Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Overview

The Emergency Staff Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to the highest professional and ethical standards within the model of nursing care practiced in the relevant care setting. The Emergency staff nurse will provide holistic, person centred care, promoting optimum independence and enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Informal Enquiries:  

Liz Lawlor, Assistant Director of Nursing Emergency Department

elisabeth.lawlor@hse.ie or phone 0874448944

For upcoming vacancies in Q4 2025 & Q1 2026. 

Essential Criteria

Each candidate must on closing date for applications:

Professional Qualifications & Experience

• Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bórd Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or be entitled to be so

 And

• Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the

Note: Post holders must maintain annual registration with Bórd Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland

Specific Requirements:

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate an understanding of emergency
• Experience working within the Irish healthcare setting
• Recent experience working in an acute setting

Desirable Requirements:

• Foundation Course in Emergency Nursing or equivalent 
• Post Graduate Qualification in Emergency Nursing 
• Evidence of participation in recognised education programmes such as ACLS and TNCC

Relevant Documentation:

CH 146 25 - Staff Nurse ED Specific Job Spec