the Dublin Midlands Region .

Purpose of the Post and key working relationships

The post has a pivotal role in providing clinical and professional leadership and promoting the values of the organisation.

The Director of Nursing role is to be responsible for the management and clinical governance of all nursing and health care support staff within Social Inclusion, including the Homeless team, Migrant Health team who support Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) and International Protection Applicants (IPA), Traveller, Roma and the lead role in the delivery of all clinical services within the National Transit Centre.

The National Transit Centre (NTC) was established for those arriving into Ireland as a result of being displaced by the war in Ukraine. Currently, almost 100% of BOTP’s arriving in Ireland transit through the NTC based at CityWest.

The role of the health response in the National Transit Centre is to create a Health Service pathway to address immediate health and treatment needs of all those arriving into Ireland. The NTC also supports IPA families who arrive in Ireland and provides accommodation for IPA’s who have self-declared health needs.

The Director of Nursing will work with the Mobile Vaccination Team to facilitate better access and uptake of all vaccinations available to vulnerable Social inclusion clientele detailed above.

The Director of Nursing will be responsible for providing strong strategic, professional and clinical leadership for all aspects of Nursing and Health Care support staff within the context of working within a multidisciplinary team and in supporting the implementation of the changing service delivery structures into HSE Health Regions as these evolve.

The Director of Nursing will be required to develop key working relationships with colleagues in Social Inclusion, other HSE Community Services, Tusla, Acute services and both governmental and non-governmental agencies.

The role should focus on improving patient experience, quality of care and patient outcomes in the context of developing a culture of performance improvement within the allocated resources. It requires a strategic approach to the development of general and specific services and structures, embracing continuous quality improvement and the management of change to achieve organisational objectives and compliance with HIQA Standards.

The Director of Nursing is accountable for the development of staffing structures, staffing skill-mix and for the clinical and operational competence of all staff under their authority.