Team Leader/Staff Nurse

The Rehab Group; Ulster; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Parental Leave

Educational Leave

27 Days Annual Leave

Bike to Work

Tax Saver Travel

Income Protection

Unpaid Leave

Wellbeing Programme

Digital Doctor

Study Support

Long Service Reward

Sick Leave

EAP

Job summary

The Rehab Group is seeking a Team Leader/Staff Nurse for Abbey Lodge Service in Ballinamore. You will lead the team, support the Clinical Nurse Manager 2, and oversee person-centred residential care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Key responsibilities include implementing nursing models, coaching the team, ensuring medication handling compliance, and maintaining HIQA standards while promoting dignity and quality of life.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or equivalent.
• Experience of working with individuals with Intellectual Disability.
• Experience in managing and supervising staff and teams.
• Experience in designing and developing staff rotas (day/evening/sleep-in).
• Commitment to person-centred care and HIQA standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the respite service and support the Clinical Nurse Manager 2.
• Coach and supervise staff to deliver high-quality care.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and medications management.
• Promote a philosophy of care focused on dignity, normalisation and quality of life.

Skills

NMBI Registration

RNID qualification

Experience with ID

People management

Roster design

Job description

The Rehab Group

We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 12,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals

We Welcome All Backgrounds and Abilities!

We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with different abilities.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment for all individuals. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the application process or once employed, please let us know. Examples of accommodations we can provide include modified workstations, flexible work hours, assistive technologies, or adjustments to communication methods during interviews or in the workplace. Our goal is to ensure that all candidates and employees have the support they need to succeed in their roles.

Join Our Team and Make a Difference!

Team Leader/Staff Nurse

Permanent Contracts Full Time + Part Time

19.5 hours

39 Hours

Abbey Lodge Service

Ballinamore, Co Leitrim

About the Role

The Team Leader/Staff Nurse will operate in a team lead capacity to support the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 in the delivery of a quality client focused respite service. They will have a role in the management, leadership, and planning of the service, supporting clients with Intellectual disabilities in a person centred residential service and in

implementing and ensuring HIQA regulations and Rehab Group standards, frameworks, policies and procedures, while overseeing the delivery of a quality, customer focused service.

The Staff Nurse will be responsible for the management, care and support of service users, to ensure that the optimum standard of care is provided within the service and will provide clinical and professional management, leadership and development to the care work team.

What We’re Looking For

• Full registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland
• RNID qualification
• Experience of working with individuals with Intellectual Disability.
• Experience of management and supervising both individuals and teams
• Experience in design and development of staff rotas to include both day evening and sleep in/waking night shifts

Your Responsibilities

• Implement a recognized model of nursing and lead the holistic approach to nursing care within a defined service to include co-ordinating the development of care plans that best meet the needs of individuals and reflects their wishes/choices; in order to ensure the care values of the organisation are being reflected at all times.
• Coach and supervise the staff team with regard to delivery of the respite service in accordance with Rehabgroup policy and quality standards requirements.
• Ensure that correct policies and procedures are complied with in the administration and storage of all drugs and in accordance with An Bord Altranais Codes of Practice and organisation policy.
• Foster a philosophy of care that is facilitating and enabling, using an evidenced based approach, in a safe environment maintaining the dignity of the service users and promote and maintain nursing standards of person centred care, including the promotion of normalisation and quality of life.

Salary: Starting at point 1 €47,702.35– point 7 €54,938.81 per annum pro rata and depending on experience

What We Offer

• Company Pension Scheme
• Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• Educational leave
• 27 days annual leave
• Bike to work scheme
• Tax saver travel scheme
• Income protection
• Unpaid leave
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Digital Doctor
• Financial support for studying and study leave
• Long Service Reward Scheme
• sick leave
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Closing Date

Monday, 5th October 2026.

Interviews for this role will take place Thursday 29th October 2026 in the Landmark hotel - Carrick on Shannon

These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services.

The Rehab Group is an equal-opportunity employer