Staff Nurse - Respite

Reach Ability; Enniscorthy; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Education support

Annual leave 24 days (pro-rata)

Life assurance

Job summary

Reach Ability is expanding its Respite Service and seeks Full-Time Staff Nurses to join a dedicated team in a 24-hour residential setting. The role supports adults with disabilities, delivering compassionate, person-centred care through day and waking night shifts on a planned schedule.

Under supervision of the Team Leader and Managers, you will monitor health, maintain records and help create a home-like atmosphere to encourage social participation and family liaison.

Qualifications

• Be eligible to work in Ireland.
• NMBI registration valid for the role (RNID/RGN/RPN eligible).
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively support service users in daily life using a person-centred approach.
• Monitor health, notice ill health and take appropriate action.
• Maintain a home-like atmosphere and foster social participation.
• Record attendance, monies, accidents/incidents, reports and medications as required.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Organisational skills

Education

NMBI Registration (RNID/RGN/RPN eligible)

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Join Our Growing Respite Service

We are delighted to announce the expansion of our Respite Service, and as a result we are currently recruiting Full-Time Staff Nurses to join our dedicated team.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing service that supports adults with disabilities to access quality respite care in a safe, person-centred environment. As we continue to develop and expand, we are looking for compassionate, motivated, and committed individuals who want to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

This role operates on a 24-hour residential roster, which includes a combination of day and waking night shifts as part of a planned and predictable schedule.

Waking night shifts form an important part of continuity of care within the service and are supported by clear protocols and on-call management support.

Role Summary

The successful candidate will support the Team Leader, Residential Team Leader and Residential and Day Services Manager in the following:

• Pro-actively supporting service users in their daily lives and choices through a person-centred approach
• Responsible for the health of each service user, i.e. general ill health, noticing ill health and taking appropriate action.
• To make sure that there is a home-like atmosphere for all residents in a manner that will develop the ability of each person to interact with each other and staff.
• Fostering, encouraging and developing participation where appropriate at a social level, for example in local sports and recreational activities and leisure pursuits.
• Fostering good relationships between service users and their own families/carers and maintaining liaison between the Unit and the family/carer of each person.
• Keeping records and making reports as required on all matters including service user attendance, monies received, accidents/incidents, daily and nightly reports & medication.

Minimum Requirements

• Be currently eligible to work in Ireland
• An Bord Altranais Registration (RNID/ RGN / RPN are eligible)
• Full Clean Driving Licence

Remuneration

Salary will be in line with the Staff Nurse HSE Consolidated Payscales (Sept. 2008), €18.94 per hour - €27.66 per hour (DOE)

Panel

A panel may be formed as a result of this competition from which current and future, permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies may be filled over the next 12 months.

Closing Date

The closing date for receipt of applications is close of business on 3rd November 2026, however depending on the volume of applicants we may close applications earlier than that.

Why work for us?

Reach Ability offers a range of benefits to staff including the following:

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Penny Bank, Christmas Savings Scheme
• Excellent rate of pay with premium rates for Sundays, Public Holidays and waking night shifts
• Free Garda Vetting
• Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/ professional development
• Education Assistance
• 24 days annual leave (pro-rata)
• Paid sick leave
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (minimum service period applies)
• Opportunities for career progression
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Employee discounts in our sister company
• Life Assurance/Death-in-Service
• Group Health Insurance Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Reach Ability are equal opportunities employers.