Former nurses targeted in HSE recruitment drive

FORMER nurses interested in returning to work are being targeted in the latest recruitment drive by the Health Services Executive in the south-east.

They want to hear from general, psychiatric or intellectual disabilities nurses who have not been nursing for some years but wish to return to practice.

The “Return to Nursing Practice Programme” is being run at the Centre of Nurse Education in Waterford Regional Hospital.

Applicants who have been out of nursing for the past five years must be registered with An Bord Altranais. The course is offered free of charge and participants can claim a tax-free bursary on completion.

Outlining details of the course at the Centre of Nurse Education in WRH, Specialist Co-ordinator Breda Adamson said: “This An Bord Altranais approved course is a great opportunity for nurses to return to a newly invigorated career. The career structure and salary scales have been improved making nursing a progressive career.

“The six week course will give nurses the opportunity to update their knowledge and skills and gives an introduction to modern advances in nursing care,’’ she added.