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Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner Cardiology

Category: Nursing & Midwifery
Min: EUR €70,025.00/Yr.
Max: EUR €79,081.00/Yr.
Closing Date: 14/08/2025

Overview

The purpose of this post is to provide expert, patient-centred care for individuals with a range of cardiovascular conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings. The candidate ANP will work both autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients with acute and chronic cardiac conditions.

The ANPc will also be expected to play an active role in supporting future service developments within the cardiology service. This includes contributing to the design and implementation of new care models such as:

Ambulatory and rapid access cardiology clinics
Virtual and remote monitoring services
Pathway redesign to support early discharge and community follow-up
Use of digital tools and data to inform service improvement

A key component of the role will include supporting the delivery and ongoing development of a chest pain pathway, ensuring timely assessment, risk stratification, investigation, and management of patients presenting with chest pain. The ANPc will play a pivotal role in streamlining care, reducing unnecessary admissions, and improving patient flow through effective triage and evidence-based decision-making.

The development of a RANP service in Cardiology would seek to:

1.Provide safe quality care

2.Expedite diagnosis and correct treatment

3.Reduce inpatient admissions

4.Reduce waiting times

5.Improve patient experience

6.Reduce demand on the Cardiology team

7.Reduce referrals to Cardiology OPD services

The ANP will be integral to driving forward innovations in care delivery, improving outcomes, and shaping a responsive, modern cardiology service that meets the needs of the local population.

Essential Criteria

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition are:

(i)	Be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered
	And
(ii)	Be registered in the division(s) of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) Register for which the application is being made or entitled to be so registered. Or In recognition of services that span several patient/client groups and/or division(s) of the register, provide evidence of validated competences relevant to the context of practice
	And
(iii)	Have a broad base of clinical experience relevant to the advanced field of practice
	And
(iv)	Be eligible to undertake a Master’s Degree (or higher) in Nursing or a Master’s Degree, which is relevant, or applicable, to the advanced field of practice. The Master’s 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
(v) (vi)	Be currently undertaking a Master’s 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 Master’s 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 Master’s Degree (or higher) in Nursing or a Master’s Degree which is relevant, or applicable, to the advanced field of practice. The Master’s 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

(b) 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.

2. Annual registration

(i)

Practitioners must maintain active annual registration on the appropriate/relevant Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) for the role

And

(ii)

Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. Age

Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where s/he is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004). A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.

4. Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

5. Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good

character.