Job Title: Homeless Population and Mental Health Specialist
As a Homeless Population and Mental Health Specialist, you will play a vital role in addressing the complex needs of individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health issues. This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable populations.
Job Description:
The successful candidate will provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment, and care to individuals from homeless and socially excluded populations. You will contribute to improved mental health, social inclusion, and multi-agency engagement across primary, community, and acute services. Your expertise will be essential in leading a multidisciplinary team and liaising closely with various stakeholders, including healthcare providers, social care agencies, and community organizations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide clinical leadership and direct consultant psychiatric care for homeless adults with severe mental illness, dual diagnosis, neurodevelopmental disorders, and complex psychosocial needs.
* Lead a multidisciplinary team in the provision of assertive outreach and integrated care services across community, shelter, and acute settings.
* Deliver trauma-informed and recovery-oriented psychiatric care, with particular emphasis on patient-centred and rights-based approaches.
* Undertake Mental Health Act responsibilities, including involuntary admission assessments and tribunal reports as required.
* Contribute to clinical governance, service development, quality improvement, and audit in collaboration with hospital and CHO (Community Healthcare Organisation) leadership.
* Support postgraduate training and supervision of NCHDs, MDT colleagues, and medical students.
* Engage actively in CPD, peer review, and reflective practice to ensure high clinical standards and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
* Registration as a specialist in Psychiatry (General Adult or Dual Training) on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council of Ireland.
* Membership or Fellowship of a recognised postgraduate training body (e.g., MRCPsych, FRCPsych, or equivalent).
* Significant experience in providing psychiatric care to vulnerable and complex populations, particularly those with homelessness or dual diagnosis.
* Demonstrated capacity to work in multidisciplinary, cross-sectoral teams in complex environments.
* Strong commitment to social justice, inclusion health, and addressing the social determinants of mental health.
Desirable Criteria:
* Higher specialist training or experience in addiction psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, or social inclusion health.
* Experience in trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and community-based service models.
* Proven track record in service innovation, research, or policy development in marginalised populations.
* Participation in teaching, training, and mentorship programmes.
* Experience with mobile or assertive outreach teams