Job 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 2023. Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. 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 Staff Nurse to join our team in our Adult Respite Services, Ard na Mara, Ladysbridge, Co Cork. Contract Type: Permanent Contract Hours: 37.5 hours per week Salary Scale: €34,492 to €50,362 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) Annual Leave Entitlement: 33/34/36 days depending on experience Overview of the Post: To provide a safe, homely environment to adults who are visiting Enable Ireland community homes. To work with the Service Owners to meet their identified needs during their stay. As a member of the team and through a person centred approach work with Services Owners accessing respite service including the delivery of intimate and personal care, housekeeping and social support. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: Be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (Bord Altranais agus Cnimhseachais na hireann). And (b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, (including a high standard of clinical and administrative capacity), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. Annual registration On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (Bord Altranais agus Cnimhseachais na hireann). Possess a full clean manual driving license Desirable Criteria: Experience of working with adults or children with disabilities desirable. Experience of working within a residential/respite setting an advantage. Have a minimum of 1 years post registration experience 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. If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits 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 Long service reward scheme Pay adjusted Maternity Leave Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave Pay adjusted Paternity Leave Wellbeing benefits Pension For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here: Closing date for applications: Monday 21st October 2024 before noon 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 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 By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.