Enhanced/Staff Nurse

CORLANN WEST REGION

POSTS OF: 2 X PERMANENT FULL -TIME STAFF NURSE/*ENHANCED NURSE

ORCHARD SERVICES, GORT, CO. GALWAY

Job REF: 99753

Location:

Orchard 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.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Leader/ Team Manager /Service Co-ordinator/Area Manager.

Works With:

The people supported by the services and their families and carers/Team Leaders/ other managers /Multidisciplinary staff

Qualifications:

A current Live Register Certificate with the NMBI (An Bord Altranais), RNID or RGN 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 of working with people with an intellectual disability and complex needs is desirable; however induction and training will be provided.

Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post, along with proficiency in IT Skills.

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 and mental health is an advantage.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate:

Good judgement, discretion and confidentiality

The ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms, to communicate appropriately with the people we support and sensitively with family members.

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, team meetings, attend and participate in training courses, and be an active member of the team.

Working Hours:

2x Permanent Full-Time 75 hours per fortnight.

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 Orchard Services.

Corlanns 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 - 38,166 x 11 increments - 54,956 pro rata per annum. Long Service Increment 56,592 per annum is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

Enhanced Nurse 45,259 x 7 increments - 56,762 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment 58,424 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.

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:

2 x Permanent, full-time and pensionable.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employers discretion.

Full job description attached.

Informal enquiries to Margaret Kearney Area Manager or Brendan Gantley, Orchard Services 091 631530.

Closing Date for receipt of completed Application Forms on-line is: 5pm on Thursday 2nd July 2026.

Interview date to be confirmed.

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.

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