BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND - WEST REGION
2 X PERMANENT FULL-TIME NURSE EDUCATOR
ROSEDALE SCHOOL/FAIRLANDS PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CO. GALWAY
JOB REF: 78585
The Role:
The Nurse Educator will be responsible for planning, implementing and coordinating individualised developmental and educational programmes to support children's learning needs. The successful candidate will work as part of the Rosedale/Fairlands team and in collaboration with members of the Children's Disability Network Teams ensuring the maximum benefit of the programme for the children. The Nurse Educator will be responsible for ensuring that the medical health needs of the children are met within the school.
Location:
Rosedale School Woodlands Centre, Renmore, Galway. Rosedale School (which includes 2 Early Intervention Classes currently located at Fairlands Preschool) is managed in partnership by the Brothers of Charity Services Ireland and the Department of Education and Skills. The children attending are aged between 3 and 18yrs of age. Staff work collaboratively to support children who present with a range of complex support needs including ASD and children with significant medical support needs.
Qualifications/Experience:
The successful candidate must hold the following:
1. A recognised nursing qualification (preferably RNID) and a current live register with the NMBI (An Bord Altranais).
2. A minimum of 1 year's appropriate experience of working with children with an Intellectual Disability in an educational setting.
3. A full clean manual Irish Driving Licence (Class B) is an essential requirement of this post.
4. Fluency in verbal and written English and IT skills is an essential requirement of this post.
Working Hours:
75 hours a fortnight. This post is based on a 5 day duty roster. The Brothers of Charity 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 per annum. Appropriate service related leave will be granted after 5 and 10 years' service respectively. Annual leave is taken at set school closure times.
Remuneration:
Department of Health salary scales as at 01/03/2025 apply:
Staff Nurse - €36,919 x 12 increments - €53,340 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment €54,928 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) is granted after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.
*Enhanced Nurse - €43,872 x 7 increments - €55,093 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Long Service Increment €56,706 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 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.
Tenure:
This post is Permanent, Full-Time and pensionable.
Informal enquiries for this post to Helen Mulroy, Team Manager.
Closing Date for receipt of completed Application Forms on-line is: 5pm, Tuesday 29th April 2025
Interviews for this post will take place on 8th May 2025
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
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