Staff Nurse – Endoscopy Unit

Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours.

An exciting opportunity for registered nurses who want to develop their careers and enhance their skills by becoming a member of the Mercy Endoscopy Team. 

A robust package of education and training will be provided to new staff with relevant clinical facilitation, support and guidance, to ensure every nurse acquires the requisite skills and knowledge to work competently in all areas of the Endoscopy Unit. There is also access and support for relevant post graduate education programmes. We are committed to the professional development & education of all our nursing team.

The Endoscopy Unit at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) is entering an exciting phase of development, with increased capacity, new technologies, and extended service provision. The department is staffed by a dedicated team of nurses, doctors, porters and healthcare assistants, HSSD operatives, clerical and catering staff.

The unit provides a holistic diagnostic and therapeutic gastroenterology service, is a tertiary referral service for several endoscopic techniques, and also provides a nationwide service (see below). The Centre provides approximately 3,500 endoscopic procedures per annum such as Colonoscopy, Gastroscopy, ERCP, diagnostic and therapeutic EUS, EMR, RFA, luminal stenting, and colon cancer screening.

Underpinning the organisational culture in the endoscopy Unit are the MUH Core Values of excellence, team spirit, respect, compassion and justice.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care of assigned patients.
• Practicing nursing according to the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the Nursing Board and Professional Guidelines.
• Ensuring patients are cared for in the optimum clinical environment, adhering to all nursing and hospital wide policies and guidelines.
• Sharing professional knowledge and skills with colleagues.

Eligibility Criteria - Candidates:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, in the general nurse division of the register of nurses kept by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI / Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
• Experience in the acute hospital environment within last three years is essential.
• Endoscopy Specialist area – Recent relevant experience and education

Closing date for applications is 1pm on Thursday, 1st October 2026.

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 1,800 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 recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork.

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.