SLMH2526 Advanced Nurse Practitioner Candidate (Mental Health) CAMHS (Eating Disorders)
Who We Are
Community Healthcare Sligo Leitrim is responsible for the delivery of Primary and Community-based Services to meet the needs of local communities.
Community healthcare services are the broad range of services, which, are provided outside of the acute hospital system and include Primary Care, Social Care, Mental Health, and Health and Wellbeing Services. These services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes..
Description
Campaign Reference
SLMH2526
Closing Date
Monday 27th October 2025 at 12 Noon.
Proposed Interview Date (s)
Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. Candidates will normally be given at least one week’s notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.
Taking up Appointment
A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.
Duration of Post
This is a Candidate ANP position and the successful applicant is expected to pursue and obtain registration as a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner [RANP] (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services – Eating Disorders) within a 3 year period of appointment.
Non-registration as an RANP may lead to redeployment at the same or lower grade within the organisation.
Location of Post
There is currently one permanent whole time vacancy available in
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (cANP) Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services – Eating Disorders from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled for Sligo Leitrim Mental Health Services.
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 a 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 nursing care to clients with a wide range of mental health issues which range from basic to complex, severe psychiatric care needs. Services include Adult, Psychiatry of Later Life, ID with a Mental Health Diagnosis, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
The cANP CAMHS Eating Disorders will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering care to children and young people with Eating Disorders.
A key aspect of the planned Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) service is assessing, treating and care coordination for individuals who have a diagnosis mental illness in childhood or adolescence and will focus on those with Eating Disorders. The RANP service will commence with cANP recruitment with a specific timeline for establishment of RANP CAMHS Eating Disorder service.
The development and growth of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) provides a rich skill mix with a broad repertoire of knowledge, both experiential and academic, thus enhancing the quality of care and treatment offered to individuals with mental illness and their family/carers. The establishment of an RANP Child & Adolescent Mental Health – Eating Disorders post within the current service is a welcome addition to the team and importantly to the service users.
The RANP Child & Adolescent Mental Health – Eating Disorders when fully implemented within the service will be responsible for a defined caseload of service users diagnosed with Mental Illness and Eating Disorder(s).
The RANP will utilise expertise and higher levels of judgement to support this service user group. The RANP’s caseload will involve utilising advanced levels of knowledge and skills, expert practice, skills autonomy, responsibility and accountability.
The cANP / RANP will work closely with all national policies related to CAMHS and Eating Disorders.The cANP / RANP will support and advise on any agreed national model of care. The cANP/RANP will organise training and monitor implementation of the agreed model of care as appropriate.
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