Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is seeking a dynamic Clinical Midwife Specialist (Gestational Diabetes) to join its specialist maternity team. This permanent, whole-time post offers a high-impact clinical leadership opportunity within the Health Service Executive. Salary and benefits follow the 1 August 2025 consolidated HSE scales.
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Key Responsibilities
• Deliver expert midwifery care to women with gestational diabetes
• Lead specialist assessment, care planning, and diabetes education
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective care
• Support clinical governance, audit, and evidence-based practice
• Guide and mentor midwifery colleagues in complex diabetes management
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Registered Midwife with NMBI
• Extensive midwifery experience with demonstrable depth and breadth in gestational diabetes care (post-specific requirement)
• Strong clinical decision-making and patient education skills
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary collaboration capability
• Commitment to professional development and service improvement
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
• HSE Grade: Clinical Midwife Specialist (Grade Code 2313)
• Salary Scale (from 1 August 2025): €61,463–€77,666 per annum (incl. LSI)
• Contract Type: Permanent, Wholetime
• Access to HSE pension scheme, allowances per national policy, and full public sector benefits
Location & Employer Information
This role is based at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Co. Laois — a key maternity and acute care site within the Health Service Executive (HSE). The hospital provides a wide range of obstetric, neonatal, and specialist services for the Midlands region.
Application Details
• Reference: MRHP125335
• Closing date: 11 December 2025 at 12:00
• Informal enquiries:
Ita Kinsella, Director of Midwifery
Email: [email protected] | Tel: 087 103 7126
