Staff Nurse in Wicklow

About the Role

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Staff Nurse to join our team in Wicklow (CHO6). We have Relief opportunities within our teams in Silverpine House, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

To work as part of a dedicated and innovative team in a community-based house providing respite and holiday breaks for children with physical and/or sensory disabilities or mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, within a quality framework.

Requirements

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, in the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses kept by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, (including a high standard of clinical and administrative capacity), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
• Eligible to work in the State.
• Annual registration
• On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann).
• And
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with the NMBI to Enable Ireland.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with children with disabilities and their families/carers.
• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience.

Details

Contract Type: Relief posts

Salary Scale: €37,801 - €55,193 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Closing date for applications: 29th October 2026

Interview date for successful applications: 5th November 2026

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

The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.

How to Apply

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