Employer: Health Service Executive (HSE) Dublin and North East
Category: Nursing & Midwifery
Grade: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Community/Primary Care) 2628
Reference: REC254300
Location: County Meath, Ireland
Contract: Specified Purpose, Whole-time
Salary: €61,463–€77,666 per annum (effective 1 August 2025, per Department of Health Consolidated Pay Scales)
About the Role
HSE Dublin and North East is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Tissue Viability, Wound Management, and Lymphoedema/Lipoedema/Chronic Oedema to join the community healthcare team in County Meath.
This key specialist role supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based nursing care across wound management and lymphoedema services, ensuring effective prevention, assessment, and treatment within community and primary care settings.
You’ll play an essential part in enhancing patient outcomes, collaborating with Public Health Nursing, multidisciplinary teams, and primary care clinicians to advance best practice in tissue viability and chronic oedema management.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advanced clinical expertise in Tissue Viability, Wound Management, and Lymphoedema.
- Lead and coordinate specialist services for lower limb care and chronic oedema.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based treatment plans for patients in community settings.
- Deliver education, mentorship, and professional guidance to nursing and healthcare staff.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated care pathways.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and service evaluation.
- Maintain up-to-date professional knowledge and contribute to the development of national HSE standards and guidelines in tissue viability.
Required Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Proven depth and breadth of nursing experience in Tissue Viability, Wound Management, and Lymphoedema/Lipoedema/Chronic Oedema.
- Certification in Lymphoedema Management, including Manual Lymphatic Drainage from a recognised school, or willingness to complete this qualification upon appointment.
- Access to appropriate transport, as the post involves travel throughout the service area.
Desirable
- Completion or willingness to undertake the Nurse and Midwife Medicinal Product Prescribing Programme.
- Experience in developing or implementing community-based specialist nursing services.
- Strong leadership, education, and communication skills.
What We Offer
- Salary: €61,463–€77,666 per annum (as per HSE Consolidated Pay Scales, effective 1 August 2025).
- Employment type: Specified Purpose, Whole-time (HSE Public Sector Contract).
- Access to structured professional development and continuing education opportunities.
- Participation in public sector pension and benefits schemes.
- Supportive multidisciplinary environment within the HSE Dublin and North East health region, serving North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan.
Ready to Apply?
Closing date: 31 October 2025, 17:00 (Irish Standard Time)
Proposed interview date: To be confirmed.
Informal enquiries:
Name: Siobhán Stafford, Director of Public Health Nursing, Co. Meath
Tel: 087 1253855
Email: Siobhan.Stafford@hse.ie
