Clinical Midwife Manager 3 Galway University Hospital

The Clinical Midwife Manager 3 Galway opportunity at Galway University Hospital offers a senior leadership role within the Labour Ward. This permanent wholetime post is ideal for an experienced midwife with strong clinical governance and management expertise.

As Clinical Midwife Manager 3, you will play a critical role in leading midwifery services, ensuring safe, high-quality maternity care, and driving continuous service improvement within a busy acute hospital environment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership within the Labour Ward.
Ensure the highest standards of clinical governance, patient safety, and quality assurance.
Lead, mentor, and support midwifery staff to deliver evidence-based maternity care.
Oversee workforce planning, rostering, and resource management.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Drive service development initiatives aligned with national maternity strategies.
Maintain compliance with HSE policies, HIQA standards, and professional regulations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Registered Midwife with active registration on the Midwives Division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Significant depth and breadth of midwifery experience relevant to a Clinical Midwife Manager 3 role.
Demonstrated significant clinical and/or managerial experience.
Extensive Labour Ward experience in an acute hospital setting.
Proven leadership, organisational, and decision-making skills.
Strong communication and team management capabilities.

Salary, Benefits & Working Hours

Grade: Clinical Midwife Manager 3 (Grade Code 2133).
Salary Scale (1 August 2025): €70,725 – €79,872 per annum (6-point scale).
Permanent Wholetime contract.
Public service pension scheme.
Annual leave and public holiday entitlements in line with HSE policy.
Continuous professional development and leadership training opportunities.

Salary scale in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales (1 August 2025)

Location & Employer Information

This role is based at Galway University Hospital, part of HSE West and North West (Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, and Galway). The hospital provides comprehensive maternity services and is a key acute teaching hospital in the region.

The employer is the Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare provider.