Introduction
As the largest maternity hospital in Europe and tertiary centre for Ireland, the hospital is a centre of excellence with approximately 8,500 deliveries per year with a bed complement of 200. The busy gynaecological unit is a national referral centre for gynaecological cancer. The neonatal unit is also a national referral centre and participates in the national neonatal transport programme. The laboratory provides a comprehensive service contributing to the care of perinatal, neonatal, antenatal and gynaecology patients. The Community Midwifery Service offers women the options of Domino, Early Transfer Home and Home Births. All activities are managed within a strong clinical governance framework and employees are centrally involved in quality improvement initiatives around the hospital.
The Hospital is a university teaching hospital with affiliations to University College Dublin (UCD) and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). There is an active under-graduate teaching programme in the hospital with students from both colleges in attendance. The four year pre-registration degree for midwifery and eighteen month post registration Higher Diploma in Midwifery is run in partnership with UCD. A fifteen month Higher Diploma in Neonatal Nursing organised jointly with the Faculty of Nursing, RCSI is based in our tertiary referral Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Benefits to working at the National Maternity Hospital
The hospital staff of approximately 850 individuals are our greatest asset and are rewarded for their hard work, commitment and dedication with ongoing training and development and great opportunities for career progression. We have a rich culturally diverse multi-disciplinary team environment and a number of fun social events for staff each year. Other benefits to working at the hospital include attractive salary scales, excellent defined benefit pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlements, flexible working options, subsidised canteen and coffee shop, savings facilities through payroll, tax saver commuter tickets and staff health promotion/screening. Details of current employment opportunities at the National Maternity Hospital are available by following the link at the bottom of this page. Job descriptions and person specifications are available for all positions by contacting the Human Resources Department (+353 1 6373365).
Recruitment Policy
The National Maternity Hospital endeavours to recruit and retain people of the highest calibre to meet the Hospital’s service requirements. As an equal opportunities employer, the hospital is committed to providing equality of opportunity in all recruitment practices. It is the policy of the Hospital that all current and prospective employees have equality of opportunity regardless of gender, marital status, family status, religious beliefs, race, sexual orientation, age, disability and membership of a travelling community. Employees are selected for all positions within the Hospital on the basis of merit in relation to relevant qualifications, experience, abilities, aptitude and attitude.