Staff Nurse

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

POSTS OF: PERMANENT STAFF NURSE /ENHANCED NURSE

CLARIN SERVICES, CLARINBRIDGE, CO. GALWAY

REF: 73535

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Staff Nurse/Enhanced Nurse appointments within the Clarin Services may be made over the next 6 months.

Location:

Clarin service is a developing community-based day and residential service in East Galway environs. We provide individualised services, centre-based and community-based day and residential service to adults with high support needs, based on personal outcome measures. We strive to provide an excellent service, integrating the community as much as possible into the daily lives of the people supported by the services.

The Role:

To provide clinical nursing skills in supporting people with intellectual disabilities in achieving optimum level of independence. To exhibit and maintain the highest quality of nursing practice and apply their skills to ensure the physical, social, emotional needs of the people supported by the services in their care are addressed at all times. Be responsible for the provision of nursing care and be an informed resource for educating support workers and family members, which shall benefit people supported by the services.

Qualifications:

• A current Live Register Certificate with the NMBI (An Bord Altranais), RNID qualification is highly desirable.
• A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads and use of your own car is an essential requirement.

Experience:

Candidates must have a level of experience sufficient to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post together with an appreciation of the needs of persons with an intellectual disability. Experience of working with people with challenging behaviour is an advantage.

Working Hours

• Permanent full-time 75 hours a fortnight x 3
• Permanent part-time hours 37.5/75 a fortnight x 1

All posts are based on a 14 day/night duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to be completely flexible and will be required to work days, evenings, weekends, public holidays, night duty and programme hours to meet service needs.

The enhanced nurse may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the position and within their scope of practice including deputising for the Team Leader in their absence.

The post holder will provide advice and clinical support to work colleagues at evenings and weekends throughout the Clarin Services.

The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Annual Leave:

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

Remuneration:

Staff Nurse - € 35,919 x 11 increments - € 52,294 pro rata per annum. Long Service Increment € 53,851 per annum is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

Enhanced Nurse - € 42,872 x 7 increments - € 54,013 per annum. Long Service Increment €55,594 per annum is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

The successful candidate will be granted incremental credit subject to satisfactory verification of previous relevant nursing service and where applicable will be placed on the enhanced staff nurse scale.

Tenure:

• 3 x permanent, full-time and pensionable (consideration will be given to those looking for part-time hours).

• 1 x permanent, part-time and pensionable.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms on-line is 5pm, Friday 10th January 2025

Full Job Description is attached below.