Overview
The Clinical Skills Facilitator is a clinically engaged educator embedded within the Emergency Department team. The role provides practice-based education, competency assessment and simulation-based training for nursing and HCA staff, while also supporting those undertaking formal academic programmes. Working in partnership with the Nurse Practice Development Unit, the Clinical Skills Facilitator helps translate evidence-based practice into safer, more efficient, and more consistent patient care.
The Clinical Skills Facilitator is a key resource for the nursing team and provides structured orientation and mentorship for new staff, supporting development in emergency assessment and technical skills, and supervises learners engaged in specific emergency or postgraduate training. The role maintains a deliberate balance between facilitation and direct clinical practice to preserve clinical credibility, deliver real time bedside teaching, and lead multidisciplinary simulation and debriefing that drive measurable quality improvement outcomes
Panel may be formed from which future permanent, temporary, full time or part time vacancies may be filled.
Organisational Context
The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.
HSE Dublin and North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath,
Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.
HSE Dublin and North East Region includes the following hospitals;
* Beaumont Hospital
* Cavan General Hospital
* Connolly Hospital
* Louth County Hospital
* National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
* Monaghan General Hospital
* Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
* Our Ladys Hospital Navan
* Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
* Rotunda Hospital
Essential Criteria
Staff members must on the latest date for receiving Expression of Interest for the above post:
* Be registered in the General Nursing Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by NMBI.
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* Have at least 5 years relevant post registration nursing experience of which 3 must be in the speciality or related area (Emergency Department) within the last five years.
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* Have competed or in the process of completing the Post Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing (Level 9 or Equivalent)
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* Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
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* Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development at the appropriate level.
Relevant attachment:
Clinical Skills Facilitator ED HSE Job Spec 2026