Social Care Worker, St Raphael's

St Raphael’s Service is an adult Intellectual Disability Service situated in East Cork

It currently caters for circa 80 adults with an ID and / or Autism. The service has a base in Youghal and has a number of Community Houses in the surrounding environment of West Waterford and East Cork.

The aim of our services for people with an ID and physical or sensory disabilities is to promote and maintain better health both in the person with a disability and their carer. We deliver day and residential services.

This is a service, which has undergone significant changes in line with National Policy and has progressed from an institutional model of care to a community based person-centred model.

Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be operational from 2024.

Each Health Region will be tasked with population specific planning, resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decision-making closer to the frontline.

Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:

· Integrated, locally planned and delivered

· Easier to access and navigate

· Available closer to home

Health Regions are geographically-based units with clearly defined populations. They align community and hospital services within specific areas. The HSE will retain a strong but leaner central organisation, with more service provision developed at a local level.

The HSE South West Health Region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region.

This includes:

· South/South West Hospital Group (SSWHG)

· Cork Kerry Community Healthcare (CKCH)

The Department of Population and Public Health is also now aligned with this health region.

Services in the South West Health Region

HSE Services working within this region include:

· Acute Hospitals

· Primary care services

· Community services

· Social care services

· Health and social care professionals

· Voluntary sector services

South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare became part of HSE South West Health Region from 3rd March, 2025.

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Please allow sufficient time to submit your application form before the deadline. For technical issues please contact Campaign Lead Katie McCarthy at Katie.McCarthy1@hse.ie.