Experienced Addiction Nurse / Psychiatric Nurse - Community Role | Dublin 1
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- Northside Dublin
- €46,226 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
NMBI Registered | Harm Reduction | Community-Based CareLocation: Dublin 1, North Inner City
Contract: Permanent / Indefinite (subject to funding)
Salary: €46,226 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week | Monday–Friday (daytime with flexibility)This role is for nurses who already understand addiction — and want to do the work properly.
We are recruiting an experienced Addiction Nurse to join a community-based Multidisciplinary Health Team supporting people with substance use, mental health challenges, homelessness and complex health needs in Dublin 1.
Applications are welcomed from:
- Registered General Nurses (RGN) with solid addiction experience
- Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN) with addiction, dual-diagnosis or community mental health backgrounds
Working across outreach, primary care and community settings, you will:
- Deliver specialist addiction nursing care in community and outreach environments
- Provide harm-reduction interventions, overdose response and health education
- Support dual-diagnosis clients with addiction and mental health needs
- Manage wound care, BBV prevention, chronic illness and relapse prevention
- Conduct domiciliary visits across Dublin 1 and surrounding communities
- Work closely with GPs, psychiatrists, social workers, housing and addiction services
- Maintain high standards of clinical documentation and confidentiality
- Contribute to MDT case reviews, audits and service improvement
- Model non-judgmental, dignified and inclusive care at all times
- NMBI registration as:
- Registered General Nurse or
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Currently living in Ireland and available to work on-site in Dublin 1
- Legal right to work in Ireland (no visa sponsorship)
- Garda Vetting is mandatory for relevant roles.
- International Police Clearance is required where a candidate has lived or worked outside Ireland for 6 months or more since the age of 16
- Fluent English (verbal and written)
- Experience in harm reduction, methadone programmes or dual diagnosis
- Background in community mental health, homelessness or marginalised populations
- Training in trauma-informed care or motivational interviewing
- €46,226 annual salary
- 35-hour working week with work–life balance
- Core hours 9am–5pm (Mon–Fri) with flexibility between 8am–8pm when required
- Permanent / fixed-term contract (funding dependent)
- Access to ongoing training, CPD and clinical supervision
- Supportive, progressive, values-led healthcare environment
- Opportunity to make a genuine difference in Dublin’s most underserved communities