Enhanced Staff Nurse (RNID)

Fairways Hotel; Haywards Heath; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities. This role as an Enhanced Staff Nurse offers a unique opportunity to provide essential residential respite services, ensuring the well-being and support of families in need. You will be part of a compassionate team, working in a rewarding environment that values diversity and inclusion. With generous annual leave and training opportunities, this position not only enhances your career but also allows you to contribute positively to the community. If you are passionate about making a difference, we invite you to apply.

Benefits

Internal and external training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Maternity, adoptive, and paternity pay adjustments

Qualifications

• Must have RNID qualification validated for working in Ireland.
• Registration with NMBI in the Intellectual Disability Nurse Division.

Responsibilities

• Provide residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities.
• Work closely with the RRM/Service Coordinator to prioritize families.

Skills

RNID qualification

Basic IT skills

Experience with disabilities

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood, our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults, we offer a range of services covering personal development, independence, and more.

Description

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Enhanced Staff Nurse (RNID) to join our team in Teach Saoirse, Children’s Residential House, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Contract Type: Full & Part Time Permanent Posts Available

Salary Scale: €40,212 to €53,009 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to Long Service Increments (LSI).

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post:

To provide residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities in North Tipperary. The residential support service will be coordinated by the RRM/Service Coordinator, who will prioritize families to be involved in the service and agree on the type and level of support to be provided. The Nurse will be supervised by and work closely with the RRM/Service Coordinator. The role requires flexibility to work during evenings and weekends.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see the full Job Description for a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.

The successful candidate will have:

• RNID qualification validated for working in Ireland
• Registration with the live Register of Nurses maintained by NMBI in the Intellectual Disability Nurse Division

AND

• Confirmation of annual registration with NMBI
• Maintenance of registration with NMBI during employment, with evidence provided annually
• Clinical and administrative capacity to perform the role
• Full clean driver’s license and willingness to drive service transport
• Basic IT skills
• ‘D1’ license an advantage or willingness to obtain one
• Experience working with adults or children with disabilities (desirable)
• Experience in residential/respite settings (advantage)

Desirable criteria may be considered in shortlisting if application volume is high.

If interested, please submit your application today.

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to benefits such as:

• Internal and external training opportunities

• Generous annual leave

• Maternity, adoptive, and paternity pay adjustments

For full details, please refer to our benefits & conditions.

What now?

Download the Job Description and Person Specification, complete the online application form. CVs are not accepted.

For informal queries, contact Debbie Finn, Residential Respite Manager, at [e-mail].

Closing date for applications: 12pm, Friday 22nd May 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

A panel may be formed for similar vacancies arising in the next 12 months.

• The post is subject to reference checks and Garda vetting as applicable.
• Due to high application volume, individual feedback to non-shortlisted applicants cannot be provided.
• Applications are invited from all community sections.
• Enable Ireland reserves the right to amend the information prior to appointment.
• Review our Privacy Notice at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy. If invited for interview, your data will be shared with interview providers and panel, stored per our retention policy.

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.