Enhanced/staff Nurse

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

POST OF PERMANENT FULL-TIME STAFF NURSE/ENHANCED NURSE*

CHILDREN’S SERVICES, GALWAY CITY & COUNTY

JOB REF: 79556

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

Location:

This post is primarily located in Crannog Children’s Respite Service. Crannog provides a respite service to children up to 18 years of age who have a wide range of needs including those with Physical disability, complex medical needs, Autism and behavioural needs. There may also be a requirement to cover hours in the other Children’s Services including Crannmor Respite, Rosedale School and the Child Development Centres located in Galway City. Candidates will be required to be completely flexible in this position and will be required to work a variety of hours including day and night duty hours and sleep-ins as required.

The Role:

To support the implementation of children’s individualised developmental and educational programmes and work together with the multidisciplinary and staff teams in ensuring the maximum benefit of the programme for the children.

To provide clinical nursing skills in supporting children with complex needs. To demonstrate and maintain the highest quality of nursing practice and apply his/ her skills to ensure the developmental, learning, physical, social, and emotional needs of the children in his/ her care are addressed at all times. Be an informed resource for educating and supporting care assistants and family members.

Qualifications/Experience:

• A current Live Register Certificate from the NMBI (An Bord Altranais). A RNID qualification is highly desirable.
• Candidates must have a minimum of six months experience of working with children with an Intellectual Disability.
• A full clean manual Irish Driving Licence (Class B) is an essential requirement of this post.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
• Basic IT skills are also desirable.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Good judgement, discretion and confidentiality.
• The ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms, and to communicate sensitively with family members and work with them for the best outcomes.
• Creative problem solving skills.
• The ability to work independently and seek support from interdisciplinary colleagues as appropriate.
• Patience, flexibility, creativity and eagerness to become involved in a range of activities.
• Ability to educate other staff and family members in positive health promotion needs.
• The successful candidate will be required to co-operate in a team environment with a person-centred philosophy. Participate in person-centred planning, reviews and team meetings.
• Attend and participate in training courses, and be an active member of the team.

Working Hours:

75 hours per fortnight based on a 7-day/night duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to work days, evenings, weekends, public holidays and night duty and sleep-ins to meet service needs. 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. Appropriate service-related leave will be granted after 5 and 10 years’ service respectively.

Remuneration - Department of Health salary scales as at 01/03/2025 apply:

Staff Nurse - €36,919 x 11 increments - €53,340 per annum. Long Service Increment €54,928 per annum is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

*Enhanced Nurse – € 43,872 x 7 increments - €55,093 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment €56,706 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

*As per HSE HR Circular 022/2019 – Nursing and Midwifery - the Enhanced Nurse / Midwife Practice Contract https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hr-circulars/hr-circular-022-2019-re-enhanced-nurse-midwife-contract.pdf; once a staff nurse reaches point 4 on the Staff Nurse salary scale, they become eligible to apply for the role of Enhanced Nurse. Any Staff Nurse who wishes to avail of the Enhanced Nurse role will have to submit an application and also meet the qualifying criteria.

Salary quoted is based on a 37.5 hour working week. The successful candidate will be granted incremental credit subject to satisfactory verification of previous relevant nursing service.The Brothers of Charity Services 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.

Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, and sleep-ins and night duty when worked. A location allowance of €2,637 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) will also be paid when assigned to services where 75% of the persons supported have a diagnosis of severe/profound intellectual disability.

Tenure:

This post is permanent, full-time and pensionable.

Full Job Description attached

Informal enquiries to Ciara Donoghue Clarke, Children’s Service Coordinator on +353(0)87 3999921.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms/CV’s on-line is 5pm, Thursday 22nd May 2025.

Interviews will be held on 5th June 2025.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.