Nursing Department

The Nursing Department at the Bon Secours Hospital Limerick comprises of approximately 120 staff which includes Clinical Nurse Managers, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Staff Nurses, ODP’s, HCA’s and clerical support staff in the following departments. 

In Bon Secours we believe that to deliver Exceptional Care we must have Exceptional People. The Strategic Vision in our new 2025 plan sees “Exceptional People, delivering Exceptional Care and Operational Excellence, achieving Sustainable Growth, while Living our Mission”.  

Bon Secours believes that the unique skills, diversity and hard work of our staff should be recognised and rewarded. The following summary provides an indication of benefits you could expect when working with the Bons. 

Salary 

Bon Secours maintains competitive and attractive rates of pay and allowances, having regard to the Health Service and other relevant comparators. Our compensation and benefits package are continually reviewed and adjusted as required, to attract and retain the best talent. 

Bon Secours has recently committed to applying 6.5% pay increases over the two years 2022 & 2023 to all staff. Those increases will be applied on exactly the same dates as outlined in the extended Building Momentum Agreement.   Additionally, Sectoral Bargaining pay increases which apply from 1st February 2022 have been applied to the relevant staff groupings.  

Why You Should Work With Us:

• Strong brand and reputation in the Healthcare delivery sector 
• Being part of a Not-for-Profit Private Healthcare provider, where Exceptional People Deliver Exceptional Care 
• Being part of an organisation with strong vision, growth and development ambitions 
• Continuing to introduce a range of initiatives to enhance the employee experience 
• Strengthening our Staff Wellbeing offering as part of our KeepWell continuous improvement journey 
• Embedding Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) as a key part of our Workplace Culture 
• Staff Engagement & Recognition Initiatives 
• A working environment that is conducive to a positive Work/Life Balance  
• Flexible and innovative working patterns  
• Increased Commitment to Staff Development  
• Continued Investment in Leadership Development & Career Growth Journey 
• Bons Blue Goes Green on new ideas to demonstrate our commitment to sustainability  
• Opportunities to participate in community initiative projects and provide ‘Good Help To Those In Need’ 
• Most of all, a great fun place to work! 

Recent Improvement Introduced to Benefits & Rewards Package 

• Pay Increases over 2022 & 2023 in line with new national pay agreements 
• Enhanced Family Leave Offering, including full paid Maternity Leave.
• Reduced Working Hours from 1st July 2022 
• 2022 Staff Recognition Payment 
• Enhanced Annual Leave from 1st January 2023 

Lifestyle

The BSHS firmly believes in work-life balance and encourages staff to take meaningful time outside of work to spend with family and friends and to pursue outside interests and activities that are positive and satisfying for them.

We offer competitive annual leave arrangements in addition to statutory holidays. We also aim to facilitate leave arrangements to fit personal circumstances, where practicable.

The BSHS will also support flexible working arrangements where it is reasonably practicable to do so and where operational service needs can accommodate them.

We host Family Fun Days across the Group- which are great days out for all the family.  Other local events and occasions are organised at hospital/site level, in response to staff interests and enthusiasm.

Staff Awards

Recognition and celebration for the hard work and dedication of staff, as they strive for excellence in the care they provide, is marked in an annual Staff Awards Event. This ceremony showcases the great work done by individuals, Teams and Hospitals across the Health system and celebrates the strong commitment, quality improvement and high standards of their achievements. This event is surrounded by a sense of fun, healthy competition and by the collegiate acknowledgement of professional excellence.

Healthcare Schemes

V.H.I., Laya and Irish Life Healthcare Scheme offers discounted membership to staff.  Arrangements can be made to deduct Healthcare subscriptions from your salary and further information regarding the scheme can be found by contacting the relevant BSHS HR / Payroll Department.

Restaurant Facilities

We provide an inhouse restaurant service serving delicious and nutritious subsidised meals are available to all staff and include breakfast, lunch, evening tea and snacks with varied menus.

Staff Car Parking

Public Car parking facilities are available nearby with attractive rates for staff.

Staff Members’ Discount on Services

The Hospital offers a discount to staff for a selection of out-patient facilities.

Well-being

Long-term health and staff well-being are also a priority for us. We have done a considerable amount of work to ensure we look after the health and wellbeing of our staff and are committed to caring for them through Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programmes, Stress Management Support and Wellbeing Promotions.

We also offer a Bike to Work Scheme for those of you who are more energetic, so you cycle in for your shifts.

Retirement

In association with Irish Life, we provide a competitive retirement pension package to enable you to save and plan for the future. You may also be eligible to access AVC, Life Assurance and Disability Benefit Schemes.  In addition, we also offer Retirement Planning courses to assist in planning for your retirement.

Join Us:

Bon Secours Hospital Limerick at Barringtons is a leading dynamic healthcare facility in the mid-west region providing elective surgical care for over 20,000 patients a year in the heart of Limerick City. The hospital is a 50 bedded facility with 4 Operating Theatres, Endoscopy procedure room and Minor procedure room. The Hospital delivers elective surgical care in a safe and compassionate environment.

View our current vacancies here >>

If you are interested in receiving alerts in relations to recruitment for the new hospital please send your email address to adoconnor@bonsecours.ie and we shall add you to our newsletter.

New Bon Secours Hospital Limerick:

An overview of the New Bon Secours Hospital Limerick presented by Bernadette Carroll, Director of Nursing Limerick.

The New Bon Secours Hospital Limerick project has commenced in Ballysimon, Co. Limerick, and will be located just 600m from Junction 29 on the M7 motorway.  This 150 bed hospital due to open in early 2025 will be built to the highest technical, accessibility and sustainability standards which will double our existing nursing team to 250 staff.

This new state of the art hospital will provide advanced medical and surgical care. We will continue to provide the present surgical procedures but on a much larger scale. We are very pleased to announce the growth of our services with the addition of a Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), 25 single room Medical Ward, Specialist Ophthalmology Department, and Interventional Cardiovascular Lab to mention just a few.

If you would like any further information regarding the New Hospital please feel free to email Aoife on adoconnor@bonsecours.ie

Bon Secours Nursing & Quality Conference 

Our annual conference which took place in Limerick this year providing an opportunity for our nursing colleagues from each of our locations in Ireland to join together for the day to discuss current topics relevant to our profession.

Bon Secours Health Systems Staff Recognition Awards 

As a key part of our Staff Engagement and Recognition strategy, Bon Secours Health Systems, host an annual Staff Recognition and Awards Ceremony.  The Limerick team received 6 nominations and two over all winners in their  nominated category.