Staff Nurse - Local Injury Unit

**Staff Nurse - Local Injury Unit**

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**Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours**

Mercy Injury Unit Centre, located in Gurranabraher, Cork, sees up to 19,000 patients per year. Based on National figures, it is one of the most successful units of its kind in the country. In the past 10 years the unit has built a reputation for both excellent and efficiently delivered healthcare. The unit is made up of Medical, Nursing Staff, Health and Social Care Professionals, Healthcare Attendants, Clerical and Support staff.

**The Staff Nurse (Local Injury Unit) is:**

• Is professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing or designated officer and
• Will report operationally to the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 / Assistant Director of Nursing

**Responsibilities Include:**

• Practice nursing according to the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the Irish Nursing Board (An Bord Altranais / NMBI) and Professional Clinical Guidelines (local and national).
• Adhere to national, regional and local Mercy University Hospital guidelines, policies, protocols and legislation.
• Work within their scope of practice and take measures to develop and maintain the competence necessary for professional practice.
• Maintain a high standard of professional behaviour and be accountable for their practice.
• Deliver the nursing care of an assigned group of patients within a best practice / evidence based framework.
• Manage a designated caseload.
• Promote the health, welfare and social wellbeing of patients within our services.
• Participate in clinical governance structures within the local / regional / national clinical governance framework.
• Take responsibility for own competency and learning and development needs and actively contribute to the learning and development of the interdisciplinary team.
• Complete all mandatory training as deemed necessary by the Director of Nursing and ABA/ NMBI.
• Ensure that records are safeguarded and managed as per Mercy University Hospital policy and in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Adhere to all hospital policies and guidelines associated with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

**Eligibility Criteria:**

• Be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses kept by NMBI or be entitled to be so registered.
• Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
• Candidates must possess 2 years Acute Emergency/Injury Unit nursing experience gained within the last 4 years.
• A post graduate qualification in Emergency Nursing would be desirable.

**Closing date for applications is 1pm on Thursday, 30th April 2026.**

**MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.**

**Mercy University Hospital (MUH)**

MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. We have over 1,800 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services.

We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services.

Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand. We recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork.

We support staff development with approx. 100 promotions annually. We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours. We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance.

From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team. For fully registered NMBI recognised nurses, we offer a generous relocation package (if coming from abroad).

And we live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.