Senior Social Worker – adult mental health, Co. Louth
Cpl Healthcare in partnership with the HSE are recruiting for a Senior Social Worker for a long term role working in an adult inpatient mental health service, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Apply now for immediate interview.
The psychiatry service is located in a purpose–built acute mental health unit, providing an acute in-patient services for both the Louth and Meath community mental health team.
The unit consists of general adult acute admission beds, high observation unit beds, and psychiatry of old age beds.
The team works with service users and their families living with serious mental illnesses including a diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Bi Polar Disorder, depression, anxiety and emotional dsyregulation - up to 65 years of age and above.
The Social Work Service operates within a recovery focused model of service delivery and the social worker is expected to be familiar with and provide services within this model.
Essential requirements are:
- A recognised qualification as a Social Worker with CORU registration
- A minimum of 3 years post graduate experience as a social worker with a significant amount of experience working in a mental health or similar setting
- Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Additional training / qualifications in therapeutic approaches to working with adults
- Some supervisory / line management experience
For further information, please contact Brian Murray on 01 482 5421 or email your c.v. to [email protected]
