DML, Assistant Director Of Nursing Mental Health

No CV's accepted .Only online Rezoomo applications accepted.

Location of Post

There are currently permanent whole-time and specified purpose posts available in the following areas :

1. Rialto Primary Care Centre, Dublin South City.

2.Linn Dara CAMHS

3. St Brigid’s Unit, Cluain Lir Care Centre, Mullingar Co Westmeath

4. Kildare West Wicklow Mental Health Services, Kildare.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Assistant Director of Nursing Mental Health Services, HSE Dublin and Midlands, from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

1. Oliver Mernagh - Area Director of Nursing, DSC Mental Health

Email: oliver.mernagh@hse.ie

Mobile: 087 9846060

2. Isobel Donnelly – Director of Nursing, Linn Dara CAMHS

Email : Isobel.donnelly@hse.ie

Mobile: 0868151098

3. Michael Buckley – Area Director of Nursing, Midlands Mental Health

Email: areadonmh.midlands@hse.ie

Contact: 044 9384375

4. Linda Hutton – Director of Nursing (Interim) KWW Mental Health

Email: linda.hutton@hse.ie

Mobile: 0872073428

Purpose of the Post

The Director of Nursing, Assistant (Mental Health) will:

· To support the Area of Director of Nursing /Director of Nursing in the overall management responsibilities and professional standards for the Mental Health Service.

· Be responsible for assisting Area of Director of Nursing/ Director of Nursing /by taking an active role in the professional leadership, development and management of the nursing and allied care staff in the service.

· Be required to work with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to implement the strategies objectives for the Mental Health Services.

· Take a lead role in developing systematic and structured frameworks in order to facilitate clinical practice development and innovation within the service.

· Lead on behalf of the Area of Director of Nursing/ Director of Nursing on strategic projects that develop and improve nursing services and contribute to the overall development of service and the achievement of any development objectives.

· Lead and support the overall continued development of the Mental Health Services according to national plans and strategy.

· Participate in meeting the HSE policy objectives for the Mental Health Services.

· Develop and manage the nursing quality assurance programmes.

· Plan, manage and implement the statutory/ mandatory training requirements of staff under their area of responsibility

· Be concerned with the execution of local policy decisions and with the management and effective utilisation of resources.

· The role will not be limited by reference to this profile and should reflect established practices in relation to the Director of Nursing Assistant, Mental Health Services. It would be expected in the normal course of events that the role will evolve as professional and service demands change. In particular, the profile will need to be adapted at local level to meet specific requirements in relation to the management of specific functional responsibilities.