Location of Post CHO1 – Sligo Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services
There is currently 1 permanent whole-time vacancy available in Sligo CAMHS Service.
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (rANP) CAMHS Eating Disorders from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.
Informal Enquiries Tomas Murphy, Area Director of Nursing, Mental Health Services Sligo/Leitrim/South Donegal Email: ******
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Details of Service The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) consists of 3 community mental health teams across Donegal.
CAMHS is a community based service, in-patient beds are sourced nationally.
Each team provides a multidisciplinary approach consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Non Consultant Hospital Doctors, Nursing posts at various grades including, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
There is an Assistant Director of Nursing covering the 3 teams.
Each team employs allied health professionals at various grades including Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Care Leaders, Dietetics and Administration staff.
CAMHS provides services to young people 0-18 years with moderate to severe mental health illnesses including mood disorders, eating disorders, psychotic illnesses, moderate to severe anxiety disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders primarily Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The RANP post will support the delivery of evidence based, person centred interventions to children and young person's attending the service.
The post holder will undertake assessments, develop integrated care planning and deliver evidence based clinical interventions for a defined caseload of service users diagnosed with a mental illness.
Specifically the RANP will have a key role in the management of young people with an Eating Disorder within the service.
The RANP will utilise expertise and higher levels of judgement to support this service user group.
The post holder will manage a clinical case load, organising pathways of care, follow up and referral procedures with primary, secondary and acute hospital services and act as an advocate in establishing, maintaining and enhancing opportunities for social inclusion at every level and in every location.
The person appointed to this post will work within the Community Healthcare Organisation and work closely with the Clinical lead and multi-disciplinary teams in the acute services delivering a coordinated approach to the care of young people with eating disorders in the event of a hospital admission.
This will facilitate an integrated approach to interventions for young people with an Eating Disorder and a good link between acute and community services.
The RANP will work closely with any of the National Clinical Care Programmes for Mental Illness- Eating Disorder, and will support and advise on same.
The RANP will organise training and monitor implementation of the agreed model of care as appropriate.