Paediatric Complex Care Nurse — Nights, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin (Intellectual Disability)

Paediatric Community Nursing; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full clinical training and induction

Ongoing support from paediatric team

Job summary

Paediatric Community Nursing is seeking a nurse to care for a child with intellectual disability at home in Rathcoole. This is one-to-one nursing in a family home, with the same child on every shift.

Shifts include nights 9pm–7am. RNID or RGN with disability experience is welcome; full driving licence and own car are essential. Full training in tracheostomy, epilepsy and PEG feeding is provided.

Qualifications

• RNID or RGN with intellectual disability experience.
• Active NMBI registration.
• Experience of caring for children.
• A full driving licence and your own car are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one nursing in a family home.
• Care for a child with intellectual disability and complex needs.
• Receive full training in tracheostomy care, epilepsy and PEG feeding.
• Maintain continuity of care with the same child on every shift.

Skills

Disability care experience

Pediatric care

Independent home care

Education

Active NMBI registration

Experience caring for children

Job description

Days and nights. One child, at home. Drivers only.

We are looking for a nurse to care for a child with an intellectual disability and complex care needs at home in Rathcoole. 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

• RNIDs especially welcome. Your disability experience is exactly what this case needs
• 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

Requirements

• RNID, or RGN with intellectual disability experience
• Active NMBI registration
• Experience of caring for children
• Comfortable working alone in a family home, by day or 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 clinical training and induction before your first shift
• Ongoing support and supervision from the paediatric nursing team