Chodskww/ / Clinical Nurse Specialist Mental Health, Eating Disorder

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· CV’s will NOT be accepted.

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Informal Enquiries:

Name: Oliver Mernagh

Grade: Area Director of Nursing

Email: oliver.mernagh@hse.ie

Tel: 087 984 6060

Location of Post

There is currently a permanent whole-time vacancy available at the Team base in Steeple House, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 in the Adult Mental Health Eating Disorder Team, Serving the Dublin South Kildare West Wicklow Mental Health Services.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Purpose of the Post

The CNS post holder will deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

The purpose of this Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adult Mental Health-Eating Disorder ) post is to:

Deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

The successful candidate will work as a key member of the multidisciplinary Mental Health team providing a patient / client centred quality service to patients / clients and this specialist practice will encompass a major clinical focus, which comprises assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care given to patients / clients and their families.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adult Mental Health-Eating Disorder)

The purpose and function of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adult Mental Health-Eating Disorder) is to take responsibility for completing a bio-psychosocial assessment, review and care plan to assist recovery. The post holder will work collaboratively with service users and families to provide education, information, advice and review physical and psychological wellbeing in accordance with best practice guidelines and recommendation specific to NICE Guidance (2017) and the Eating Disorder National Model of Care For Ireland (2018). The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health- Eating Disorder) will work under supervision from the Clinical Lead, and report directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing to ensure there is a coordinated focus on the day to day running of the Eating Disorders Service. This position will involve managing service users suffering with a diagnosis of Eating Disorders as recognised in DSM V or ICD 10.

Case Load:

Service users 18 years old and over, from General Adult Mental Health Teams and meet inclusion criteria of the Model of Care.

The concepts are:

· Clinical Focus (Direct and Indirect Care)

· Service user/client Advocacy

· Education and Training

· Audit and Research

· Consultancy (including leadership in clinical practice)