Title:Clinical Nurse Specialist in Children's Palliative Care for the Munster Region Location: Mallow, Co. Cork. Hours: Part-time Salary/Grade:€62,078- €78,443(CNSp) - Pro-rata for part-time hours Contract Type: Permanent Job Closing Date: Friday 13th March 2026 Introduction: The care and management of children with life limiting conditions demands a broad range of professional skills and knowledge, as well as skills in communication, leadership, teaching, education, research and support.The CNSp will have the expertise and specialist knowledge to incorporate these skills into practice and so develop standards of care that benefit the child.In doing so, the CNSp will embrace the five core concepts of the clinical nurse specialist role to ensure the provision of high-quality holistic care for the children in need of the service and to enhance the quality of life for these children. The CNSp practice will include a major clinical focus, which comprises of assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care given to children and their families. As a member of the inter- disciplinary team he/she will work collaboratively with other members of the team to provide the highest standard of specialist palliative nursing care to children with life limiting conditions/ palliative care needs. He/she will participate in childrens palliative care research and audit and act as a consultant in education and clinical practice to nursing colleagues and the wider inter disciplinary team. He/she will facilitate and support teams to implement evidenced based practice and will contribute to the continuing development of Childrens Palliative care in Lauralynn, Irelands Childrens Hospice. Benefits: Opportunity to work with a dynamic team focussed on supporting people to live their best possible life. Free car parking Pension scheme Generous annual leave. VHI group scheme Bike to work scheme. Active wellbeing supports including an in-house occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme Excellent learning and development opportunities Comprehensive orientation pack Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff. Flexible working options Access to membership of the HSSCU credit union. Essential Criteria for the Role: Hold current Registration in the Childrens Division of the Register of Nurses held by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) Have acquired a post registration level 9 qualification on the National Qualifications Framework of Ireland (major award) or the equivalent, in Palliative Care Have a minimum of 1 years post registration experience and a minimum of 1 years specialist area experience of working with children with life limiting conditions/palliative care needs A full clean Drivers License How to Apply: Applications for this role must be made below. Applications received via email will not be considered. For a copy of the job description and person specification contact our HR Department, E: For informal enquiries please contact Liz O'Donoghue on or Email: Should you need assistance or have any special needs when attending for interview, please contact any member of the HR team and reasonable accommodation will be arranged Skills: Fully registered with NMBI Level 9 in Palliative Care Full Drivers License
Title:Clinical Nurse Specialist 1 (CNM 1) Location: LauraLynn House, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 Hours: Full-time Salary/Grade:€57,208- €67,327 Contract Type: Permanent Job Closing Date: Friday 20th March 2026 Introduction: The role of the CNM 1 is to provide clinical and professional leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high-quality family centred care and supports to children with life limiting conditions and their families. Benefits: Opportunity to work with a dynamic team focussed on supporting people to live their best possible life. Free car parking Pension scheme Subsidised restuarant Generous annual leave. VHI group scheme Bike to work scheme. Active wellbeing supports including an in-house occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme Excellent learning and development opportunities Comprehensive orientation pack Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff. Flexible working options Access to membership of the HSSCU credit union. Essential Criteria for the Role: Fully registered with the registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as and RCN/RGN or RNID Have 3 years post registration working in children's nursing (in the past 5 years) Experience working at a professional level with families. How to Apply: Applications for this role must be made below. Applications received via email will not be considered. For a copy of the job description and person specification contact our HR Department, E: For informal enquiries please contact Ciara McElhinney, CNM 2 on or Email: Should you need assistance or have any special needs when attending for interview, please contact any member of the HR team and reasonable accommodation will be arranged Skills: Fully registered with NMBI 3 years experience Experience working with families
Title:Activity Coordinator Hours: Full-time (39 hrs per week) Please note this role requires evening and weekend work Contract Type: Permanent contract Salary/Grade:€34,536 - €47,954 as of 01st February 2026 payscales Job Closing Date: 16th March 2026 Introduction: The Activities Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of a person-centred activities programme to children/young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. The focus will be within a social model of care and support, ensuring that each child has opportunities to participate in meaningful activities, appropriate to his/her interests and preferences and that reflect his/her needs, interests and capacities. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will workday, evenings and weekends as part their rostered shifts. Benefits: Opportunity to work with a dynamic team focussed on supporting people to live their best possible life. Free car parking Subsidised restaurant Pension scheme Generous annual leave. VHI group scheme Bike to work scheme. Active wellbeing supports including an in-house occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members. Excellent learning and development opportunities Comprehensive orientation pack Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff. Flexible working options Access to membership of the HSSCU credit union. Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following: Minimum 2 years experience of supporting children with profound disabilities and complex care needs. Minimum requirement is QQI level 5 Certificate, preferably in the area of health care, community care, care for people with disabilities. Experience of supporting children with profound disabilities and complex care needs. Demonstrate to be highly motivated and have excellent communication skills to deliver your activity programmes to a range of people. Demonstrate ability to work well in a team and liaise with other staff, volunteers, and residents. Demonstrate commitment to ongoing training and development of self. Full Clean Drivers licence How to Apply: Applications for this role must be made through Applications received via email will not be considered. For a copy of the job description and person specification contact our HR Department, E: For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca Candon, Family Support Team Manager on or Email: Should you need assistance or have any special needs when attending for interview, please contact any member of the HR team and reasonable accommodation will be arranged. Skills: 2 years experience QQI Level 5 Full drivers license
