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Shape the Future of Maternity & Newborn Care

At The Coombe, we don’t just deliver babies - we advance maternal and neonatal care with excellence, compassion, and innovation. As one of Ireland’s largest maternity hospitals, we support over 10,000 pregnant women annually, care for 1,000+ newborns in our Neonatal Unit, and perform more than 8,000 surgical procedures in our dedicated Women’s Health Centre.

Advance Your Career In Care At The Coombe Hospital

Your Career At The Coombe

Excellence. Innovation. Compassion.

At The Coombe, we believe that great care starts with great people. Our commitment to specialist, innovative, and advanced healthcare ensures that every patient receives the very best. From a kind word to cutting-edge interventions, we deliver world-class maternity and newborn care - because people are at the heart of everything we do.

✨ Join a team that listens, understands, and acts with compassion.
✨ Be part of a hospital where passion meets purpose.
✨ Advance your career in an environment that values your skills and supports your growth.

🚀 Your journey starts here. Explore career opportunities today.

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A Midwifery Philosophy That Puts Women First

We believe midwifery is more than a profession - it is a calling. Birth is a
transformative experience, not just for the mother, but for her family and the wider community.

Our hospital has pioneered progressive maternity care, including:

Refurbished Delivery Suite for enhanced birthing experiences.
Advanced practice roles in midwifery and nursing.
Community midwifery services to provide care closer to home.
Continuity of care model, ensuring personalized maternity support.
Specialist diabetic services for expectant mothers.
Parent education programmes to empower families.

Why Work At The Coombe?

Salary according to the HSE Payscale.
Specialist salary allowance.
Permanent, full time, part time and flexible hours, pensionable contracts.
24 days annual leave, plus 10 public holidays.
37.5 hours per week. Additional Pay for shift differentials.
Professional development and educational opportunities.
Subsidised staff dining room.
On-site staff car parking facilities.
TaxSaver Commuter Tickets.
Cycle to Work Schemes, onsite bicycle maintenance a few times a year.
Health and Wellbeing Programme.
Positive Safety & Culture Group.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Internal rotation.
Occupational Health Department.
Close proximately to bus, luas and rail transport.
Clinical Midwifery Education (CME) for the three Dublin Maternity Hospitals.
Health Services Staff Credit Union.
VHI Group Member Scheme with 10% discount.

📍 Located just 3km from Dublin City Centre, with easy access to public transport.

At The Coombe, we are committed to delivering exceptional care while fostering a supportive and progressive work environment.

📩 To apply, send your CV and cover letter to careers@coombe.ie.

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Relocation Support

For international candidates, we offer:

A relocation package of up to €4,160 for accommodation and flights (terms apply).
Reimbursement of NMBI registration fees for first-time registration.

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Professional Development

Our Practice Development Team strive to offer ongoing support to midwives, nurses and students to become the best midwives and nurses they can be.

Midwives and nurses from The Coombe Hospital have been supported with funding (partial and full) and study leave for further education. Our staff have studied at our affiliated university, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and in other universities. The School of Nursing & Midwifery, TCD, is ranked 1st in Ireland, 5th in Europe and 25th in the World (QS World University Subject Rankings 2018).

Our midwifes and nurses undertake different studies to keep improving their professional experience to include:

Postgraduate Diplomas

Postgraduate Diploma in Neonatal Care
Professional Diploma in Project Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management

Postgraduate Certificates

High Dependency Maternity Care Hypnobirthing
Examination of The Newborn
Mindfulness
Lactation Consultants (IBLCE)
Certificate in Nurse & Midwifery Prescribing Preparation for Birth & Motherhood

Masters

MSc Midwifery Practice & Leadership MSc in Nursing
MSc in Neonatal Nursing
MSc in Healthcare Management
MSc in Quality & Safety
MSc Nursing Advanced Practice

Support to Grow

Our midwives and nurses are also supported to attend conferences, workshops and study days in our onsite Centre for Midwifery Education, and at both national and international venues. We host an annual Essence of Midwifery Care Conference each May celebrating midwifery care nationally and internationally.

There is also significant opportunity to progress within the hospital, with the majority of internal competitions (promotions) filled by Coombe staff members.