Staff Nurse

About Us

MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. MUH has 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. And from Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team. In addition, for full registered NMBI recognised nurses, we offer a generous relocation package (if coming from abroad) and our enhanced Salary Scales mean that most newly qualified nurses can earn over €40k per annum within 18 months of becoming an NMBI registered nurse!

The Role

The Staff Nurse is a member of a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for the delivery of nursing care within an evidence-based framework. He/she is required to provide and maintain a caring, efficient, and professional nursing service meeting the needs of patients and their families. MUH runs a very successful New Graduate Transition Programme which is open to all newly qualified nurses.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care of assigned patients.
• Practice nursing according to the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the Nursing Board and Professional Guidelines.
• Ensure patients are cared for in the optimum clinical environment, adhering to all nursing and hospital wide policies and guidelines.
• Share professional knowledge and skills with colleagues.
• Documentation to be recorded in a professional, legible, and timely fashion.
• Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.
• Deputise for the CNM 2 as appropriate.
• Follow appropriate lines of authority within the Nurse Management Structure.

Eligibility Criteria - Candidates:

• Must have current registration on the general division of NMBI.
• Experience in the acute hospital environment within last three years is essential (newly qualified Nurses with less experience are also welcome to apply).

Please note all applicants will be entitled to apply for an enhanced nurse contract, once that they meet the eligibility criteria of the position, i.e. on point 4 or greater of the Staff Nurse Scale.

The 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.