New Graduate Staff Nurse

Newly Registered Children’s Nurses 2026/2027

Are you caring compassionate and committed? Then Children’s Health Ireland is the place for you?

We would encourage you to consider a career with Children’s Health Ireland where we will truly value your expertise and passion and where we are all working towards providing compassionate and progressive care to children and their families across Ireland.

With a brand new state of the art fully digital hospital scheduled to open in 2026, we are seeking children’s nurse graduates to join our growing team. We have vacancies across all specialities.

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of this post is to work as part of the Nursing team in the provision of nursing care for children and their families.

· To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high-quality care.

· To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.

· To ensure the provision of a high standard of care to the children and their extended family is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of the hospital.

· To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.

· To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.

To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the CNM/CNS. In carrying out these duties' confidentiality surrounding the Child’s admission & treatment must be maintained at all times.

Eligibility criteria, qualifications and experience

Each candidate must on the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office must:

• Must have completed or be in their final placement of their undergraduate nursing education (QQI Level 8)
• Eligible to register on the Children’s and General division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a clinical and administrative capability to properly discharge the functions of the role.

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 are 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 CVs and cover letter is Wednesday, 23rdSeptember 2026 by 11:45pm. In-person Interviews will be held on the 13th, 14th& 15th October 2026.

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 further information please contact Rosemary Sheehan - ADON Nursing workforce at rosemary.sheehan@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Evgeniya.Byvakina@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for your information.

· 8th February 2027

· 8th March 2027

· 5th April 2027

· 10th May 2027

· 14th June 2027

· 5th July 2027

· 9th August 2027

· 6th September 2027

· 4th October 2027

· 1st November 2027

· 6th December 2027