Sinead was appointed Director of Nursing in Beaumont in 2024. She previously held the Deputy Director of Nursing role for a two years prior to this appointment. Sinead's educational background includes a BSc & MSc Nursing, HDip Critical Care, MSc (Leadership and Change), FFNMRCSI
Sinead commenced her nursing career in Beaumont in 2001 in the Critical Care directorate. Her passion for nurse education and development was evident when she landed an education role within that directorate. She then moved to a senior nursing position within Critical Care and managed the opening of the much anticipated High Dependency Unit there. She also developed and implemented the Critical Care Outreach Team who play a vital role in providing seamless transitional care for our patients.
During her career in Beaumont, Sinead also spent time working as Out of Hours Site Manager with responsibility for the hospital site in the out of hours period. She was an integral part of developing the Safety Huddles which provide up to date communication to senior decision makers in the out of hours period. The safety huddles are now part of the daily nursing routine to ensure 360 vision across the campus 24hrs daily.
Sinead became Deputy Director of Nursing in 2023, during her time in this role she developed the Back to Basics programme for nurses, ensuring that excellent basic nursing care was the foundation of all that we do in nursing. She also led nursing on the Sepsis & Deteriorating Patient Management project – promoting awareness and education for all clinical staff.
As Director of Nursing (appointed in November 2024), Sinead leads a highly skilled professional Nursing and Health Care Assistant team which continues to grow and thrive under her leadership. Her current focus is to continue to develop her leadership team and ensure that nurses have the opportunity to grow and develop at all levels thus ensuring that the highest quality patient care is delivered to out patients and their families.