Clinical Placement Co-ordinator (CNM2 Grade) in Dublin

About the Role

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is leading on the clinical and operational transformation of acute paediatric healthcare and consists of hospitals at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght as well as an Urgent Care Centre at Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown.

The Clinical Placement Co-ordinator (CPC) will guide and support nursing students in assigned practice placement areas to ensure that the placement meets the standards and requirements of the education programme with regard to planned experiences and learning outcomes.

The post-holder will:

• Advise, encourage and facilitate students to achieve maximum outcome from practice placements.
• Ensure that practice-based assessments of learning and competence attainment are fairly and accurately carried out through effective liaison with staff nurses (preceptors) and CNMs/CNEFs
• Encourage the application of theoretical knowledge and evidence to nursing practice
• Participate in practice development initiatives.

Requirements

• Be registered on the Children’s Nursing division of the Register maintained by the NMBI or be entitled to be so registered.
• Hold an honours bachelor degree in nursing at QQI level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent.
• Have a minimum of five years full time post registration experience, with a minimum of two years in children’s nursing.
• Have experience of working with nursing students in the clinical practice setting.
• Have completed Preceptorship in Practice on www.HSELanD.ie or equivalent within the last two years.
• Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Irish health services, with particular reference to professional development issues, nurse education and nursing practice development.
• Demonstrate advanced Information and Communications Technology skills including excellent keyboard skills.

Details

Location: Dublin

Salary: €62,699–€79,227 per year

Closing date: 27 Oct 2026

How to Apply

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above are met.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Tuesday the 27th of October 2026 at 23:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

For informal enquiries regarding this post, please contact: Siobhán O’Connor ADON, Nursing Practice Development Co-ordinator at [email protected]

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]