Staff Nurse/Enhanced Nurse in Loughrea

About the Role

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.

Staff Nurses and Enhanced Staff Nurses fulfil a key worker supportive and advocative role for adults supported by the service in all aspects of their lives, focusing on each individual’s ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Staff Nurse and Enhanced Staff Nurse will assist people with the development of person-centred plans and critically, will support people to make informed choices and fulfil their potential. They will encourage participation in the community through inclusive and creative thinking, seek opportunities for new experiences and encourage positive risk taking in leading to informed choices.

Requirements

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 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.

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.

Details

Location: Rea Adult Services (Loughrea, Co. Galway).

Salary: €38,166–€56,592 per year

Closing date: 11 Aug 2026

Interview date: 19 Aug 2026

Working Hours: 1 x 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.

Annual Leave: 24 days per annum pro rata. Appropriate service related leave will be granted after 5- and 10-years’ service respectively.

How to Apply

Closing Date for receipt of completed Application Forms on-line is: 5pm on Tuesday the 11th of August, 2026.

Informal enquiries to Valerie O Loughlin, Area Manager on 087-7149619.