Staff Nurse

STAFF NURSE

LONGFORD/WESTMEATH RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

(75 hours per fortnight)

Informal enquiries to: Margaret Boyle, Area Leader- 0879470671

We are continuously growing and looking for talented and enthusiastic Nurses to join our team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our organisation for a Staff Nurse (RNID) to join our Adult Residential Services in Longford/Westmeath Residential Services. This post will enable the successful candidate to make a lasting impression on people’s lives while enhancing their own clinical skills. As a dynamic and ever-changing organisation, we provide many opportunities for promotion and progression within the service. We expect and are happy to assist with Continued Professional Development. This exciting role will involve working with many other disciplines as part of a wider team that promotes positive risk management, inclusion in all aspects of society, and attention to the will and preference of the people we support. Report writing is computerised and all care documentation is recorded and stored electronically so a working knowledge of technology is desirable.

The ideal candidate for this role should have a strong interest in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities and/ or autism. Experience in the disability sector is preferred including behaviours of concern, community integration and person- centred planning.

Requirements:

• On the live register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, RNID or awaiting registration.
• Excellent Communication Skills to include Leadership, Mentoring, Support and Supervision.
• Knowledge of HIQA standards.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults.
• Excellent, interpersonal, organisational, logistical and IT skills.
• Flexibility within the roster.
• A full current licence to drive a manual vehicle in Ireland.
• Suitability as outlined in the introduction to the role.
• Experience working alone with vulnerable adults.
• Empathetic, approachable and respectful with a positive attitude.

Please note that the successful candidates will be required to be available for any of day, weekend, waking night duty and/or ‘sleep-over / over-night’ shifts. In addition, we require staff members to be willing to work alone in the residents’ homes and to be flexible to work across all residents’ homes in the area, moving location as priorities change.

Closing Date for receipt of completed applications: Tuesday 29th July 2025