DML-- - New Graduate Staff Nurse

New Graduate Staff Nurse

DML-04-2026-220

HSE Dublin and Midlands

Location of Post:

Individual hospital sites will be indicated at expression of interest stage to panel members for each individual job.

• Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Co. Laois
• Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, Co. Offaly
• Regional Hospital Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
• Naas General Hospital, Co. Kildare

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign and will be used to fill current and future, permanent vacancies of full-time or part-time duration for a New Graduate Staff Nurse that may arise in each hospital site.

Informal Enquiries:

For further information about the role, please contact:

Ms. Margaret Rice

Assistant Director of Nursing

Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Email:margaret.rice@hse.ie

Tel: 087 263 0831

Ms. Maura Rice

Assistant Director of Nursing

Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Email:maura.rice@hse.ie

Tel: 087 213 9778

Mr. Brendan Malone

Director of Nursing

Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore

Email:brendan.malone@hse.ie

Tel: 086 067 8220

Ms. Nicola Hanlon

Assistant Director of Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Practice Development Co-Ordinator

Regional Hospital Mullingar

Email:nicola.hanlon2@hse.ie

Tel: 087 710 1526

Ms. Elaine Harris

Assistant Director of Nursing (Nurse Practice Development Co-Ordinator)

Naas General Hospital

Email:elaine.harris3@hse.ie

Tel: 045 849 962 (Nurse Practice Development Co-Ordinator’s Office) or 045 849 737 (Nurse Practice Development Unit Office)

HR Point of Contact:

DML is committed to providing information and services which are accessible to all, if you require accessibility assistance throughout any stage of the recruitment process, please contact:

Nincy Philip,

Assistant HR Recruitment Officer

HSE Dublin and Midlands

Email:Nincy.philip@hse.ie

Purpose of the Post:

The New Graduate Staff Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to the highest professional and ethical standards within the model of nursing care practiced in the relevant care setting. The New Graduate Staff Nurse will provide holistic, person centred care, promoting optimum independence and enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications and / or Experience:

1. Academic / Professional Qualifications and / or Relevant Experience

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

(i) Must be a current 4th year Nursing Degree student undergoing the 36 week clinical placement.

OR

(ii) Have successfully completed the clinical and academic requirements of their BSc (Honours) Degree in General Nursing in September 2026 and who will be eligible for registration thereafter with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI].

2. Annual Registration

(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

AND

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with the NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. 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.

4. Character

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