Staff Nurse - HDU

Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours.

The Staff Nurse HDU will:

be professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing (DON) or designated officer.
report to the Clinical Nurse Manager 3 or designated officer.

Responsibilities include:

Practice nursing according to the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics as laid down by the Nursing Board (An Bord Altranais/NMBI) and Professional Clinical Guidelines (local and national).
Adhere to national, regional, and Mercy University Hospital (MUH) guidelines, policies, protocols and legislation
Work within their scope of practice and take measures to develop and maintain the competence necessary for professional practice.
Deliver the nursing care of an assigned group of patients within a best practice/ evidence based framework.
Manage a designated caseload.
Have expertise on the care of the critically ill patient.
Recognize life threatening and non-life threatening conditions within the high dependency setting.
Participate in clinical governance structures within the local/ regional /national clinical governance framework.
Have a working knowledge of HIQA Standards as they apply to the role/care setting, for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc.
Complete all mandatory training as deemed necessary by the DON and ABA/ NMBI.
Participate in performance evaluation / review with their line manager, identifying areas for improvement and appropriate plans / measures to achieve them.
Ensure that records are safeguarded and managed as per MUH policy and in accordance with relevant legislation.
Adhere to all hospital policies and guidelines associated with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Eligibility Criteria:

Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses kept by the NMBI or be entitled to be so registered.
Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
Post graduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing desirable.
Experience in working in a Critical Care setting desirable.
Be competent in the care of critical care patients or be willing to undertake study in the area.
Show evidence of continuous professional development.

Closing date for applications is 1pm on Wednesday, 4th February 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 1,500 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 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.

Mercy University Hospital

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