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Posted 19 August, 2026

Staff Nurse General - Community (Louth, Meath & Dublin North)

Medical Scientist, Senior (Histology) (Eolaí Míochaine Sinsearach) in Dublin, Dublin | Careers at Connolly Hospital
IE Full Time
Reference: 97_769537_2026-4932

Job Purpose

The staff appointed to these posts will work within Primary Care in the PHN service; working as part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering a coordinated approach to client care. The Community RGN will be expected to maintain a high standard of nursing care, to share responsibility with the community nursing team for the management of nursing care and the patients' environment and to maintain a high standard of professional and ethnical responsibility.

Organisational Context

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

Community Healthcare Services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people's homes. Community Healthcare Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion, disease screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. You can refer yourself to most Community Healthcare Services or through your GP, public health nurse, community mental health team, etc. Services include - Primary Care, Social Care - Older Persons, Social Care - Disabilities, Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing, Quality, Safety and Service Improvement.

Primary Care Services

The staff appointed to these posts will work within Primary Care in the PHN service; working as part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering a coordinated approach to client care. The Community RGN will be expected to maintain a high standard of nursing care, to share responsibility with the community nursing team for the management of nursing care and the patients' environment and to maintain a high standard of professional and ethical responsibility.

Essential Criteria

Candidates must have at the latest date for receipt of application:

  • Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
  • 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 Cnaimhseachais na hEireann).

    • And

  • Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, (including a high standard of clinical and administrative capacity), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
  • Annual Registration
  • On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann).

    • And

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

    • Relevant Attachment:

    DNE26062 Staff Nurse Community Job Specification DRAFT Aug 2026 EOILouthmeath

    Employment Type: FULL_TIME
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