Slron/-/, Play Specialist

Established in 2010, St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network operates from three Dublin locations:

• St. Luke’s Hospital is a specialist oncology hospital. It is located in Rathgar on the south side of Dublin City adjacent to Rathmines and Terenure (free parking available at SLH Rathgar)
• St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Centre at St. James’s Hospital
• St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Centre at Beaumont Hospital

SLRON is the National Radiation Oncology Centre in Ireland. The Network provides a full range of world class treatments including a comprehensive Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) programme, Intra-cranial Stereotactic, Extra-cranial Stereotactic, Total Body Irradiation (TBI) and the national paediatric service. There is also a comprehensive brachytherapy service provided, including prostate seeds.

SLRON offers the opportunity to work with leading Radiation Oncology Consultants in a dynamic and progressive health care environment. The nursing department plays a central role in the delivery of quality care to a diverse group of radiation oncology patients. We also have a dedicated palliative care team, led by two Palliative Care Consultants that support our patients and staff with symptom control and end of life care.

Here at SLRON we are committed to our nurses’ professional development. As a network, we actively support and encourage our nursing staff, at all levels, to enhance their skills, develop and expand their professional practice, and participate in continuing training and postgraduate education programmes. All nursing staff undertake an in-house Radiation Oncology Nursing Certificate course. We are partnered academically with Trinity College Dublin.

The post holder will work closely with the Multidisciplinary Team in Paediatric Radiotherapy (including Radiation Consultants, CNSps in Paediatrics and Radiation Therapy) and will report to ADON & DON.

The Health Play Specialist will work within the Multidisciplinary Team providing care for paediatric patients attending SLRON for radiotherapy treatment. Health Play Specialists (HPS) work as integral members of the paediatric Radiotherapy

team with responsibility for the social and emotional welfare of the child. Health Play Specialists have the remit to promote play throughout the Paediatric Services and to encourage and guide nursing staff, and parents to participate in play. Health Play

Specialists work alongside the MDT to create a positive healthcare environment while minimizing the distress of treatment through play-based techniques including but not limited to developmental play, therapeutic play, medical play, procedural play, preparation play, and distraction or redirected play.

There is currently one Specified Purpose part time vacancy available in St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network. This post will be based in St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Further information on the position can be found in the job description attached below.

Informal enquiries can be made to :

• Name: Sandra Massey-Traynor
• Job Title: Assistant Director of Nursing
• Tel: 01-4065000 bleep 242
• Email: sandra.massey-traynor@slh.ie

Informal Recruitment enquiries can be made to:

• email: recruitment@slh.ie

To be considered for this campaign, please complete the digital application form below.

The closing date for applications is 12:00pm on Wednesday 18th of February 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted.