HSE South West (FSS Iardheiscirt) is recruiting a Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Candidate (Community/Primary Care) — Ard-Altra Liachleachta, Iarrthóir (Cúram Pobail/Cúram Príomhúil) — to work within Preventative Cardiology, Integrated Care, Primary Care Services in Cork. This is a Specified Purpose, Whole-time post open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants (Reference: SWNM100407).
Role Overview
The candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (cANP) will work towards Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) status while delivering advanced, autonomous nursing care within a Preventative Cardiology and Integrated Care service in the community/primary care setting. The role supports early intervention, chronic disease management and cardiovascular risk reduction as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities
The candidate ANP is expected to develop and demonstrate advanced clinical practice across the four cANP pillars — clinical practice, education, research, and leadership — including comprehensive health assessment, cardiovascular risk stratification, and the delivery of preventative cardiology interventions within primary care. [Drafted from grade-level context — verify against the downloaded Job Specification.]
Requirements
Applicants are expected to be registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), hold (or be eligible to undertake) an appropriate Master’s-level programme, and meet the criteria to progress on the candidate ANP pathway towards RANP registration. [Eligibility criteria drafted from grade context — confirm exact requirements against the Job Specification and Additional Campaign Information.]
Salary
The salary scale for this grade (Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Candidate — Community/Primary Care, Grade Code 2276), effective 1 June 2026, is a 6-point scale: €72,146, €73,573, €77,183, €78,603, €80,031, €81,478.
Location
Cork, HSE South West.
Contract Type
Specified Purpose, Whole-time.
Application Details
Apply via Rezoomo before the closing date of 12:00 noon on 20 July 2026. Please download, save and read the Job Specification and Additional Campaign Information (located at the bottom of the advertisement) before completing your application form. A guide to completing the competency questions is provided in Appendix 1. For technical queries, contact dermot.murphy@hse.ie.
Informal Enquiries
Joanna McCarthy, DPHN West Cork — Email: Joanna.mccarthy@hse.ie, Phone: 087 265 1106.
