Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Children's Palliative Care
Hours: 37.5 hour per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary/Grade: CNS, € 59,070 - € 69,834
Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 13th September 2024


Introduction:
Laura Lynn is currently recruiting for this exciting role within its Dublin Hospice Team.


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.


Benefits:
Strong sense of purpose and meaning
Flexible working options
Learning & development opportunities
Pension Scheme
Comprehensive induction programme
Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff
Generous annual leave
Active wellbeing supports including an inhouse occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members
Subsidised canteen
Free car parking
VHI group scheme
Membership to HSSU Credit Union
Bike to work scheme


Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following:
Hold current Registration in the Children's 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
Please note that whilst this position is not publicly funded the salary is linked to the national pay scales.
How to Apply:


For a full job description and person specification contact our HR Department, E: hr@lauralynn.ie
For informal enquiries please contact Liz O'Donoghue, Assistant Director of Nursing, E: lodonoghue@lauralynn.ie
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.