Paediatric Complex Care Nurse — Nights, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois

Paediatric Community Nursing; Ballybrittas; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full clinical training

Induction before first shift

Ongoing support from nursing team

Family home setting

Job summary

Paediatric Community Nursing is seeking a nurse to care for a child with complex needs at home in Ballybrittas, overnight. This one-to-one role offers continuity with the same child on every shift and full clinical training before you start.

We welcome RGN, RCN or RNID with paediatric experience and an active NMBI registration. A full driving licence and own car are essential for travel to the family home, which is not accessible by public transport.

Qualifications

• RGN, RCN or RNID
• Active NMBI registration
• Experience of paediatric care
• Comfortable working alone in a family home overnight
• A full driving licence and your own car are essential. The home is not reachable by public transport

Responsibilities

• One-to-one nursing in a family home with the same child on every shift
• Night shifts from 21:00 to 07:00
• Provide ongoing care and monitor the child’s complex needs

Skills

Paediatric care experience

Overnight care independence

Education

NMBI registration

Job description

About This Opportunity

Night shifts. One child, at home. Drivers only.

We are looking for a nurse to care for a child with complex care needs at home in Ballybrittas, overnight. This is one-to-one nursing in a family home, with the same child on every shift.

The hours

• Night shifts 9pm to 7am

Why this role is worth a look

• One patient, not a ward, and the same child on every shift
• Every nurse gets full training in tracheostomy care, epilepsy and PEG feeding.
• Continuity. You get to know the child and the family properly
• A Clinical Nurse Manager at the end of the phone on every shift

You do not need a paediatric qualification

Experience of caring for children is essential. A paediatric registration is not. If you are an RGN or RNID with solid paediatric experience, in hospital or in the community, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• RGN, RCN or RNID
• Active NMBI registration
• Experience of paediatric care
• Comfortable working alone in a family home overnight
• A full driving licence and your own car are essential. The home is not reachable by public transport

What we offer

• €24.15 to €32.00 per hour
• full-time or part-time
• Full clinical training and induction before your first shift
• Ongoing support and supervision from the paediatric nursing team