Assistant Director of Nursing - Older Persons Services, Donegal

Candidates must have at the latest date of application: -

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (see Note 1*).

(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

(i) Are registered, or are eligible for registration, in the General Nurse

Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus

Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

AND

(ii) Have 7 years post registration nursing experience consisting of at

least three years’ experience nursing older people in the last six years

and 3 years nursing management experience

AND

(iii) Are educated to Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications

(NFQ) maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI) in nursing

or related field.

AND

(iv) A post registration management qualification in health or a related field.

AND

(b) Applicants must possess the requisite clinical, leadership, managerial and

administrative knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the

office.

2. Annual registration

(i) Practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nurse

Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and

Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

AND

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of

the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

1. Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

2. Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.