Posted 15 June, 2026
IMPACT EU Project Manager
Childrens Health Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 1676693765
Purpose of the role
IMPACT-EU aims to establish Europe-wide standards for psychosocial care in paediatric oncology, ensuring comprehensive support throughout the treatment journey, including the transition to adult care. The project will develop evidence-based guidelines tailored specifically to Europe, through an international consensus process involving healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and experts in psychosocial care. This will begin with a systematic review of existing standards and recent scientific literature. The project will map current psychosocial services across Europe, identifying gaps and resources to improve care. Surveys will be conducted with paediatric oncology centres across the EU to collect data on services, personnel qualifications, and funding models, while qualitative studies will investigate the role of patient and parent organizations in delivering support outside formal healthcare settings. To address training gaps, the project will deliver a comprehensive program, including an Educational Master Course for psychosocial care professionals, an e-learning platform for healthcare providers, and peer support training. These efforts will help healthcare teams offer holistic, patient-centred care and foster collaboration across regions.
Finally, IMPACT-EU will pilot psychosocial screening and therapeutic tools in five centres across different European settings. By using tools such as the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT), Little Nirvana and My Logbook, the project will help healthcare providers identify and meet patients' psychosocial needs early, improving outcomes. The National Children Cancer Service is one of the 5 centres that will benefit from these implementation plans. The 5 centres are based in Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Slovakia and Romania.
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) is Ireland's largest pediatric hospital and the leading Centre in Ireland for the conduct of clinical trials and studies in children and young adults. As part of ongoing development towards the opening of the new Children's Hospital, rationalization and integration of the existing clinical research infrastructure across all sites has been undertaken with all aspects of the clinical research infrastructure being brought together under a single governance and management structure. This consists of a new Clinical Research Centre (CRC) to support the conduct of research across CHI sites, which links closely with the existing Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU) at CHI at Crumlin for clinical trials in pediatric cancer. Both the CRC and CCTU are made up of a team of dedicated research staff to support clinical teams in the conduct of clinical trials and other research studies. The Clinical Research Coordinator/Clinical Research Associate plays a central role in this, coordinating and acting as key point of contact for multiple studies and providing back-up a and providing back-up and from set-up through to closeout. They will link in closely with the CRC Operations Manager, CCTU Manager and Research Project Managers, as well as Principal Investigators and clinical research teams to ensure that study activities are carried out effectively and in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
Essential Criteria
How to apply and informal enquiries
Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.
The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.
* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV's will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.
The closing date for submissions of CV's and cover letter is 26 June 2026 by 5pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobsby clicking 'Apply for Job'.
Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Dr Chiara Besani, PI: [email protected] for specific information re IMPACT-EU grant
Ms Mary Lynch, Manager in Institute of Children Research: [email protected]
For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist - Taurai Machuwe at [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE:
CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new 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.
Below, you'll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.
IMPACT-EU aims to establish Europe-wide standards for psychosocial care in paediatric oncology, ensuring comprehensive support throughout the treatment journey, including the transition to adult care. The project will develop evidence-based guidelines tailored specifically to Europe, through an international consensus process involving healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and experts in psychosocial care. This will begin with a systematic review of existing standards and recent scientific literature. The project will map current psychosocial services across Europe, identifying gaps and resources to improve care. Surveys will be conducted with paediatric oncology centres across the EU to collect data on services, personnel qualifications, and funding models, while qualitative studies will investigate the role of patient and parent organizations in delivering support outside formal healthcare settings. To address training gaps, the project will deliver a comprehensive program, including an Educational Master Course for psychosocial care professionals, an e-learning platform for healthcare providers, and peer support training. These efforts will help healthcare teams offer holistic, patient-centred care and foster collaboration across regions.
Finally, IMPACT-EU will pilot psychosocial screening and therapeutic tools in five centres across different European settings. By using tools such as the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT), Little Nirvana and My Logbook, the project will help healthcare providers identify and meet patients' psychosocial needs early, improving outcomes. The National Children Cancer Service is one of the 5 centres that will benefit from these implementation plans. The 5 centres are based in Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Slovakia and Romania.
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) is Ireland's largest pediatric hospital and the leading Centre in Ireland for the conduct of clinical trials and studies in children and young adults. As part of ongoing development towards the opening of the new Children's Hospital, rationalization and integration of the existing clinical research infrastructure across all sites has been undertaken with all aspects of the clinical research infrastructure being brought together under a single governance and management structure. This consists of a new Clinical Research Centre (CRC) to support the conduct of research across CHI sites, which links closely with the existing Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU) at CHI at Crumlin for clinical trials in pediatric cancer. Both the CRC and CCTU are made up of a team of dedicated research staff to support clinical teams in the conduct of clinical trials and other research studies. The Clinical Research Coordinator/Clinical Research Associate plays a central role in this, coordinating and acting as key point of contact for multiple studies and providing back-up a and providing back-up and from set-up through to closeout. They will link in closely with the CRC Operations Manager, CCTU Manager and Research Project Managers, as well as Principal Investigators and clinical research teams to ensure that study activities are carried out effectively and in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
Essential Criteria
- BSc in clinical or life science related subject or equivalent third level qualification
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the healthcare environment
- Prior experience working on an EU-funded Grant
- Thorough knowledge of Good Clinical Practice
- Experience in the preparation of submissions to research ethics committees
- Experience with report-writing and budget management and EU reporting
- Knowledge of electronic data capture systems and the data management process in clinical studies
- You might want to include these additions in blue and consider if you want the person with a psychology/oncology background - you could put in desirable criteria either.
How to apply and informal enquiries
Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.
The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.
* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV's will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.
The closing date for submissions of CV's and cover letter is 26 June 2026 by 5pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobsby clicking 'Apply for Job'.
Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Dr Chiara Besani, PI: [email protected] for specific information re IMPACT-EU grant
Ms Mary Lynch, Manager in Institute of Children Research: [email protected]
For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist - Taurai Machuwe at [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE:
CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new 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.
Below, you'll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.
- September 7th, 2026
- October 5th, 2026
- November 9th, 2026
