Fifteen new jobs for Cavan

Posts are among 470 to be filled nationwide

Nua Healthcare Services, one of the largest private sector providers of intellectual disability and mental health services in Ireland, has announced the creation of 470 new jobs to be filled this year, with 15 of these in Cavan.

It is creating the new roles for general nursing, psychiatric nursing, psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioural and occupational therapists, assistant support workers and social care workers.

The new jobs are in addition to 300 positions filled since the start of March. New staff members include some assistant support workers from a range of different sectors who took the opportunity to retrain for a healthcare role in Nua’s innovative ‘Educate to Employ’ training programme.

The novel inhouse initiative by Nua provides additional training and education for new employees especially to those who have never worked in the healthcare sector before.

Chief Operating Officer for Nua, Shane Kenny, said: “The range of new healthcare jobs will be spread across operations and services nationally and the care support roles in particular open to everyone, including those who have not worked in the healthcare industry before and it is hoped that these jobs in particular will be attractive to people with a keen interest in making a positive contribution to their communities and those who enjoy helping others."

Established in 2004, the organisation already employs more than 2,000 people across its operations nationally.

Nua’s services range in support / acuity levels, from high dependency and support to supported independent living. Its team bring a wealth of experience in supporting individuals (children and adults) with a range of complex needs including, but not limited to:

- Autism

- Asperger Syndrome

- Acquired Brain Injuries

- Challenging Behaviour

- Intellectual Disabilities with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

- Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery

- Personality Disorders