The advanced practice service is provided by nurses who practice at a higher level of capability as independent, autonomous and expert advanced practitioners.  The overall purpose of the service is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse-led care to patients at an advanced nursing level. This involves undertaking and documenting complete episodes of patient care, which includes comprehensively assessing, diagnosing, planning, treating and discharging patients in accordance with collaboratively agreed local policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines and/or service level agreements/ memoranda of understanding.

The RANP (CCO) demonstrates advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, clinical leadership and complex decision-making abilities. 

The RANP (CCO) practices in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI 2014), the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (NMBI 2015), Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2017), and the Values for Nurses and Midwives in Ireland (Department of Health 2016).

The RANP (CCO) service provides clinical leadership and professional scholarship in the delivery of optimal nursing services and informs the development of evidence based health policy at local, regional and national levels.

The RANP (CCO) contributes to nursing research that shapes and advances nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.  

1.  Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

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

(i) Are registered in the Advanced Nurse Practitioner division of the Nursing  and Midwifery Board of Ireland Register maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).

Or

(ii) Be eligible to register in the Advanced Nurse Practitioner division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Register maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann)

by meeting the criteria for registration as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner as specified www.nmbi.ie

And

(iii) Have a broad base of clinical experience relevant to the advanced field of practice

And

(iv) Demonstrates the competences relevant to the specialist area of advanced practice

And

(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, professional and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

2.  Annual registration

(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) for the role

AND

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with 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.

Post Specific Requirements

• Proficient in Venepuncture and IV Cannulation
• Foundation Programme in Critical Care Nursing / Post graduate qualification in Critical Care nursing
• Registered Nurse Prescriber or commitment to work towards this qualification in specified timeframe.
• Nurse referral of patients for radiological procedure or commitment to work towards this qualification.
• Demonstrate the competencies relevant to the specialist area of advanced practice and specific to critical care.
• Possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of clinical, professional and administrative skills, to properly discharge the functions of the role
• Current CPR and management of anaphylaxis certification
• Current advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
• IT skills - word processing, email, internet, practice management programme

Other requirements

The CCO may extend to a 24/7 service in time and flexibility will be required.

Relevant Attachements

Job Specification Registered ANP Critical Care Outreach 17.02.2026