About the role

Are you an experienced nurse with expertise in respiratory nursing looking for a unique opportunity to shape and lead a new specialist service?

St Vincent's Private Hospital is seeking an ambitious, innovative and highly motivated Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist to establish and lead a new Respiratory Specialist Nursing Service within its acute private hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse with advanced respiratory expertise to work with existing experts to develop a patient-centred CNS service that enhances clinical outcomes, supports excellence in respiratory care, and contributes to the strategic growth of respiratory services across the hospital.

Working collaboratively with Consultant Respiratory Physicians, Nursing Leadership, Allied Health Professionals and multidisciplinary teams, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing pathways of care for patients with a wide range of respiratory conditions including COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and other respiratory conditions.

Essential qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Registration as a Registered General Nurse on the General Division of the Register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
• A minimum of 5 years post-registration clinical experience.
• At least 2 years recent experience in respiratory nursing or a relevant respiratory clinical specialty.
• A Level 8 qualification in Nursing.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to respiratory care.
• Experience in service development, project management or quality improvement methodologies.
• Completion of or willingness to undertake education relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialist practice.

Desirable qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing or Healthcare.
• Nurse Prescribing qualification or willingness to pursue same.
• Experience in development and provision of comprehensive patient and family education programmes related to respiratory illness patient optimisation.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply by sending an up-to-date curriculum vitae to SVPH HR by email to hr@svph.ie. Job descriptions are also available from HR at the same address.

The closing date for applications is Friday 30th October 2026.