Leading with Purpose: Sharon Slattery on Nursing, Leadership, and Healthcare Innovation
- S1E2
- 46:49
- March 17th 2025
In this episode, we explore the journey of Sharon Slattery, a distinguished healthcare leader with over 30 years of experience in an acute academic teaching hospital. With 15 years in senior leadership roles and multiple promotions within St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Sharon brings a wealth of insight into clinical leadership, patient care, and the evolving role of nursing in modern healthcare. In 2018, she was appointed Director of Nursing, where she continues to shape nursing practice and leadership.
Dr Aoife Lane from the National Clinical Leadership Centre for Nurses and Midwives is joining Sharon in this conversation.
Together, they discuss Sharon’s career path, the challenges and rewards of leadership in a complex healthcare environment, and the lessons she’s learned.
Leading with Hearts and Minds
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Presenter - Director, National Clinical Leadership Centre for Nursing and Midwifery (NCLC)
Dr Aoife Lane is Leadership advisor at the National Clinical Leadership Centre for Nursing and Midwifery.
Deputy Director of the National Clinical Leadership Centre for Nursing and Midwifery in the HSE