CORLANN WEST REGION
POST: PERMANENT PART-TIME STAFF NURSE/*ENHANCED NURSE
RINDOON SERVICES (Athlone, Kilteevan, Roscommon Town)
Ref: 102631
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign
Location:
Rindoon Services (Athlone, Kilteevan, Roscommon Town). Staff allocation could be either within residential/respite/day settings or in community services or in an individuals own home. The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the Rindoon Services and this work location may change due to future service needs.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have -
- A current Live Register Certificate from the NMBI (An Bord Altranais), RNID or RGN qualification is essential.
- A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads is an essential requirement. It may also be necessary for the appointee to obtain a Class D1 Driving Licence (if not already in possession of one). Assistance will be given towards this purpose of obtaining a class D1 licence.
Experience:
Experience and an appreciation of the responsibilities of the post and issues affecting the everyday lives of individuals with an Intellectual Disability is desirable. Full training will be provided.
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 multi-disciplinary 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, individual reviews, team meetings, attend and participate in training courses, and actively contribute to team based performance management.
Working Hours:
1 X Permanent Part-Time 36 hours a fortnight
All posts are based on a 14-day duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to work days, evenings, weekends, public holidays, sleepovers and night duty to meet service needs.
The Corlann 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 pro rata per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Appropriate service related leave will be granted after 5 and 10 years service respectively.
Remuneration (Department of Health salary scales as at 01/06/2026 apply):
Staff Nurse 38,166 x 12 increments - 54,956 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment 56,592 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) 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.
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.
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 Part-Time and Pensionable.
A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Staff Nurse / Enhanced Nurse appointments within the Rindoon Service location may be offered over the next 6 to 12 months.
Full Job Description attached
Informal Enquiries to: Helen Hunt, Athlone/Roscommon Services Area Manager on 0873485667 or Carolyn Gannon, Athlone/Roscommon Service Coordinator on 0877045863
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CVs on-line is 3rd September 2026
Interview date 11th September 2026
CORLANN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
