Talent Acquisition Specialist - Mat Cover

🌟 Join the Future of Paediatric Care at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) 🌟Are you ready to take the next step in your HR and recruitment career? Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is now inviting applications for Talent Acquisition Specialist, Grade VI.This is a unique opportunity to join CHI’s People & Culture team, supporting recruitment across Ireland’s leading specialist children’s hospital group.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality recruitment services, ensuring CHI attracts and appoints the best talent to support paediatric care.

Successful candidates will be contributing to shaping the future of children’s healthcare in Ireland by enabling a skilled and motivated workforce.

Our Talent Acquisition team is at the forefront of scaling one of the biggest transformational and digital health projects, in Ireland to date. We need the brightest recruiting minds to match our rapidly expanding business needs, while bringing the best and most diverse healthcare talent into the company.

Children’s Health Ireland is seeking to hire a HR Grade VI, Talent Acquisition Specialist to support and implement the transition from a recruitment model to a TA model in the first instance. You will also be required to lead out on our mass hiring initiative in the pre-hospital opening phase.

In this role, you will be responsible for partnering closely with multiple stakeholders to maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for the various business demands, such as across Medical, Nursing, Health & Social Care professionals and Management & Admin.

In this role you will build and implement innovative sourcing strategies led by data and market intelligence; lead a selection process that adopts best practices, and partner closely with colleagues and key stakeholders through the hiring journey, to identify high-quality and diverse candidates.

The successful candidate may be required to work across CHI sites and services in line with organisational requirements and the development of the new children’s hospital and associated services.

Why join CHI?✅ Career growth: A supportive environment, exposure to cross-disciplinary teams, and opportunities to work alongside expert HR and recruitment professionals.✅ Competitive salary: €57,898 – €70,734 LSIs, aligned with HSE Grade VI pay scales.✅ Impactful work: Make a real difference to the staffing and culture of Ireland’s leading paediatric hospitals.

Essential

Requirements

• ✨ 3rd level qualification in Human Resource Management or relevant area to the role.AND✨ Aminimum of 2 years recruitment/talent acquisition experience preferably in healthcare or public sector.OR✨ Must have a minimum of 3 years post graduate HR experience and have completed a qualification in HR.✨ Minimum of 2 years’ track record working within a Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, In-House or Agency Recruitment facing role.✨ Recognized public service or healthcare recruitment experience.

Application Process

To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via our careers portal.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Olivia Adams, Talent Acquisition Manager, olivia.adams@childrenshealthireland.ieFor other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Taurai Machuwe, taurai.machuwe@childrenshealthireland.ieKey Dates:📅 Closing date: Sunday, 14th June 2026, 5pm🕒 Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will be held the week starting 22 June 2026 .📍 Please note: As part of this role, you may be required to work across CHI sites, including 700 South Circular Road (Dublin 8), Temple Street, Crumlin, and Tallaght.PLEASE NOTE:CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees and Secondments.

This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.✨ 10th August 2026✨ 7thSeptember 2026✨ 5thOctober 2026CHI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All posts are subject to CHI recruitment policies.