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Incremental Credit

Incremental Credit entitlements

If a nurse or midwife obtains an appointment, they may be granted full incremental credit. This incremental credit is calculated based on all previous genuine nursing experience in Ireland and abroad.

Incremental Credit Q&A

All temporary nurses and midwives seeking appropriate incremental credit are required to provide the following to their employer:

a letter from previous Irish employer confirming service and relevant salary point; or
a statement of employment details from foreign employers; and
an up-to-date curriculum vitae

A nurse or midwife may be granted incremental credit in respect of previous service in another nursing or midwifery discipline. For example, a psychiatric nurse who transfers to general nursing is entitled to incremental credit in respect of service as a psychiatric nurse.

Incremental credit may be granted to nurses and midwives undertaking approved full-time post-graduate courses. Nurses and midwives may be granted up to a maximum of two increments.

Incremental credit can only be applied once during a nurse's career, irrespective of the number of full-time courses they undertake.