CORLANN WEST REGION
POSTS: PERMANENT & TEMPORARY FULL TIME
STAFF NURSE/*ENHANCED NURSE
CHILDRENS SERVICES, GALWAY CITY & COUNTY
JOB REF: 102215
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration within the Childrens Services may be made over the next 6 months.
DESCRIPTION AND VISION OF SERVICES
Corlann West Region provide a community based, person centred service focusing on the needs and abilities of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community, in line with best practice both nationally and internationally. Working in partnership with each person supported by services, and their family and communities, we aim to create opportunities for people supported by services to have ordinary life experiences and to be closely connected to family and friends. We are committed to supporting people to live a life of their choosing, and the provision of quality services to meet the needs of the people we support.
We wish to recruit innovative, creative and motivated people who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision as part of a team. We are looking for people who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they support and are open to change.
Location:
This post is primarily located in Crannog Childrens Respite Service. Crannog provides a respite service to children from 6 years of age 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 Childrens Services including Crannmor Respite, Rosedale School and the Child Development Centres located in Galway City.
Reporting/Responsible to:
Team Leader/ Childrens Services Co-ordinator/ Sector Manager.
Working With:
Qualifications:
Candidates must have -
A current Live Register Certificate from the NMBI (An Bord Altranais), RNID or RGN qualification is essential.
Experience of working with children or in an Intellectual Disability setting is desirable
A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads is desirable. 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.
Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
Basic IT skills are also desirable.
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 Full-Time 75 hours a fortnight
2 X Temporary Full-Time 75 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 45,202 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:
The posts are:
1x - Permanent full-time and pensionable.
2x - Temporary, full time and pensionable linked on a specific purpose basis to a permanent staff members career break.
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 Jacqueline Smith, CNM 087 9301656 or Ciara Donoghue Clarke, Childrens Service Coordinator 087 3999921.
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CVs on-line is 5pm, Thursday 27th August 2026.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th September
