Assistant Director of Nursing
Assistant Director of Nursing
About Silverstream:
Silver Stream Healthcare Group is renowned for excellent employment and professional development opportunities. We're dedicated to attracting and retaining a staff that embodies professionalism and dedication, contributing to the highest level of care for our residents. Through significant investment in staff development and training, our care teams are well-versed in international best practices and the latest advancements in residential elderly care.
Job Purpose:
The primary role of Assistant Director of Nursing is to carry out a range of duties to ensure that the care and well-being of residents is met satisfactorily, including assisting in future planning, supervision and control of all staff and deputising for Director of Nursing in their absence.
As a key member of the senior management team in the Home, the role holder will demonstrate managerial and leadership skills and facilitate effective communications with all relevant internal and external stakeholders. The role will report to Director of Nursing in the Nursing Home.
The position requires a strategic approach to development of services within the Home, embracing continuous quality improvement and the management of changes necessary to achieve organisational objectives.
Job Background
Silver Stream Healthcare Group one of the largest private residential provider in Ireland for the residential care. Silver Stream Group operates with 12 Nursing Homes across Ireland. The company has a portfolio of 862 residential beds and is providing care to long term, respite, dementia, convalescence and other resident’s needs. Along with Director OF Nursing this role holder is required to plan, direct and supervise all nursing and care services, to the highest of standards within the Home.
About this role
Key Responsibilities
Support the Director of Nursing in the day-to-day management of the nursing home.
Lead and support the nursing team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
Ensure compliance with HIQA standards, legislation, and clinical best practice.
Oversee clinical governance, audits, risk management, and quality improvement.
Manage resident care, admissions, complaints, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Support staff training, development, and performance management.
Oversee staffing, resources, budgets, and operational standards, including health and safety.
Leadership
Embraces organisational change and initiatives.
Convincingly communicates benefits of change to others.
Shows strong initiative; can work outside of standard protocol when necessary.
Able to bring new ideas/initiative to fruition.
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Able to act quickly to address urgent matters.
Demonstrates lateral thinking to generate non-obvious solutions to problems.
Grasps how all decisions (both big and small) might affect others.
Planning & Organising
Ensures most effective allocation and use of resources.
Anticipates problems and issues and takes preventative action to address these.
Can multi-task, without losing focus.
Manages competing and changing priorities.
Essential Criteria:
Registered on the Live Register in the General Division of the Register of Nurses as maintained by the NMBI.
Elderly Care Qualification
Management Qualification
Minimum of 3 years elderly care experience, which should be at management level.
Knowledge of the Nursing Home Industry.
Have a full understanding of the National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People.
Have wide general nursing experience and proven leadership qualities.
Have experience/ qualification in /Gerontology.
Evidence of consistent updating of clinical skills and knowledge.
Demonstrable coaching & development skills within clinical practice
Competent and confident IT skills.
Has worked with or has a knowledge of caring for people with dementia
Desirable Skills:
Knowledge and experience in risk management
Knowledge and experience in document management solutions
Knowledge and experience in Healthcare Environment
Budget Management
Presentation Skills
Key Competencies:
Excellent organisational skills, self-motivated and self-starter
Excellent verbal and communication skills
Willingness to learn and work as part of a multi departmental team
Dedicated, reliability and flexible approach to work
Ability to set high personal standards of performance and delivery of desired results
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
Ability to work on your own initiative
Responsible and mature approach to work
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What you will need
Required criteria
- Registered on the Live Register in the General Division of the Register of Nurses as maintained by the NMBI.
- Elderly Care Qualification
- Management Qualification
- Minimum of 3 years elderly care experience, which should be at management level.
- Knowledge of the Nursing Home Industry.
- Have a full understanding of the National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People.
- Have wide general nursing experience and proven leadership qualities.
- Have experience/ qualification in /Gerontology.
- Has worked with or has a knowledge of caring for people with dementia
Desired criteria
- Knowledge and experience in risk management
- Knowledge and experience in risk management
- Knowledge and experience in Healthcare Environment
- Budget Management
- Presentation Skills
