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Location of the Post:
Community Healthcare East/ Cúram Sláinte Pobail Thoir
There is currently one permanent, whole-time vacancy available in Hawthorns Grove Avenue Stillorgan Co Dublin
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Director of Nursing Assistant - Intellectual Disability IHA Dublin South & Wicklow from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.
Details of the Service:
The service caters for adults & Children with a Moderate to severe range of intellectual disability or autism in a variety of residential, respite and supported settings.
These settings are located in Maynooth, Co. Kildare and Dublin( Tallaght, Dundrum, Rathfarnham, Crumlin, Stillorgan, Ballyboden)
Hawthorns, Grove Avenue, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin is a 25-bedded residential service, The centre caters for residents with moderate to severe learning disability some with challenging behaviour/ dual diagnosis.
Aisling House, Maynooth, County Kildare is a 16-bed service consisting of 5-community houses in a cul de sac in Maynooth. This service caters for residents with severe intellectual disability and presenting with communicative behaviours/dual diagnosis.
Sorrento, Maynooth, Co Kildare 6 bed house on its own grounds which offers ground floor accommodation to residents.
Good Counsel services, ocated in Crumlin and Terenure is a 16 bed centre for people with a mild to moderate intellectual disability which also includes Westfield House, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham. 9 bedded unit for our more elderly dependent clients who have transitioned from Good Counsel Centre.
Community Houses X8 Firhouse, Ballyboden Rathfarnham,Churchtown, TallaghtResidents living within the community who have varying needs and supports there is an emphasis on community inclusion.
Respite Services (Children's Respite Service) 2 houses
Farmleigh – Palmerstown
Liffeyvale - Stillorgan
Is 9 bedded Residential Respite service for children on Autism Spectrum Disorder and mild intellectual disability ranging from 6 years to 18 years old. Children attend the service on rational basis and attendance is determined by the needs of families and young people. Residential is provided on planned basis.
Adult respite services- provides respite to adults with ASD /ID within a community based setting, service users attend on a rotational basis.
The HSE provides a wide range of community based services for people with Intellectual Disabilities and co-existing conditions in various social circumstances within the Regional Health Area. These services are strategically evolving and developing within the Regional Health Area and the Assistant Director of Nursing will have a pivotal role in the development of these services.
Purpose of the Post:
The Director of Nursing 1, Assistant serves as part of the Senior Nurse Management Team and will operate within the wider hospital management team.
The Director of Nursing 1, Assistant is responsible for the standard of nursing care within the directorate and leads the nursing team in the development and coordination of the service within the directorate's defined priorities.
They translate directorate priorities for all nursing and healthcare assistant (HCA) staff with the aim of achieving the best possible clinical outcomes and experience for patients.
As a core member of the directorate management team they play a significant role in leading, planning and commissioning new services, identifying continuous improvement to current services and identifying new innovative ways of delivering effective services.