Clinical Midwife Specialist Infant Feeding Lactation 2313CMS26
Date posted: 17 April 2026
Before you apply
This job is only open to employees of the HSE, TUSLA, Section 38 agencies, or statutory health agencies per WRC Agreement 161867.
Reference
2313CMS26
Category
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
Clinical Midwife Specialist 2313
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HSE
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Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
Health region
HSE Dublin and North East
County
- Louth
Location
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Recruiter
HSE Dublin and North East: North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan
Contract type
- Permanent Wholetime
Post specific related information
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is an Acute General Hospital which incorporates a Maternity Unit. The Hospital provides maternity services to the catchment area of Counties Louth, Meath and North Dublin.
The Maternity Unit is the largest Maternity Unit in the Region with approximately 2700 births per year. The Unit incorporates a 50 bed Obstetric Unit, a Midwifery Led Unit and a Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The Obstetric Unit provides:
• Antenatal booking and return clinics
• Outreach booking and return clinics
• Antenatal High Risk
• Diabetic clinics and Clinical Midwife Specialist in Diabetes
• Fetal Assessment / Fetal Medicine/ Maternity Day Unit Service
• Antenatal in-patient care from early pregnancy
• Low and high dependency intrapartum care including 24-hour epidural service.
• Water births and labouring water pool facility.
• Postnatal care to mothers and babies through MLU, ETH and Post Natal Community Hubs
• Early Transfer Home Services
• Specialist Teenage Pregnancy Services Parentcraft Education and Breastfeeding support
• Perinatal Mental Health Specialist Services
• Specialist Bereavement Services
• Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit / Gynaecological Services
• Pregnancy Options Service
The Midwifery Led Unit provides:
• Antenatal and intrapartum care to women who are eligible for the supported care pathway and postnatal care for the first week after birth.
• Individualised and family centred midwifery care in a homely environment.
Postnatal hubs are community-based, midwifery-led clinics providing support for mothers and babies within the first six weeks after birth, with specialized care available up to six months. They offer local, non-urgent care, including check-ups, feeding support, physiotherapy, and group education, reducing the need for hospital visits.
Closing date
30/04/2026 12:00:00
Proposed interview date
TBC
Informal enquiries
Michelle Scanlon, michelle.scanlon@hse.ie