Clinical Nurse Specialist

Avista provide Residential, Day Services and respite services to people with an Intellectual Disability. We are looking for candidates who are committed to supporting people with disabilities and their families, in a person centred, community based, socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research.

Applications are invited for the following position.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health of Intellectual Disability (CNSp CAMHS-ID)

Children’s Services Dublin

Permanent 37.5 hours per week

Salary - €57,198 – €67,621

Req No: 26159

This is an exciting opportunity to join our CAMHS- ID team supporting children and young people up to 18 years of age with mental health needs and a moderate to profound Intellectual disability. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential

• Be a registered Nurse on the active Register of Nurses and Midwives held by NMBI.

• Be registered in the Intellectual Disability Division of the Register of NMBI.

• Have a level 9 post-registration QQI national qualifications relevant to the specialist area (Child and Adolescent Mental Health of Intellectual Disability) prior to application.

• Have a minimum of 1 years’ post registration full time experience or an aggregate of 1 years’ full-time experience in the RNID division of the register.

• Have a minimum of 1 years’ experience or an aggregate of 1 years’ full-time experience in the specialist area(Child and Adolescent Mental Health of Intellectual Disability).

· Full clean driving licence and use of own car.

• Be knowledgeable of the Health Act 2007, HIQA regulations and Mental Health Commission.

• Have excellent communication, interpersonal, teamwork and effective caseload management skills.

• Possess good planning, organisation and effective time management skills together with the ability to work on their own initiative.

**Applicants should possess Level 2 behavioural competencies of Avista competency framework; this can be found on the last page of the Job Description

Applicants who were trained outside of Ireland need to submit a statement of equivalence from the Dept. of Health and Children with their application.

Informal enquiries to: Lisa Lavelle, Director of Nursing: 01-8245484

A panel may be formed from which future positions may be filled.

Applications can be made to: https://www.rezoomo.com/company/avista/

Closing date for receipt of applications: 06/05/2024

Avista is an equal opportunities employer