Principal Psychologist Manager, Monaghan Mental Health Services

HSE Integrated Healthcare Area Mental Health Service.

There is currently one permanent whole-time vacancy available in the Cavan Monaghan service. The location of this post will be in the Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services (CMMHS) (Location TBC).

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Principal Psychologist Manager, Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services, from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries: Ms. Rosemary Hannigan, Acting General Manager Mental Health Services Cavan Monaghan Donegal Sligo Leitrim.

Email: gmmhscho1@hse.ie

Tel: 071 9140396

Details of Service:

Integrated Healthcare Areas are the substructures within each of the 6 health regions. There are 20 Integrated Healthcare Areas in total. They serve a population of between 150,000 and 450,000 and will take account of local geographies, population size, needs and services.

Integrated Healthcare Areas bring together both acute and community services as well as other non-HSE providers. This will be crucial to supporting and enabling integrated health and social care.

The HSE Dublin and North East health region is divided into 4 healthcare areas:

· HSE Cavan Monaghan

· HSE Louth Meath

· HSE Dublin North City and West

· HSE Dublin North County

The MHS Principal Psychologist Manager will work within the current HSE context taking into account emerging changes in the Irish Health System. This will include a requirement to adapt to the emerging Regional Executive Organisational (REO) and associated governance structures. It will also require an understanding of the changing health policy context including the Universal Healthcare System, commissioning models of care, purchaser / provider model.

The person appointed to this post will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team using a co-ordinated approach to client care across all Community Organisation Care Groups, the respective Hospital Groups, and relevant Agencies/Service Providers.

The post holder will be responsible, for Managing the MHS Psychology service in Cavan Monaghan.

Psychology Services provide a range of assessment, consultation and therapy services across the lifespan.

Each psychologist works exclusively within child, adult or disability services as a member of a dedicated team e.g., Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT), Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

The CMMHS Principal Psychologist Manager is the Line Manager of the CM MHS psychology staff who work in all HSE Divisions; however, their day-to-day operational management is with the management of the Division/Service to which they are respectively attached.

The services have close links with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral programmes. Many staff also provide lectures as part of the academic modules of the doctoral programme. The services also provide a variety of clinical training placements to trainees from various accredited programmes.

Supervision (individual & group) and continuous professional development arrangements are in place for all staff.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and/ or experience:

Candidates must have at the latest date of application: -

1.Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

(a) Hold:

(i) a recognised University degree or diploma obtained with first- or second-class honours in which psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject.

And

(ii)

a recognised postgraduate professional psychological qualification appropriate to the area of professional psychology in which the position is designated.

And

(a) Have at least eight years satisfactory post graduate experience in the area of professional psychology in which the position is designated inclusive of any time spent in pursuing a course leading to the postgraduate qualification and including at least three years satisfactory experience in a senior capacity.

And

(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability, professional and management ability), for the proper discharge of the duties of the office

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Post Specific Requirements:

Demonstrate significant depth and breadth of experience in providing Psychology services across a range of settings, as well as management experience including Staff management and input into Service Initiatives and Service Plans, as relevant to the role.

Other requirements specific to the post:

Have access to appropriate transport to fulfil the requirements of the role.

Application Details

Applications must be completed via Rezoomo only. Applications received any other way will not be accepted.

There will be no exceptions.

***CV's not accepted for this campaign***

For further information on this post, please view the attached job specification available below.