Staff Nurse/Enhanced Nurse - Day Service

Corlann; Galway; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location allowance

Job summary

Corlann is seeking Staff Nurse and Enhanced Nurse for John Paul Adult Services in Ballybane, Galway. The roles focus on person-centred support, independence and skills development for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Responsibilities include developing person-centred plans, enabling community participation, and working under the Team Leader. Permanent, full-time posts with pensionable terms offered.

Qualifications

• Current Live Register Certificate from the NMBI and RNID or RGN qualification essential.
• Full clean manual Driving Licence to drive manual vehicles on Irish roads essential.
• Experience with intellectual disability and complex needs desirable; induction/training provided.
• Fluency in verbal and written English essential; IT skills required.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil a key worker, supportive and advocative role for adults in the service.
• Assist development of person-centred plans and support informed choices.
• Encourage community participation and positive risk taking.
• Work under Team Leader/Team Manager supervision.

Skills

Leadership & networking

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Creativity & initiative

Team collaboration

English fluency

Education

RN/RGN qualification

Tools

IT skills

Job description

CORLANN –WEST REGION

PERMANENT FULL TIME STAFF NURSE/*ENHANCED NURSE – DAY SERVICE

JOHN PAUL ADULT SERVICES (BALLYBANE, GALWAY CITY)

Ref: 103717

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Description And Vision Of Services

Corlann – West Region provide a community based, person centred service focusing on the needs and abilities of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community, in line with best practice both nationally and internationally. Working in partnership with each person supported by services, we aim to create opportunities for people supported by services to have ordinary life experiences and to be closely connected to family and friends. We are committed to supporting people to live a life of their choosing, and the provision of quality services to meet the needs of the people we support.

John Paul Adult Services

John Paul Adult Services provides a combination of campus and community based services to adults with varying support needs, based on personal outcome measures. Our services are currently undergoing a transition from a campus-based service to community living, where we aim to create opportunities for the people we support to be valued citizens in their communities and to have everyday life experiences.

Location:

John Paul Adult Services (Ballybane, Galway city). The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the John Paul services and this work location may change due to future service needs.

The Role:

Staff Nurses and Enhanced Staff Nurses fulfil a key worker supportive and advocative role for adults supported by the service in all aspects of their lives, focusing on each individual’s ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Staff Nurse and Enhanced Staff Nurse will assist people with the development of person-centred plans and critically, will support people to make informed choices and fulfil their potential. They will encourage participation in the community through inclusive and creative thinking, seek opportunities for new experiences and encourage positive risk taking in leading to informed choices.

Reporting/Responsible to:

Team Leader/Team Manager

Qualifications & Experience:

• A current Live Register Certificate from the NMBI (An Bord Altranais) & RNID or RGN qualification is essential.
• A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads is an essential requirement.
• Experience of working with people with an intellectual disability and complex needs is desirable, however, induction and training will be provided.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post and proficiency in I.T. skills.

Skills:

• Leadership and networking skills - Staff will be expected to network with local community groups and develop positive links for the people who use the service.
• Good organisational and planning skills, with the ability to support goal setting and following through to the achievement of outcomes
• Creativity, initiative, self-motivation, flexibility and good judgement
• Commitment to current best practice internationally and co-operating in an interdisciplinary team environment with a person-centred philosophy

Excellent listening skills, patience and a sense of humour

Working Hours:

• 75 hours per fortnight

Normal working hours are Monday – Friday in day services.

All posts are based on a 5 day or 7 day duty roster. The successful candidate may be required to work days, evenings, weekends, public holidays and night duty to meet service needs.

Corlann’s model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures quality and person centred planning system requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each person supported

Annual Leave:

24 days pro rata per annum. Appropriate service related leave will be granted after 5 and 10 years’ service respectively.

Remuneration ( Department of Health salary scales as at 01/06/2026 apply):

Staff Nurse - €38,166 x 11 increments - €54,956 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment €56,592 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

Enhanced Nurse – € 45,259 x 7 increments - €56,762 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment €58,424 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

• As per HSE HR Circular 022/2019 – Nursing and Midwifery - the Enhanced Nurse / Midwife Practice Contract https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hr-circulars/hr-circular-022-2019-re-enhanced-nurse-midwife-contract.pdf; once a staff nurse reaches point 4 on the Staff Nurse salary scale, they become eligible to apply for the role of Enhanced Nurse. Any Staff Nurse who wishes to avail of the Enhanced Nurse role will have to submit an application and also meet the qualifying criteria.

Salary quoted is based on a 37.5 hour working week. The successful candidate will be granted incremental credit subject to satisfactory verification of previous relevant nursing service.

Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, and sleep‑ins and night duty if worked. A location allowance of €2,798 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) will also be paid when assigned to services where 75% of the persons supported have a diagnosis of severe/profound intellectual disability.

Tenure:

All posts are permanent, full-time and pensionable.

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent permanent, temporary or fixed term Staff Nurse / Enhanced Nurse appointments within the John Paul Service location may be offered over the next 6 months.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.

Informal enquiries to Anne Dundon, Area Manager or Rita McHugh, Service Coordinator on 091 783660

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer