Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner - RANP Older Persons in Kilkenny
- Salary
- €72,843–€89,894 / year
- Contract
- Other
- Sector
- Public
- Closes
- 24 Sept 2026
About the Role
St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny is the Acute General Hospital that services the counties of Carlow and Kilkenny providing health care for approximately 165,616 (2022 Census). Due to its location in the heart of the South East, St Luke’s also provides services to its bordering counties of Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, and Laois. St Luke’s General Hospital is part of the Ireland East Hospital Group.
The Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner - RANP Older Persons will work across St Luke’s General Hospital acute services and the Carlow/Kilkenny Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons (ICPOP), providing an integrated advanced nursing service across acute and community settings.
The RANP will be a key member of the ICPOP multidisciplinary older persons team, providing comprehensive assessment of frail older adults, identifying clinical and functional needs, contributing to care planning, and facilitating timely access to diagnostics, specialist review, rehabilitation and community supports.
Requirements
The role will contribute to innovative models of care, including ambulatory pathways, virtual care and hospital avoidance initiatives, aligned with HSE policy, Slaintecare, Enhanced Community Care and the National Clinical Programmes.
As an autonomous and expert advanced practitioner, the RANP will provide safe, timely and evidence-based nurse-led care, undertaking comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, care planning and discharge within agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
The RANP will demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge, critical thinking, complex decision-making and clinical leadership, while contributing to professional scholarship, education, research and the development of evidence-based practice and policy.
Details
Location: Kilkenny
Contract Type: Part-time
Salary: €72,843–€89,894 per year
Closing date: 24 Sept 2026
Informal Enquiries Contact: Majella Cunningham, Operational Lead, ICPOP. Email: [email protected] Phone: 087 2340701 for further information about the role. Contact: Siobhan Hamilton, HR Department, St Luke’s General Hospital. Email: [email protected] Phone: (056) 7787504 for enquiries relating to the recruitment process.
How to Apply
Attachments:
ICPOP_rANP_Application_Form_100926.docx
Additional_Campaign_Information.docx
RANP_Job_Spec_ICPOP.pdf
Documents & Campaign Information
Frequently asked
- What are the key responsibilities of the Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner - RANP Older Persons role?
- The key responsibilities include providing autonomous, expert, person-centred and evidence-based advanced nursing care to older people across the full episode of care, managing a defined ICPOP older person caseload, utilizing expert knowledge in the assessment and management of frailty, multimorbidity, falls, cognitive impairment, polypharmacy, functional decline and other complex needs affecting older people, developing and contributing to integrated care pathways, and contributing to professional scholarship, education, research and the development of evidence-based practice and policy.
- What is the salary range for this role?
- The salary range is €72,843–€89,894 per year.
- Where is the role located?
- The role is located in Kilkenny.
- What is the closing date for applications?
- The closing date for applications is 24 Sept 2026.
- Who should I contact for more information about the role?
- For further information about the role, contact Majella Cunningham, Operational Lead, ICPOP. Email: [email protected] Phone: 087 2340701. For enquiries relating to the recruitment process, contact Siobhan Hamilton, HR Department, St Luke’s General Hospital. Email: [email protected] Phone: (056) 7787504.