Nursing - Nurse / Midwife Prescribing

This programme's development is in response to a need for nurses and midwives to prescribe, in order to support high quality person-centred care.

Please note to be eligible to apply you need to be: Be registered as a nurse or midwife on the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (please include CV with this detail); Be currently employed as a nurse or midwife (please include CV with this detail); Have a minimum of three years’ recent post-registration clinical experience in nursing or midwifery (within the last five years), with the equivalent of one-year full-time experience in the specific area of practice in which prescribing is proposed (please include CV with this detail); Possess the competencies recognised at Level 8 of the National Framework of Qualifications (please include CV with this detail); Provide evidence of having undertaken continuing professional education; Have support of both a Professional (DON, ADON/Practice Manager) and Clinical (medical consultant or general practitioner) Mentor for 96 hours of clinical mentorship, evidenced by a completed Site Declaration Form Completed Site Declaration form to include: Clearly printed names and signatures of your Professional and Clinical Mentors and Link Co-Ordinator’s that have agreed to support your application and will be in position for the duration of your programme You contact details - that you access frequently Your discipline Your current role You highest level of education Clearly stated if HSE or Non-HSE staff member