Staff Nurse

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 2024. Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver 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 Carlow/Kilkenny Children's Service. Contract Type: 2 Year Contract Contract Hours: 20 hours per week (3 days a 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 days pro rata per annum. This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Overview of the Post The purpose of the role is to work as a member of the team providing preschool and home support services within the Kilkenny/Carlow CHO5 area in active partnership and in line with the needs and wishes of each child and family. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities Create an environment, which promotes each child's participation in terms of choice and decision-making and in which each child is enabled to reach their highest level of independence. Provide leadership, supervision and support to all support staff in the provision of clinical and care support services across multiple locations. Identify and understand the health and medical needs of each child as required and ensure their needs are met appropriately. Be responsible for the co-ordination, assessment, planning, implementation and review of care for children according to service standards including TUSLA and HIQA regulations. In partnership with parents/carers/team to act as facilitator to foster links with the child's future educators. Ensure the implementation of agreed programmes of care for each child, are met in ways, which promote dignity and respect for the child. Provide support and or mentorship to staff and students. Identify training needs and deliver training to non-nursing staff as required. Ensure that the care and hygiene of treatment rooms, bathroom and toileting facilities are to the highest standards. Planning and management of bus routes and time schedules and act as bus escort in the transportation of the children to and from home as required. Work with individual children in a range of settings. At all times the staff will take the lead in ensuring the safety of the children. To carry out vaccination of both service owners and staff as required. Staff will be expected to display appropriate sensitivity while working closely with families and service users. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to make a credible contribution to the service. Plans and organises activities and necessary resources efficiently and effectively. Understands the importance of time management for themselves and in particular how this translates to organising their assigned caseload. Deals with unexpected scenarios with persistence and flexibility to ensure the achievement of goals. Work in accordance with Enable Ireland's Code of Practice, Guidelines for working with Services Users and other Enable Ireland National Policies and Procedures. In consultation with the inter/multidisciplinary team be responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of the programme of activity for each preschool child. Liaise with and organise Paediatric and Psychology Clinics as appropriate. Liaise with Health Care Professionals The successful candidate will have: Essential Criteria: A recognised validated University Degree or an equivalent qualification in Intellectual Disability/General or Children's Nursing. Must be registered, with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI]. Be eligible to work in the state. A Full Driver's Licence and access to their own transport. Desirable Criteria: Commitment to working in partnership with parents/carers and children in a family centred manner. Good knowledge of child protection & child development. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of residential respite and day services Understanding of HIQA standards. Experience of working with children with disability. 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: 7th November 2025. 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. 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