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Careers

Publications Careers In this section, you will find publications that explains the career options in nursing and midwifery, enabling prospective students to decide whether or not to work as a nurse or midwife.

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Director of Registration

Dr Ray Healy Dr Ray Healy is NMBI’s Director of Registration. He is a Registered General Nurse, having worked in orthopaedic and neurosurgical settings across public and private services at St James's Hospital, Dublin, in the NHS England, and in the Beacon and Hermitage hos...

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Director of Education, Policy and Standards

Lorraine Clarke Lorraine Clarke currently serves as the Director of Education, Policy and Standards. She is a registered general nurse, having trained at the Eastern Area College of Nursing (Southside) in Belfast. Lorraine has over 30 years of experience in nursing acr...

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Elena Prendergast

Elena Prendergast I attended secondary school at Piper’s Hill College in Naas Co Kildare and it was here that I discovered I had an interest in nursing. During Transition Year, I completed a career aptitude test and the results showed that my personality was best suited ...

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Legislation

Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended On 21 December 2011, the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 was signed into law. This Act updated the provisions relating to the regulation of nurses and midwives in Ireland. The Act recognised midwifery as a separate and distinct prof...

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Yannick Bilongo

Yannick Bilongo I am Yannick Bilongo, a 2nd year Intellectual Disability nursing student at Dublin City University (DCU). Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, I embarked on a transformative journey in 2019, relocating to Ireland to shape my future. Whe...

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Sanctions

Complaints Sanctions in cases against nurses and midwives If the Fitness to Practise Committee makes findings against a registered nurse or registered midwife, the Board will impose one or more sanctions. Details of the sanctions that can be imposed and the factors that th...

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Board Committees

Committees of the Board of NMBI The Board has three statutory committees, in addition to a number of other committees and sub-committees. The statutory committees are: Fitness to Practise Committee. Midwives Committee. Preliminary Proceedings Committee. These ...

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Director of Fitness to Practise

Orla Crowe Orla Crowe is the organisation’s Director of Fitness to Practise having taken up the role in April 2023. Orla is a solicitor with over 11 years of professional experience. She previously worked in the Health and Social Care Department in the legal firm Byrne ...

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Statement of Strategy 2023-2025

Launch of our Statement of Strategy 2023-2025 On 26 April 2023, we launched our new Statement of Strategy which will run from 2023-2025. As part of the new strategy, over the next three years, NMBI will focus on protecting, promoting, and progressing the nursing and m...

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Registration Committee

Registration Committee The role of the Registration Committee is to perform certain of the Board’s delegated functions regarding registration, as set out in its terms of reference and to make recommendations to the Board, where required. Download the committee's terms of...

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Board Members

What we do NMBI Board members The Board comprises 23 members. There is a lay majority of one, with 12 members who are not, and never have been, registered nurses or midwives. Of the remaining 11 members, eight are registered nurses and midwives elected by the professions. Th...

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Witness Guidelines

Witness Guidelines You can find out more about what is involved in attending a fitness to practise inquiry on these pages: Before the inquiry Giving evidence After you give evidence Witness expenses . Complaints

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Midwives Committee

Midwives Committee The Midwives Committee is a statutory committee. Its role is to provide advice to the Board in relation to all matters pertaining to midwifery practice, which the Board shall consider when performing functions in relation to midwifery practice. Download...

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Director of Corporate Services and Strategy

Kathyann Barrett Kathyann Barrett is NMBI’s Director of Corporate Services and Strategy. She was appointed Head of Operations in 2021, having previously served as the organisation’s Communications Manager. Kathyann has a background in corporate communications, politi...

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Education

Education NMBI defines the standards and requirements for nursing and midwifery education progammes at Ireland’s education bodies. This section includes the publications about NMBI standards and requirements for education bodies: Publications

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Our Role

NMBI’s role and key functions NMBI is the statutory body which sets the standards for the education, registration and professional conduct of nurses and midwives. We advise on how nurses and midwives should provide care to patients, their families and society. Our missi...

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Student Support

Education Standard 4: support, supervision and learning resources The following is the standard for student support, supervision and learning resources required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Level Institutions (HEIs), associate...

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Re-use of Public Sector Information

Re-use of Public Sector Information NMBI encourages the use of its information and publications, and complies with the Regulations relating to public sector information. Documents and information obtained from this website may be reproduced and/or re-used without the need...

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Customer Feedback

Committed to excellent customer service The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is committed to providing high standards of service. Our Customer Service Charter and Action Plan outline the level of service we aim to provide to our customers. We aim to provide hig...

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