Location of Post 

Cavan/Monaghan Disability Services

Informal Enquires 

Marion McCormack
Director of Nursing
Cavan Monaghan Disability Services
Phone: 047-95646
Email: Marion.McCormack@hse.ie 

Purpose of the Post

The role of the Staff Nurse Intellectual Disability (ID) is to provide holistic, person-centred nursing care, promoting optimum independence, enhancing the quality of life for service users with intellectual, physical or sensory disability in all aspects of daily living.
On occasion the Staff Nurse ID may be expected to take responsibility for a unit or community facility in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager. S/he must practice in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct as set out by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and within the policies, guidelines, protocols of the units / settings in which they are employed

Candidates must:

Have successfully completed the clinical and academic requirements of their BSc (Honours) Degree in Intellectual Disability Nursing in September 2026 and who will be eligible for registration thereafter with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

And

Have the clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character

Age

Age restrictions shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 2004).  A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age.

Post Specific Requirements

Demonstrate professional knowledge and experience across the Intellectual Disability scope of nursing practice in a number of settings including but not limited to:

• Nursing Practice, Procedures & Techniques
• Continuing Care
• Behaviours That Concern
• Quality Care
• Risk Management
• Person Centred Planning

Please see attached Job Spec 2126CHCM Job Specification