Staff Nurse (relief) in Cork

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.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Staff Nurse (RNID/RCN/RGN) to join our team in Children’s Respite, Lavanagh House, Curraheen, Cork.

To work as part of a dedicated and innovative team in a 3-bed community-based house providing respite and holiday breaks for children with disabilities, within a quality framework. To provide nursing care to meet the assessed needs of children, young people and their families.

Requirements

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

• Be registered in the Intellectual Disability/Children’s Nurse/General Nurse Division of the live Register of Nurses kept by An Bord Altranais (NMBI);
• 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;
• Annual registration on the General Nurse Division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMMI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann);
• Candidates should be eligible to work in Ireland;
• Have a nursing qualification validated for working in the Republic of Ireland;
• Have 1 year 16 weeks relevant nursing work experience after graduating;
• Postholder required to maintain registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for the duration of employment and evidence of such registration/renewal to be furnished annually to the Employer;
• Possess documented competencies including care competencies in relation to service user/owner case load;
• Evidence of skill acquisition from ‘on the job’ learning;
• Certified skills training – including as a minimum mandatory training - relevant to care required for service user/owner case load;
• Evidence of participation in audit and evaluation of care provision including collection of quality care metrics where same are in place;
• Possess a full clean manual driving license.

Details

• Location: Cork
• Sector: Public sector
• Contract type: Relief
• Contract hours: Variable
• Salary: €19.39 – €28.30 per hour (€37,801 – €55,193 pro rata per annum)
• Annual leave entitlement: 10.7% of hours worked
• Closing date: 20 November 2026
• Panel may be formed for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months.
• Post subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance.

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.

For further details, visit: Enable Ireland Careers