About us: St James’s Hospital is Ireland’s largest acute academic teaching hospital and is based in Dublin’s south inner city. Our fundamental purpose is the delivery of health treatment, care and diagnosis as well as health promotion and preventative services at local, regional and national levels. Our academic partner is Trinity College Dublin.
Purpose of the role: The advanced practice service is provided by nurses who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners. The overall purpose of the service is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level. This involves undertaking and documenting complete episodes of patient care, which includes comprehensively assessing, diagnosing, planning, treating, and discharging patients in accordance with collaboratively agreed local policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines and/or service level agreements/memoranda of understanding.
The RANP Hepatology demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership, and complex decision-making abilities.
The RANP Hepatology practices in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI 2025), Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2017), and the Values for Nurses and Midwives in Ireland (Department of Health 2016).
The RANP Hepatology service provides clinical leadership and professional scholarship in the delivery of optimal nursing services and informs the development of evidence based health policy at local, regional, and national levels.
The RANP Hepatology contributes to nursing research which shapes and advances nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national, and international levels.
The ANP in Hepatology will worked with the MDT to develop innovative treatment pathways for patients attending the Hepatology service. This role may evolve to include community outreach delivering care aligned with National frameworks. The post holder will develop nursing practice and health policy at local, regional, and national level.
Please review the associated Role Profile for a detailed description of the role, as well as a full list of all eligibility criteria, qualifications and / or experience required.
Also, please view our Online Application information guide, to help guide you through the application form if needed.
For informal enquiries: Please contact Clodagh Quinn, Assistant Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Care services, MED Directorate; Phone: (01) 410 3141; E-Mail: [email protected]
A panel may be formed from which future vacancies will be filled.
St. James's Hospital is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Please note: All application forms / CV's (where applicable) must be completed and submitted in English
