Location of Post
Services are based in Disability Services, Community Healthcare - Cavan Monaghan
If you apply and are successful at interview you will be placed on a panel in order ofmerit. Once you are on the panel, you will be notified via email about all Staff NurseIntellectual Disability posts as they arise within the Intellectual Disability Services,Cavan Monaghan.As each individual job arises, we inform all candidates on the panel via email. Theemail tells you about an individual job at a particular site, details include: location, startdate, the service itself, the caseload, the team and the contact details of a NurseManager at that site with whom you can talk if you want to find out more. You caneven arrange a site visit to help you decide if it is the right job for you. If you are
interested, you can simply ignore it until you see a job that is of interest to you.
Informal Enquiries
Marion McCormack,Director of Nursing, Disability Services E-Mail: marion.mccormack@hse.ie Telephone No: 086-8234922
Purpose of the Post
The role of the Staff Nurse Intellectual Disability (ID) is to provide holistic, personcentrednursing care, promoting optimum independence, enhancing the quality of lifefor service users with intellectual, physical or sensory disability in all aspects of dailyliving.On occasion the Staff Nurse ID may be expected to take responsibility for a unit orcommunity facility in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager. S/he must practice inaccordance with the Code of Professional Conduct as set out by the Nursing &Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and within the policies, guidelines, protocols of theunits / settings in which they are employed.
Candidates must have at the latest date for receipt of applications for the post:-
i) Be registered in the Intellectual Disability Division of the Register of Nurses &Midwives maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered
And
ii) Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge thefunctions of the role
Note: Post holders must maintain annual registration with Bord Altranais agusCnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland)
HealthA candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capableof undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such aswould indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
CharacterEach candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character
Post Specific Requirements
Demonstrate professional knowledge and experience across the Intellectual Disabilityscope of nursing practice
Other Requirements to the post
Will be indicated at expression of interest stage if applicable e.g. access to transportetc.
Please see attached Job Spec:
6525CHCM Staff Nurse Intellectual Disability
The Dublin North East Region is an Equal Oppurtunities employer.
HSE Dublin and North East (DNE) provides health and social care in North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan, through Community services, Acute settings and Voluntary sector services.
There are 58 Primary Care Centres in the Region and specialist teams working in Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing, Social Care and Disability Services. Services are provided in various settings including the service user’s own home, day hospitals, community nursing units, hostels, specialist day care centres, training centres, respite care, and residential services.
This Health Region encompasses ten acute hospitals that deliver a comprehensive array of emergency, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services to people across the five counties, supported by a dedicated workforce. The DNE Health Region includes two of the nine Level 4 hospitals in the country.
HSE Dublin and North East are committed to providing world-class care alongside exceptional clinical services, all delivered with respect and compassion.
