G10903 Advanced Midwife Practitioner, Candidate (cAMP), Assisted Care - Postnatal Maternal Morbidity, Galway University Hospitals / Ard-Chnáimhseach Liachleachta, Iarrthóir, Ospidéil na hOllscoile, Gaillimh

Campaign Reference Number & Job Title:

G10903 Advanced Midwife Practitioner, Candidate (cAMP), Assisted Care - Postnatal Maternal Morbidity, Galway University Hospitals / Ard-Chnáimhseach Liachleachta, Iarrthóir, Ospidéil na hOllscoile, Gaillimh

Grade Code:

2536

County:

Galway

Hse Area:

HSE West Saolta University Health Care Group

Staff Category:

Nursing & Midwifery

Contract Type:

Specified Purpose, Whole Time

Internal/External:

External

Proposed Interview Dates:

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after closing date.

Candidates will normally be given at least one weeks' notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances

Informal Enquiries:

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Anne Marie Grealish, Assistant Director of Midwifery, Maternity Department, Galway University Hospitals – Tel: 091 544541 / Email: annemarie.greaish@hse.ie for further information about the role.

Closing Date:

10:00am on Friday 17th of October 2025.

Location of Post

The successful candidate will be based in the Maternity Services Department, Galway University Hospitals and may be required to have an outreach service as the need arises.

Maternity Services in GUH are located on the main Galway University Hospital campus. It is one of 19 maternity units/ hospitals in Ireland and is the largest of the five maternity units in the region who work collaboratively as the HSE West Northwest Maternity network.

The unit offers a full range of services across a wide range of specialisms including Maternity Service, Fetal Medicine Gynaecology, Gynaecological Oncology, Ambulatory Gynaecology, Colposcopy, Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU). The unit provides regional services in Maternity, Gynaecology and Neonatal care.

In 2024, 2562 infants were born in GUH. Over 2,000 gynaecology surgeries were carried out (including ambulatory gynaecology and gynaecology cancer). The waiting times for outpatient and inpatient care are currently within Slainte care standards.

GUH has several midwifery and gynaecology nurse specialists and advanced practitioners in areas including breastfeeding, perinatal mental health, bereavement, ultrasound, parent education, diabetes, informatics, colposcopy and ambulatory gynaecology. Galway University Hospital currently offers an antenatal supported care pathway and an early transfer home postnatal service.

GUH provides clinical training and placements for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in medicine, midwifery, nursing, and allied health professions, in partnership with University of Galway and University College Dublin.

There is currently one temporary whole-time post for a cAMP to progress to ANP within 3 years.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Application Details

https://www.rezoomo.com/job/86532/

Post Specific Related Information

· Successful candidates will be required to undertake training in facilitating birth debriefing.

· Successful candidates will be required to undertake formal education and training in wound care to a Level 7 QQI or above.