Title:  Staff Nurse, LauraLynn House

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hrs per week) 

Contract Type:  Permanent contract and maternity leave contract available

Salary/Grade: Staff Nurse: €38,166 - €56,592/ ENP Scale: €45,259 - €58,424 as of 01st June 2026 pay scales 

Job Closing Date:  17th June 2026 

Introduction:

To provide care and support to children with life-limiting conditions and palliative care needs and their families in the family home/community environment that is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice. 

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic team focussed on supporting people to live their best possible life.
• Free car parking
• Pension scheme
• Generous annual leave.
• VHI group scheme
• Bike to work scheme.
• Active wellbeing supports including an in-house occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members'.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Comprehensive orientation pack
• Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff. 
• Flexible working options
• Access to membershRCNip of the HSSCU credit union. 

Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following:

• Registered or be eligible to register with the NMBI.
• RCN's require a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience working in a paediatric setting, acute or community setting with children or young people with complex/life-limiting nursing and palliative care needs 
• RGN's/ RNID's require a minimum of 5 years' experience, working in a paediatric setting with children or young people with complex/life-limiting nursing and palliative care needs
• Hold a Degree in Nursing or be in the process of completing a degree 
• Working knowledge of information technology
• Experience of working within an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to work independently 
• Demonstrable experience of working with children with complex conditions and palliative care needs and their families

How to Apply:

Applications for this role must be made through (url removed) Applications received via email will not be considered. 

For a copy of the job description and person specification contact our HR Department, E: (email address removed)

For informal enquiries please contact Liz O'Donoghue, Assistant Director of Nursing on (phone number removed) or Email: (email address removed)

Should you need assistance or have any special needs when attending for interview, please contact any member of the HR team and reasonable accommodation will be arranged.