Experienced Addiction Nurse / Psychiatric Nurse – Community Role | Dublin 1

Experienced Addiction Nurse / Psychiatric Nurse – Community Role | Dublin 1
NMBI Registered | Harm Reduction | Community-Based Care

Location: 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

This is not an entry-level role. It requires clinical confidence, emotional intelligence and a clear understanding of harm reduction, trauma-informed practice and recovery-oriented care.
  
Your Impact as an Addiction / Community Nurse
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

  
Essential Requirements

• NMBI registration as:
  • Registered General Nurse or
  • Registered Psychiatric Nurse
    (Active PIN for 2025 or full eligibility at final registration stage)
• Demonstrated experience in addiction services (community, residential or outreach)
• 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)

  
Desirable (but not essential)

• 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

  
Salary & Benefits

• €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