Staff Nurse, Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Staff Nurse in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM)

�� Join the Future of Paediatric Care at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)

�� Are you ready to take the next step in your Nursing career? Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is now inviting applications for Staff Nurse in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM).

Why join CHI?

✅ Career growth: A supportive environment, exposure to cross-disciplinary teams, and opportunities to work in Ireland's newest Hospital with state of the art equipment.

✅ Competitive salary: €37,788 – €56,032 LSIs, aligned with HSE Staff Nurse pay scales.

✅ Impactful work: Make a real difference and help in creating a culture of Ireland’s leading paediatric hospitals.

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of this role is to provide high quality child and family centred care across all areas of the Emergency Department:

· To work as part of a nursing team within a larger MDT to provide nursing care for children and their families within the ED;

· The post holder will be exposed to all areas of the ED, developing core skills with a structured career progression pathway within Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM);

· 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 families 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 CNMs. In carrying out these duties ensuring confidentiality surrounding the Child’s care & treatment is maintained at all times

Essential Requirements:

✨ Registered Children’s Nurse with experience working in the Emergency Department or/Registered General Nurse with acute paediatric Emergency Department experience.

✨ Proven record of continuous professional development.

✨ Excellent communication skills.

Application Process:

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 Wednesday, 10th of June 2026 by 23:45 pm. 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 helen.flynn@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Recruitment at Olivia.Adams@childrenshealthireland.ie