Location of Post

Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services

A panel may be created as a result of this campaign for Peer Support Worker, Senior, Mental Health Services, Community Healthcare Cavan Monaghan

from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

Emma McKeown

Acting Director of Nursing, Mental Health

Email: areadon.cmmhs@hse.ie

Phone: 047 95357   

Purpose of the Post

• To work as part of the mental health team.
• To support fellow peer support workers in their role, ensuring that they work within their competancies.
• With service users needs identified, link in with peer eductaors in recovery college in relation to training and supports they can offer.

Details of Service

Mental Health Services, Community Healthcare Cavan Monaghan
The HSE provides a wide range of community and hospital based mental health services in Ireland and these services have been evolving as we continue to move from the hospital
model to providing more care in communities and in clients' own homes. It is estimated that up to one in five of us will experience some mental health problems in our lifetime and in order to meet these needs,

Mental Health Services are expanding and evolving.
We are committed to providing progressive high standards of recovery-based care
to clients with a wide range of mental health issues which range from basic to complex,
severe psychiatric care needs. Services include Adult, Older Adult, Psychiatry of Later Life,
and ID with a Mental Health Diagnosis, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
(CAMHS).

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and/ or experience

Professional Qualifications, Experience etc.

(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:-

(i) Be working as a Peer Support Worker for a period of no less than 3 years

And

(ii) Hold a certificate in peer support working in mental health

And

(iii) Have previous experience of supervising staff

And

(b) Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the office.

1. 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.

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

Other requirements specific to the post

Access to appropriate transport as required to fulfil the role

Please see attached Job Spec:

5925CHCM Peer Support Worker Senior

The Dublin North East Region is an equal oppurtunities employer