Graduate Nurse Programme

Job description

At LauraLynn Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice, we are providing an opportunity for 2 newly registered children’s nurses to enter into a new and exciting two-year graduate nurse programme commencing Autumn 2024.

This is a paid programme where the successful nurses will be placed onto the HSE salary scales (Staff Nurse/Enhanced Staff Nurse grade).

Year one includes a 12-month Preceptorship Programme with a bespoke orientation over a 2-week period, followed by hospice and community inductions, and a four-week supernumerary period in LauraLynn House.

The second year of the Graduate Programme is focused around building advanced knowledge and skills and is overseen by the senior nursing team.

During year two you will spend time with the CNS team (1 week) before joining the Dublin Hospice Community Nursing Team where you will provide care and support to children and families in their home or hospital.

On successfully completing the two-year programme you will be provided with the opportunity to join our in-house nursing team at LauraLynn House or the LauraLynn Community Nurse team and work out of Dublin, Mallow or Ballinasloe.

Benefits:

·          Strong sense of purpose and meaning

·          Learning & development opportunities

·          Mandatory Training provided

·          Pension Scheme

·          Comprehensive induction programme

·          Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff 

·          Generous annual leave

·          Active wellbeing supports including an inhouse occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members

·          Subsidised canteen

·          Free car parking

·          VHI group scheme

·          Membership to HSSU Credit Union

·          Bike to work scheme

Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following:

·        That you are a qualified children’s nurse and that you are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

·        Have an interest in Children’s palliative nursing care, in providing holistic care to Children and their families.

Please note that whilst this position is not publicly funded the salary is linked to the national pay scales.

How to Apply:

For a full job description and person specification contact our HR Department, E: hr@lauralynn.ie

For informal enquiries please contact Liz O’Donoghue, Assistant Director of Nursing, Mobile: 087 9265032 or Email: lodonoghue@lauralynn.ie

Should you need assistance or have any special needs when attending for interview please contact any member of the HR team and reasonable accommodation will be arranged.