Jarlath Varley

Dr Jarlath Varley is a Lecturer and Programme Director for advanced practice nursing programmes at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) School of Nursing & Midwifery. He is also a practicing Advanced Nurse Practitioner specializing in emergency care. His academic roles include positions at Trinity College Dublin and the Department of Health, Ireland. Dr Varley's research focuses on advanced practice nursing roles, chronic disease management, epilepsy care, and interprofessional education. He has contributed to national health policy development, ANP role evaluations, and patient-centered care reforms.

• Education: Not explicitly listed in available text.
• Key Roles:
  • Programme Director (RCSI School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2020-2021)
  • Senior Research Fellow (RCSI Institute of Research, 2021)
  • Project Officer (Department of Health, 2018-2019)

His research interests span policy implementation, ANP impact assessment, epilepsy service integration, and healthcare innovation. Recent work emphasizes participatory action research for chronic disease management and eHealth applications. Over 23 publications demonstrate his focus on nursing practice improvement and patient-centered outcomes.

His collaborative projects include the SENsE study on epilepsy specialist nurses and the EPiC project for co-designed epilepsy care. He actively contributes to health professions education clusters at RCSI.