Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and Candidate ANP (Dementia Outreach) Regional Specialist Memory Clinic Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours.

MUH are running two campaigns concurrently, Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (c ANP).

The ANP Panel will take precedence over the c ANP Panel.

The ANP/c ANP (Dementia Outreach) will be professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing and clinically accountable to the supervising Consultant.

Responsibilities include: Demonstrating accountability and responsibility for professional practice as a lead healthcare professional.

Conducting a comprehensive holistic health assessment using evidenced based frameworks to determine diagnoses and inform autonomous advanced nursing care.

Synthesising and interpreting assessment information particularly history including prior treatment outcomes, physical findings and diagnostic data to identify normal, at risk and subnormal states of health.

Providing leadership in the translation of new knowledge to clinical practice.

Educating others using an advanced expert knowledge base derived from clinical experience, on-going reflection, clinical supervision and engagement in continuous professional development.

Communicating effectively with the healthcare team through sharing of information in accordance with legal, professional and regulatory requirements.

Demonstrating leadership in professional practice by using professional language (verbally and in writing) that represents the plan of care, which is shared with the person and other members of the inter-professional team.

Promoting a culture of quality care.

Proactively seeking feedback from persons receiving care, families and staff on their experiences and suggestions for improvement.

Demonstrating clinical leadership in the design and evaluation of services.

Engaging in health policy development, implementation, and evaluation.

Contribute to service development through appropriate continuous education, research initiatives, keeping up to date with nursing literature, recent nursing research and new developments in nursing practice, education and management.

Ensure adherence to established policies and procedures e.g.

health and safety, infection control, storage and use of controlled drugs etc.

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: ANP Eligibility Criteria: Are registered in the Advanced Nurse Practitioner division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Register maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI / Bord Altranais agus Cnimhseachais na hireann).

Or Be eligible to register in the Advanced Nurse Practitioner division of the NMBI Register maintained by the NMBI by meeting the criteria for registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner as specified on the NMBI Website ( And Have a broad base of clinical experience relevant to the advanced field of practice.

Demonstrates the competences relevant to the specialist area of advanced practice.

Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, professional and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

c ANP Eligibility Criteria: Be a registered nurse with the NMBI or entitled to be so registered.

Be registered in the division(s) of the NMBI Register for which the application is being made or entitled to be so registered.

Have a broad base of clinical experience relevant to the advanced field of practice.

Be eligible to undertake a Masters Degree (or higher) in Nursing or a Masters Degree, which is relevant, or applicable, to the advanced field of practice.

The Masters programme must be at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (Quality & Qualifications Ireland), or equivalent.

Educational preparation must include at least three modular components pertaining to the relevant area of advanced practice, in addition to clinical practicum.

Or Be currently undertaking a Masters Degree in Nursing (Advanced Practice Pathway) or be eligible to register to undertake additional Level 9 National Framework of Qualifications (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) specific modules of a Masters Degree in Nursing (Advanced Practice Pathway) within an agreed timeframe.

Educational preparation must include at least three modular components pertaining to the relevant area of advanced practice, in addition to clinical practicum.

Or Possess a Masters Degree (or higher) in Nursing or a Masters Degree which is relevant, or applicable, to the advanced field of practice.

The Masters programme must be at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (Quality & Qualifications Ireland), or equivalent.

Educational preparation must include at least three modular components pertaining to the relevant area of advanced practice, in addition to clinical practicum.

And Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, professional and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

Closing date for applications is 1pm on Monday, 22 September 2025.

Please note the salary advertised is the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Salary Scale.

MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.

Mercy University Hospital (MUH) MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City.

We have over 1,500 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services.

We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services.

Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand.

We support staff development with approx.

100 promotions annually.

We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours.

We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance.

From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team.

For fully registered NMBI recognised nurses, we offer a generous relocation package (if coming from abroad).

We live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.

Skills: c ANP Dementia Candidate ANP

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