DML Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health

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Location of post

There are several permanent/full-time posts available within Dublin and Midlands

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

Informal enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the roles:

Contact Gary Timmons- Director of Nursing (Mental Health) 0867705570gary.timmons@hse.ie for further information about the role.

Contact Michael Buckley- Area Director of Nursing (Mental Health) 0578692928 / 044 9340191michaeld.buckley@hse.ie for further information about the role.

Contact Linda Hutton – Director of Nursing (Mental Health), Kildare West Wicklow Mental Health Services, 0872073428 linda.hutton@hse.ie for further information about the role.

Contact Isobel Donnelly-Director of Nursing, CAMHS Linn Dara.

0868151098 isobel.donnelly@hse.ie for further information on the role.

Contact Joe Donohoe– Director of Nursing (Mental Health), Tallaght Adult Mental Health Services, 086-0232203, joseph.donohoe@hse.ie for further information about the role.

For Recruitment Queries Contact: Paul McDonald

Recruitdubmid@hse.ie

Details of service

HSE Dublin Midlands RHA consists of 4 Integrated Healthcare Areas

Dublin South Central Mental Health Service combines the former Dublin South City Service, Dublin West South West Mental Health Service and part of the Linn Dara Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services into a new extended catchment area. The service operates a range of Community Mental Health services, as well as acute adult inpatient beds provision in both St James’s Hospital & Tallaght Hospital and is located in Integrated Health Areas 1 & 2 of the Dublin Midland Regional Health Authority.

CAMHS community covers IHA areas 1, 2& 3. With inpatient unit in IHA1, soon to include the new unit in NCHI.

Kildare West Wicklow Mental Health Service and the Midlands Mental Health Service are located in Integrated Health Areas 3 & 4 respectively and also offer a range of services including community-based services that are support by access to in-patient services based in Naas, Portlaoise and Mullingar.

The quantum of services provided throughout the region include: Acute Mental Health Inpatient Services, Non-Acute Specialist Inpatient Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Psychiatry of Later Life Services, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery Services, Community Residential Services, Homeless Mental Health Services, Day Hospital Intervention, Day Services, Specialist outpatient and in reach teams (Liaison, Self-Harm Nursing Team) Assertive Outreach, Home Care Teams, Family Therapy, Talking Therapies and Community Mental Health Teams .

The service has evolving clinical teams in the areas of ADHD, Early Intervention Psychosis and Eating Disorder in line the National Clinical Care Programmes. The mission of the Mental Health Service, operating within the RHA is to provide a specialised and comprehensive mental health service to people and their families living in the community. The service appreciates the strengths and individuality of service users and their families and aim to actively involve them in all aspects of care delivery.

The focus of clinical practice - informed by the key principles of respect, inclusivity, compassion and advocacy - is to work with people and their supportive communities to enable an individual who is experiencing mental health difficulties to achieve and maintain the highest level of health and wellbeing within their community. The service is innovative and forward thinking, delivers quality care that is research driven and evidence based.

Continuing Professional Development / Further Education

The Mental Health Service within the Dublin Midlands RHA is committed to providing education opportunities both with the running of in-service training programs and supporting funding applications for external studies. An active clinical supervision programme is available to all staff. The service is actively promoting development of clinical specialist and advanced nursing posts based on Mental Health Policy “Sharing the Vision” and national mental health clinical programmes.