Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Neonatology)

Shape the Future of Neonatal Care in Ireland

Children's Health Ireland (CHI) is seeking an experienced and visionary Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Neonatology) to join our expanding neonatal team and play a pivotal role in the development of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the New Children's Hospital.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the most significant developments in paediatric and neonatal healthcare in Ireland. As part of the National Model of Care for Neonatal Services, the successful candidate will help deliver high-quality, family-centred, evidence-based neonatal care while supporting service transformation and innovation across CHI.

The Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) in Neonatology will provide advanced, autonomous, evidence-based clinical care to neonates requiring intensive, high dependency and special care services across Children's Health Ireland. The post holder will work as an expert clinician within an agreed scope of practice, delivering high-quality, family-centred care to infants with complex medical, surgical and developmental needs.

The RANP will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, providing expert clinical leadership while contributing to service development, education, research, quality improvement and strategic planning. The role will support the ongoing development of neonatal services and the transition to the New Children's Hospital in line with national healthcare priorities and CHI strategic objectives.

Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse on the General, Children's or Integrated Division of the NMBI Register.
• Be a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Neonatology) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or eligible for registration.
• Minimum 7 years post-registration nursing experience of which 5 must be in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing.
• Advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic and decision‑making skills.
• Qualification in Nurse Prescribing or equivalent training and eligibility for Irish recognition.
• Have undertaken or agree to undertake the Certificate in Ionising Radiation Prescribing, within an agreed timeframe.
• Have a master's degree (level 9) in Nursing or a related healthcare discipline relevant to Neonatology or equivalent training.
• Have clinical experience at an advanced level in care of the surgical neonate.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Jenny Dunne, CNM3 workstream lead for Neonatology, or Deirdre Hughes, ADON for Clinical Directorate C,

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Naomi McGrath,