Fitness to Practise Case Officer

NMBI is currently recruiting for a Fitness to Practise Case Officer.

NMBI is the regulatory authority for nurses and midwives in Ireland. The role of NMBI is the protection of the public in its dealing with nurses and midwives and the integrity of the practice of nursing and midwifery through the promotion of high standards of professional education, training and practice and professional conduct among nurses and midwives.

Under Section 24 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (as amended), the Board of NMBI is obliged to establish certain committees in order to progress a complaint against a nurse or a midwife through the fitness to practise process. This includes:

• The Preliminary Proceedings Committee (the initial screening committee) and
• The Fitness to Practise Committee (the committee who hear inquiries if the PPC decide there is a prima facie case to answer).

The Fitness to Practise Case Officer will support the Director of Fitness to Practise in the implementation of Parts 8 and 9 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (as amended) to include progressing a case to inquiry.

For further information please see the Information Booklet. 

If you would like to apply for this position please download and complete an Application Form and submit to recruitment@nmbi.ie no later than 12pm (Irish Time), Monday, 11 May 2026. 
 

Oifigeach Cásanna um Fheidhmíocht chun Cleachtadh

Tá NMBI ag earcú faoi láthair le haghaidh Oifigeach Cásanna um Fheidhmíocht chun Cleachtadh.

Is é Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann an t-údarás rialála d'altraí agus cnáimhseacha in Éirinn. Is é ról an Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann ná an pobal a chosaint agus iad ag déileáil le haltraí agus cnáimhseacha agus sláine chleachtas an altranais agus an chnáimhseachais a chaomhnú trí ardchaighdeáin oideachais, oiliúna agus cleachtais agus iompair ghairmiúil a chur chun cinn i measc altraí agus cnáimhseach.

Faoi Alt 24 d’Acht na nAltraí agus na mBan Cnáimhseach 2011 (arna leasú), tá sé de dhualgas ar Bhord NMBI coistí áirithe a bhunú chun gearán a chur ar aghaidh in aghaidh altra nó cnáimhsí tríd an bpróiseas um fheidhmiúlacht chun cleachtadh. Cuimsítear sa mhéid sin:

• An Coiste um Imeachtaí Réamhscrúdaithe (an coiste scagtha tosaigh) agus
• An Coiste um Fheidhmíocht chun Cleachtadh (an coiste a éisteann fiosrúcháin má chinneann an PPC go bhfuil cás prima facie le freagairt).

Tacóidh an tOifigeach um Fheidhmíocht chun Cleachtadh leis an Stiúrthóir um Fheidhmíocht chun Cleachtadh i gcur chun feidhme Chuid 8 agus Chuid 9 d’Acht na nAltraí agus na mBan Cnáimhseach, 2011 (arna leasú), lena n-áirítear cás a chur ar aghaidh go fiosrúchán.

Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil féach an Leabhrán Eolais.