Neonatal Clinical Nurse Manager II, Research And Audit

Purpose of the Role:

To lead and support research and clinical audit activities within the current neonatal service at CHI and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the New Children’s Hospital.

The post holder will promote evidence-based practice, support research initiatives, and act as a catalyst for continuous quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes, patient safety and the overall quality of neonatal care, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will be responsible for the collection, management, and analysis of clinical data, the production of audit reports, and the dissemination of findings to relevant stakeholders.

Essential Criteria:

Be registered on the Children’s Division and/or the General Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

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Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience, including significant experience in neonatal nursing.

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Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or critical care environment.

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Knowledge of audit methodology, data collection, analysis and report writing.

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Experience participating in clinical audit, quality improvement, service evaluation or research projects.

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Experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

How to Apply & Informal Enquiries:

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Tuesday 3rd November 2026 by 11:45pm.

Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Jenny Dunne, CNM3 Work stream lead for Neonatology Jenny.Dunne1@childrenshealthireland.ieor Deirdre Hughes, ADON for Clinical Directorate C. Deirdre.Hughes@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact HR Talent Acquisition Specialist Naomi McGrath, naomi.mcgrath@childrenshealthireland.ie