Emergency Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, HSE Dublin North East Hospital Group.

The Louth Hospitals Group is comprised of two hospitals, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Louth County Hospital, Dundalk. These hospitals provide both acute and chronic care for the population of Louth and its surrounding hinterlands. Both of these hospitals serve the population of North County Dublin, Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan, its catchment population is difficult to quantify (Estimated at 700,000). However, from a clinical and administrative perspective both are managed centrally as a single hospital unit.

Our Lady of Lourdes is a grade IV, 485 bedded Acute General Hospital incorporating a Regional Trauma Orthopaedic Service, Obstetrics and Gynaecology services as well as the Louth Meath Maternity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a broad range of Paediatric services. The main Emergency Department for Louth Hospital Group is located at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. It is supported by an Acute Medical Assessment Unit and an Acute Surgical Assessment Unit in Our lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and a Minor Injuries Unit in Louth County Hospital Dundalk.

The ANP/ RANP in Emergency will be responsible for the provision of an Advanced Nurse led service within the Emergency Department (ED). The patient cohort will be extracted from the Minors stream of patients who fall within the ANP scope of practice.

This service is extended to RANP led service in the Minor Injuries Unit in Louth County Hospital. This service will provide care and treatment to adults and children (>5years) that present with non-life, non-limb threatening injuries.

A panel will be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth

The ANP (ANP) must on the latest date for receiving application forms for the office:

• Be on the active register in the General Division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland active register of nurses or be entitled to be registered

                                                     AND

• Have a minimum 7 years post registration nursing experience including a minimum of 5 years clinical experience in the specialist area of Emergency Care

                                                             AND

• Hold a post graduate qualification at not less than level 8 (QQI) in the related specialty area is highly desirable (Not essential). The post graduate programme must be in an area of nursing which is highly relevant to the area of specialist practice or enter into a contractual agreement to complete same successfully within 24 months of appointment to ANP Emergency – Minor injuries. Educational preparation must include a substantial clinical modular component pertaining to the relevant area of specialist practice

                                                            AND

• Must be a Registered Nurse Prescriber (RPN) of Medicinal Products and Ionising radiation or enter into a contractual agreement to complete same successfully within 18 months of appointment to ANP Emergency.

• Must successfully develop and demonstrate competencies relevant to the scope of practice for RANP (Emergency) Children and Adults

Relevant Attachments:

ANP Emergency Minor Injuries April 2026 Job Spec

Additional Campaign Information 300326