Community Clinical Nurse Specialist, Childrens Palliative Care Maternity Leave Cover (Cork Region) ?The CNSp practice will include a major clinical focus, which comprises of assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care given to children and their families. As a member of the inter- disciplinary team he/she will work collaboratively with other members of the team to provide the highest standard of specialist palliative nursing care to children with life limiting conditions/ palliative care needs. He/she will participate in childrens palliative care research and audit and act as a consultant in education and clinical practice to nursing colleagues and the wider inter disciplinary team. He/she will facilitate and support teams to implement evidenced based practice and will contribute to the continuing development of Childrens Palliative care in Lauralynn, Irelands Childrens Hospice. Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following: Hold current Registration in the Childrens Division of the Register of Nurses held by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) Have acquired a post registration level 9 qualification on the National Qualifications Framework of Ireland (major award) or the equivalent, in Palliative Care Have a minimum of 1 years post registration experience and a minimum of 1 years specialist area experience of working with children with life limiting conditions/palliative care needs ?Please note that whilst this position is not publicly funded the salary is linked to the national pay scales Skills: Nursing Paediatric Palliative Care