Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Mental Health Service, Waterford
The closing date for this vacancy is 14/05/2026, 15:00
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - MHS Waterford for 37 hours per week
This is an appointment to the HSE Dublin & South East Region on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive. The initial commitment for this post will be to MHS Waterford for 37 hours per week. This post may be subject to restructuring in the future to facilitate the reorganisation of acute services in line with new clinical models of acute and community services. It is noted that the post must be congruent with the requirements of, and facilitate implementation of national health policy, the HSE’s National Clinical Programmes including commitment to deliver the relevant performance outcomes.
Main Duties of the Job
To provide specialist assessment, diagnostic formulation and treatment of mental illnesses and/or mental disorders in individuals under the age of 18 years in accordance with the National Standardised Operating Procedure for CAMHs or subsequent National policies, procedures and/or guidelines.
To triage referrals to CAMH services in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
To maintain appropriate and contemporaneous medical records of clinical contacts.
To provide prompt notification to CAMHS Clinical Director and Executive Clinical Director and the Mental Health Commission of serious untoward incidents in accordance with relevant regulations.
To provide leadership in implementing appropriate clinical care within a multidisciplinary team based in line with evidence based practice and professional practice.
Please see information booklet for further details
Information about the organisation
The Waterford Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Service is a component of the newly reorganised HSE Dublin South East & South East Mental Health Services. Comprising integration of IHA Waterford Wexford and IHA Carlow Kilkenny and South Tipperary which comprised the former South East Mental Health Service (CHO5) and the amalgamation with IHA South East Dublin services (CHO6) into a single regionally managed service.
South East Mental Health services (Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary/Waterford/Wexford) previously known as the CHO 5 Mental Health Services; at the time of the 2022 census comprised a population of 138,983 aged younger than 18, out of a total population of 549,720.
This post and service covers a catchment area encompassing Waterford city and County in addition to southern parts of South Kilkenny bordering Waterford city. It's function is to address with other consultants, the mental health needs of the population of the catchment area who are under 18 years of age (31,524 in the 2022 census) and to provide an 'in reach' specialist mental health service for children and adolescents when appropriate, who have been admitted to paediatric, medical, surgical and psychiatric wards in University Hospital Waterford. This will enable alignment of the service's function and performance with relevant national clinical programmes in particular, those relating to self-harm and eating disorders.
Please see information booklet for further details
The appointment is whole-time, permanent and pensionable.
The annual salary will be as set out in the Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023. Medical Consultants Salary Scales from 1st February 2026:
The standard working week applying to the post is: 37 hours per week.
The annual leave associated with the post is: 30 Working Days per annum.
Selection Process Details
A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.
Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.
The HSE is an equal opportunities employer.
Vacancy contact:
CAMHS Clinical Director/Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Carlow Kilkenny MHS
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