Location: Lucena Clinic, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services
Initial Base: Lucena Clinic, The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Lucena Clinic provides a comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders to defined catchment areas, with an under 18 population of 172,585, residing in South Dublin City and County plus North and West County Wicklow. Clinical Teams are based throughout the catchment area operating clinics in Tallaght, Rathgar, Dun Laoghaire, Bray, Wicklow town and Arklow.
CAMHS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
(Full-Time, Permanent)
Saint John of God Community Services, Community Mental Health Services Lucena Clinic are now inviting applications for the post of Community Mental Health Nurse. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible, innovative and committed to providing a quality service that responds to the needs and priorities of our service users.
Role Summary
The Service actively promotes multidisciplinary team working, continuing professional development and innovation in Community Psychiatric Nursing. This includes Nurse prescribing and Advanced Nurse Practitioners roles for those people wishing to advance their education, responsibilities and skills.
The CMHN has a pivotal role in the delivery of effective, recovery orientated, high quality, team based, integrated care for individuals with mental health problems. The purpose of the role is also to provide assessment and support to the individual through the delivery of appropriate treatment and recovery orientated interventions to support care in the community working towards reduction in the need for acute hospitalization.
Minimum Requirements
* Registered, or are eligible for registration, in the Psychiatric Nurses Division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI]
* Have a minimum of 2 years working in CAMHS setting
* Have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience
* Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider, which verifies that the applicant has achieved a National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 8 or higher award maintained by Quality & Qualifications of Ireland (QQI) or can provide written evidence from the Higher Education Institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 8 or higher standard in a health care or management related area
* Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development
Remuneration
Salary Grade 2301 Mental Health Staff Nurse on the Consolidated HSE Pay Scale: €59,661 - €75,389 per annum pro rata
Initial location
The initial location of this role is Lucena Clinic, Tallaght. However, you may be required, from time to time, to work at SJOG CS's other places of business or/and the premises of such associated companies or organisations as SJOG CS may require. You will be given as much notice of any such change of place of work as is reasonably practicable.
Application Process:
The selection process for this competition will comprise several elements to select successful candidates for the position. These may include the following:
* Shortlisting based on the information contained within your application
* An online video interview
* Competitive competency-based interview
* Presentation
A panel may be formed from this competition from which current and future, permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies may be filled over the next 12 months.
If your application contains gaps of employment within your CV, please be advised that under HIQA, TUSLA and CORU regulations we are required to have explanatory information for these time periods. These must be provided with your application.
Why work for us?
St John of God offers a range of benefits to staff including the following:
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Annual Increments
* Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/ professional development
* Paid sick leave (minimum service period applies)
* Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (minimum service period applies)
* Opportunities for career progression
* Public Pension Scheme
* Group Health Insurance Scheme through VHI
* Group HSF Scheme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
Closing Date
Monday 18th November 2024
Informal inquiries to 'Mr. Paul Hawkins, Assistant Director of Nursing at 01 2866886 / paul.hawkins@sjog.ie'
Job description available on request.
Occupop Reference: LUC-NOV-2024-02
St John of God Community Services are equal opportunities employers.
By applying for this position you are giving Saint John of God Community Services consent to have your personal data stored which will be retained for the purpose of this competition only.
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