Relief Staff Nurse RNID

Enable Ireland; Barefield; Remote; EUR 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave entitlements

Flexible Working

Maternity Leave

Adoptive Leave

Paternity Leave

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a highly motivated Relief Staff Nurse (RNID) to join the team at Children’s Respite House, Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare.

The role provides residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities, with evening and weekend work as required. The successful candidate will be registered with NMBI, hold an RNID qualification validated for ROI, and have a minimum of one year post-registration experience.

Qualifications

• Have RNID qualification validated for ROI

Responsibilities

• To provide residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities in Clare.
• Nurse will be supervised by PIC/Service Coordinator and work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Please see Job Description for full list

Skills

Driving licence

Post-registration experience

Residential/respite experience (adv)

Education

RNID qualification

NMBI registration

Job description

Who We Are

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, indep

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, indep Show 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 2026.

Enable Ireland, is an equal opportunities employer. We vigorously 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 Relief Staff Nurse (RNID) to join our team in Children’s Respite House, Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare

Contract Type: Relief

Contract Hours: Variable Hours

Salary Scale: €37,801 - €55,193 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 10.7% of hours worked

Overview of the Post:

To provide residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities in Clare. The residential support service will be coordinated by the PIC/Service Coordinator, who will prioritise families to be involved in the service, who agrees with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The Nurse will be supervised by and work closely with the PIC. In order to provide a flexible support service, the Nurse will be required to work during evenings and weekends.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

• Have a nursing RNID qualification validated for working in the Republic of Ireland
• Have current Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
• Experience of working in a person centred health or social care setting
• Have such experience as will enable him/her to provide nursing duties as required
• Possess a full clean driving license.
• Have a minimum of 1 years post registration experience
• D1’ license an advantage or be prepared to obtain a ‘D’ or ‘D1’ license
• Experience of working with adults or children with disabilities desirable.
• Experience of working within a residential/respite setting an advantage

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible Working
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Pension

Informal Queries to – Maire McMahon PIC by email at [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: Monday 30th November 2026

This is a rolling competition. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview at regular intervals.

Interview Date: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

• A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
• Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer