HSE West and North West is recruiting Staff Midwives across multiple hospital sites in Galway, Sligo, Mayo, and Donegal. This campaign (Reference: SMID2026) offers permanent and specified purpose contracts on both a wholetime and part-time basis, making it an excellent opportunity for registered midwives at any stage of their career to join one of Ireland’s most dynamic regional health services.
Role Overview
As a Staff Midwife, you will provide high-quality, woman-centred midwifery care across the full continuum of maternity services. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to safe, evidence-based practice in a busy clinical environment while upholding the values and standards of the HSE and your professional registration body.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based midwifery care to women and their families throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care in line with clinical guidelines and best practice standards.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.
- Collaborate effectively with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal outcomes for women and newborns.
- Participate in the education and professional development of student midwives and colleagues.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, clinical audit, and the ongoing development of midwifery services.
- Adhere to HSE policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to health and safety and infection prevention and control.
Requirements
Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria as set out in the attached job specification. As a minimum, applicants are expected to hold current registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Full eligibility criteria are available in the job specification linked within the Rezoomo application.
Salary & Contract
€37,788 – €54,412 per annum (HSE Staff Midwife scale, 13-point scale, plus Long Service Increments up to €56,032 where applicable), based on the HSE Consolidated Salary Scales effective 1 February 2026. Pay for part-time or worksharing posts is calculated on a pro-rata basis. Permanent wholetime, permanent part-time, specified purpose wholetime, and specified purpose part-time contracts are available.
Location
Positions are available across the following hospital sites within the HSE West and North West region:
- Galway University Hospital (GUH), Galway
- Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH), Galway
- Sligo University Hospital (SUH), Sligo
- Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH), Donegal
- Mayo University Hospital (MUH), Mayo
HSE West and North West serves a wide and geographically diverse population across Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Leitrim, and Roscommon, providing acute and maternity services to communities throughout the west and north-west of Ireland.
About HSE West and North West
HSE West and North West is one of Ireland’s major regional health divisions, delivering acute hospital and community health services across six counties. Its maternity network spans multiple university hospitals offering midwives a broad scope of practice, access to continuing professional development, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on women’s health outcomes across a wide geographic region.
Application Details
Reference: SMID2026
Apply online via the Rezoomo platform using Google Chrome. CVs submitted directly or sent to informal enquiry contacts will not be accepted. The application form must be completed in full.
For informal enquiries, please contact the relevant site directly:
- GUH — Louise Fitzpatrick: louise.fitzpatrick@hse.ie
- PUH — Anne Marie Culkin: annmarie.culkin@hse.ie
- SUH — Juliana Henry: Juliana.Henry@hse.ie
- LUH — Marian Doogan: Marion.Doogan@hse.ie
- MUH — Louise O’Malley: Louise.OMalley@hse.ie
Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. Candidates will normally be given at least one week’s notice. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.
