Registered Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Stoma Care

Role Title: Registered Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Stoma Care

Job Reference Number: 002592

Closing Date: Sunday, 6th September 2026

Purpose of the Role:

The CNS will provide a professional nursing service to meet the needs of the patients who are referred to the Stoma service for assessment and management.

The successful candidate will have excellent skills in communication, leadership, teaching, education, research and counselling and will incorporate these skills into practice. The CNS will embrace the five core concepts of the clinical nurse specialist role and will promote evidence based practice within the Stoma service speciality.

The CNS in Stoma Care will carry out a central role in the assessment, counselling, surveillance and support of relevant patients.

They will work as part of a consultant led multidisciplinary team to co-ordinate patients who are referred to the Stoma service in line with current hospital policy and procedures and take an active part in leading on patient and staff education while keeping up to date with national and international guidelines.

Required:

• Be a Registered Nurse/Midwife on the active Register of Nurses and Midwives held by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (An Bord Altranais and Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or be eligible to be so registered.

AND

• Be registered in the division(s) of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) Register for which the application is being made or be entitled to be so registered.

AND

• Have a minimum of 1 years’ post registration full time experience or an aggregate of 1 years’ full time experience in the division of the register in which the application is being made.

AND

• Have a minimum of 1 years’ experience or an aggregate of 1 years’ full time experience in the specialist area of Stoma care.

AND

• Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider which verifies that the applicant has achieved a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 9 or higher award that is relevant to the specialist area of care (equivalent to 60 ECTS or above), and in line with the requirements for specialist practice as set out by the National Council for Nursing and Midwifery 4th ed. (2008).

OR

Alternatively, provide written evidence from the Higher Education Institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 9 or higher standard, relevant to the specialist area of Stoma care prior to application (equivalent to 60 ECTS or above), and in line with the requirements for specialist practice as set out by the National Council for Nursing and Midwifery 4th ed. (2008) (**See note below).

AND

• Be required to demonstrate that they have continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the specialist area.

AND

• Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling their professional responsibility within their scope of practice.

AND

• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and clinical, leadership, managerial, and administrative capacity for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

**Note: For Nurses/Midwives who express an interest in CNS roles and who currently hold a level 8 educational qualification in the specialist area (equivalent to 60 ECTS or above), this qualification will be recognised up to September 2026.

The successful applicant should formally apply for entry onto the Interim ONMSD CNS/CMS database (until the database is transferred to its permanent location).

And

• Experience in teaching and assessing junior staff/nursing students.
• Experience in carrying out audits.
• Nurse Prescribing Registration - or agree to undertake within an agreed timeframe, the nurse prescribing of Medicinal Products Certificate.
• Have undertaken or agree to undertake, within an agreed timeframe, the Nurse Prescribing of Ionising Radiation Certificate.
• Working knowledge of healthcare patient record systems.

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