Career Progression of Migrant Nurses in Ireland: Nurse Migration.pdf (1.46 MB)
Career Progression of Migrant Nurses in Ireland: Nurse Migration Project Policy Brief 5
Version 2 2022-03-14, 15:00
Version 1 2019-11-22, 15:53
report
posted on 2019-11-22, 15:53 authored by Niamh Humphries, Ruairi Brugha, Hannah McGeeThe career progression of migrant nurses within the Irish health system was an issue raised in our discussions with
key stakeholders. Concern was raised that few migrant nurses had achieved managerial grades in Ireland (CNM1 or
CNM2) and that perhaps this stemmed from a reluctance to apply for senior posts. Evidence internationally
suggests that migrant health workers frequently occupy less desirable posts [1,2] within the health systems of their
host countries and that they struggle to achieve career progression [3]. A number of reasons have been cited for
their stalled career progression and these include poor take-up of training [4], a lack of transparency in the
management of promotions [3] and ‘discrimination in the quality of support given to candidates in the promotion
process. . .whereby chosen candidates were pre-selected and coached whilst others were ignored or received
inadequate or misleading support’ [3].
This policy brief, which presents findings on the skills and expertise of Ireland’s migrant nurses and offers an insight
into their perception of promotions and career progression in Ireland.