Enhanced Nurse (RNID)

Description

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2026.

Enable Ireland, is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking highly-motivated Enhanced Nurse (RIND) to join our team in Enable Ireland Adult Services Miltown Malbay, Co Clare

Contract Type: Part Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: 22.5 Hours per week (Days of work Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)

Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 33 days pro rata per annum

Salary Scale: €44,070 to €58,095 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)

Overview of the Post

The role of the Enhanced Nurse is to work as part of a team within the adult day service to facilitate service owners with their daily programmes. This will also include, providing nursing duties, assisting personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access to services in their community and on our virtual day service. The post holder will encourage and support opportunities to help develop a range of options for service owners in line with their person-centred plan.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have

• Have a nursing RNID qualification validated for working in the Republic of Ireland
• Be registered in the Intellectual Disability Nurse Division of the live Register of Nurses kept by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)

AND

• 1 Year 16 weeks relevant nursing work experience after graduating (to be eligible for Enhanced Nurse role)
• Successful candidate must confirm annual registration with the NMBI to enable Ireland.
• Post holders must maintain annual registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
• Minimum of 1 year's post registration nursing experience working specifically in the specialty of working with adults with ASD and complex disabilities
• Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
• Full clean driver's licence and willingness to drive service transport.
• Must be eligible to work in state
• Basic IT skills.
• Experience working with adults in a day service setting.
• Experience of working in community setting.

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible Working
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Pension

What now?

Closing date for applications: 4pm Friday 30th October 2026

Interview date: TBC

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.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
• Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:

1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and

2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer