Health Care Assistant MaternityNeonatal Services HCAMAT25
Date posted: 8 January 2026
Before you apply
This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.
Reference
HCAMAT25
Category
Patient and Client Care
Grade
Health Care Assistant 6075
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HSE
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External
Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
Health region
HSE Dublin and South East
County
- Kilkenny
Location
St. Luke's Hospital, Freshford Road, Kilkenny.
Recruiter
HSE Dublin and South East: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, part of South Dublin
Contract type
- Permanent Part-time
Post specific related information
The Health Care Assistant in Maternity, as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, supports, assists and compliments the role of the midwife, in the provision of safe, effective, quality care to women and babies. The HCA in Maternity Services works under the supervision of a registered midwife.
The HCA in maternity services will assist the midwives in the care of women and babies within the Maternity and Neonatal Services and undertake other duties, and communicate with others as has been delegated to them by a registered midwife.
The National Maternity Strategy (2016) puts the needs of mothers and babies at its center by ensuring women have access to safe, high quality, evidence based maternity care. This will be done by facilitating choice for women in so far as it is safe to do so.
“Healthcare assistants provide assistance, support and direct personal care to patients and residents in a variety of healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, aged care facilities, as well as community and domestic settings. They generally work in support, or under delegation, direction and supervision, of health professionals. They support multi-disciplinary teams in the delivery of high-quality care.” - International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).
Closing date
23/01/2026 17:00:00
Application details
Ann-Marie Doyle, Human Resources Department, St. Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny.
Email: annmarie.doyle1@hse.ie Phone: 056 7717532
Informal enquiries
Contact Name: Ann Margaret Hogan, Director of Midwifery, St. Luke’s General Hospital.
Email: annmg.hogan@hse.ie Phone: 056 7785134