Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner Ambulatory Gynaecology RHM1225350
Date posted: 4 December 2025
Before you apply
This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.
Reference
RHM1225350
Category
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Candidate (General) 2272
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HSE
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Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
Health region
HSE Dublin and Midlands
County
- Westmeath
Location
Mullingar
Recruiter
HSE Dublin and Midlands: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare, and parts of Dublin South and Wicklow
Contract type
- Permanent Wholetime
Post specific related information
The HSE’s National Women and Infants Health Programme introduced Gynaecology Ambulatory Care Centres (Women Health Centres) as a solution to address long waiting times, high numbers of patients awaiting access to care and enhanced patient experience.
The role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the AGU is critical in the model of care delivery and will ensure that women experience a seamless pathway of care with minimal fragmentation and duplication. This will require delivery of services beyond traditional organisational boundaries and providers.
It is estimated that approximately 70% of benign gynaecology referrals are suitable for the ambulatory setting, alleviating pressures on acute beds and theatre access.
In 2005, approximately 60% of elective surgeries in the United States, Canada and Australia were carried out in the ambulatory setting, demonstrating that this approach to care has been widely adopted (Pasternak and Johns, 2005).
Of all specialities, ambulatory care for gynaecology related conditions has become increasingly common in Europe, Canada, the United States, Australia and Asia and is recommended professional colleges and organisations associated with gynaecology care. Local and foreign studies have found that this model focuses on the needs of the patient, increasing patient satisfaction by streamlining the service and increasing the accessibility of care (Uzochukwu et al., 2016; Black et al., 2005).
Ambulatory gynaecology services function as one-stop, see and treat clinics and will lead to more fruitful expenditure of public funds in line with best practice. Internationally, these clinics have improved patient safety and experience, minimising unnecessary hospital admissions and providing timely gynaecology care to patients referred as urgent and non-urgent.
The primary purpose of the cANP (Women’s Health - Ambulatory Gynaecology) post is to provide:
The main purpose of the post is to develop the job description and supporting documentation under the direction of the Health Care Provider’s Advanced Practice Stakeholder Governance Group, to enable the individual nurse to meet the NMBI Criteria for Registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner as set out in Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI, 2017).
The individual will undertake the academic preparation and develop the clinical and leadership skills, competencies and knowledge required to meet the criteria to be registered as a RANP with NMBI. The scope of the cANP role must reflect the incremental development of expertise and as such, the cANP cannot deliver care as an autonomous practitioner.
Furthermore, the cANP will develop and submit their personal portfolio and all other necessary documentation to NMBI in order to register as a RANP.
The value of the nursing contribution as a distinct profession must be safeguarded and articulated in the development of new services led by advanced nurse practitioners, complementing rather than replacing current services delivered by doctors (NMBI 2017 p.9).
The overall purpose of the post is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level. This involves undertaking and documenting a complete episode of patient care (assess, diagnose, plan, treat and discharge patients) according to collaboratively agreed protocols and scope of practice in the clinical setting; demonstrating advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership and decision making skills.
The advanced practice role demonstrates a high degree of knowledge, skill and experience that is applied within the nurse-patient/client relationship to achieve optimal outcomes through critical analysis, problem solving and accurate decision-making (NMBI, 2017).
Central to this is the provision of quality care, a safe environment and processes for patients by the use of evidence based clinical guidelines that address patient expectations, promote wellness and evaluate care given.
The role will provide clinical leadership and professional scholarship in order to develop nursing practice and health policy at local, regional and national level.
The role will contribute to nursing research to shape and advance nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.
Closing date
19/12/2025 12:00:00
Proposed interview date
Candidates will normally be given at least two weeks' notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.
Informal enquiries
'Contact: Maureen Revilles Director of Midwifery Email: maureen.revilles1@hse.ie Tel:044 9340221