Staff Nurse RNID

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 2025.

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 RNID to join our team in Teach Saoirse, Children’s Residential House, Nenagh, Co Tipperary

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent

Contract Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

Salary Scale: €36,333 to €53,050 pro rata per annum.

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post:

To provide residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities in North Tipperary. The residential support service will be coordinated by the RRM/Service Coordinator, who will prioritise families to be involved in the service, who agrees with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The Nurse will be supervised by and work closely with the RRM/Service Coordinator. In order to provide a flexible support service, the Nurse will be required to work during evenings and weekends

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• Have a nursing RNID qualification validated for working in the Republic of Ireland
• Be registered in RNID of the live Register of Nurses kept by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
• Post holder required to maintain your registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for the duration of your employment and evidence of such registration/renewal must be furnished annually to your Employer
• Experience of working in a person centred health or social care setting
• Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
• Full clean driver’s licence and willingness to drive service transport.
• Basic IT skills.

Desirable Criteria:

• ‘D1’ license an advantage or be prepared to obtain a ‘D’ or ‘D1’ license
• Experience of working with adults or children with disabilities desirable.
• Experience of working within a residential/respite setting an advantage

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

2026 Graduates Eligible to Apply

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:

What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Informal Queries to Debbie Finn Residential Respite Manager by email at dfinn@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: 4 pm Friday 17th April 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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