L8997 Clinical Midwife Specialist (CMS) (Ultrasonography) (Obstetrics/Gynaecology) in Letterkenny

About the Role

L8997 Clinical Midwife Specialist (CMS) (Ultrasonography) (Obstetrics/Gynaecology) in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Full time, Permanent. €62,699 - 79,227. Fluent English.

Letterkenny University Hospital is an acute general and maternity hospital delivering a patient-centred, quality-driven focused service and a wide range of diagnostic and support services. LUH is a teaching hospital with links to the University of Galway, the Royal College of Surgeons, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Atlantic Technological University. Undergraduate Nurse, Midwifery, and AHP training and clinical placements are also provided at the hospital along with post graduate Medical and Nursing education.

The West and North West region provides acute and specialist hospital and community services to the West and North West of Ireland – counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and adjoining counties. The region comprises of 7 hospitals across 8 sites:

• Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH)
• Mayo University Hospital (MUH)
• Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH)
• Roscommon University Hospital (RUH)
• Sligo University Hospital (SUH) incorporating Our Lady’s Hospital Manorhamilton (OLHM)
• Galway University Hospitals (GUH) incorporating University Hospital Galway (UHG) and Merlin Park University Hospital

The region’s Academic Partner is NUI Galway.

The region covers one third of the land mass of Ireland, it provides health care to a population of 830,000, employs over 20,000 staff.

Our vision is to be a leading academic Hospital providing excellent integrated patient-centred care delivered by skilled caring staff.

Our guiding principles are to work in partnership with patients and other healthcare providers across the continuum of care to:

• Deliver high quality, safe, timely and equitable patient care by developing and ensuring sustainable clinical services to meet the needs of our population.
• Deliver integrated services across the Hospitals and communities, with clear lines of responsibility, accountability and authority, whilst maintaining individual hospital site integrity.
• Continue to develop and improve our clinical services supported by education, research and innovation, in partnership with NUI Galway and other academic partners.
• Recruit, retain and develop highly-skilled multidisciplinary teams through support, engagement and empowerment.

The CMS (Ultrasonography) (Obstetrics/Gynaecology) will deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

The Clinical Midwife Specialist (Ultrasonography) Obstetrics/Gynaecology will provide clinical expertise and support to staff working in Maternity Services. The post holder will provide leadership in the delivery of specialised services. This will ensure the ultrasound service is part of a dynamic and growing healthcare facility responding to the health needs of women at all stages during pregnancy and the postnatal period, in addition to gynaecological assessment.

Requirements

The CMS (Ultrasonography) (Obstetrics/Gynaecology) will focus initially on:

• service users who require USS investigations in all trimesters of pregnancy as per referral pathway.
• All CMS Ultrasonographers will work within their scope f practice.

Details

Location: Donegal

Sector: public sector

Salary: €62,699–€79,227 per year

Closing date: 27 Oct 2026