Post A-Wexford Mental Health Service
This will be carried out with support from programme partners in Wexford, Sports Active Wexford (SAW), designated IEP-MH Clinic Mentor HSE Mental Health Services, IEP –Project Manager MHS and The South East Technological University, Waterford (SETU).
The IEP-MH will assist in the delivery of physical activity components of mental health service users’ individual care plans, ensuring care-plan development, delivery and monitoring across clinical and community-based physical activity at group and individual level. The IEP-MH will be supervised and coordinated by the IEP MH Coordinator in the delivery of the programmes in this space, providing prescriptive, professionally led community-based physical activity interventions that align with best practice recovery focused mental health care.
The IEP-MH post holder will provide the expertise and resourcing needed to create individualised physical activity intervention plans and link individuals in recovery to amenities and opportunities for physical activity in the community. Through engagement with the IEP-MH, service users will have access to enhanced recovery interventions and opportunities centring on physical activity with benefits for health and quality of life for individuals in their communities. This impact is hoped to have a sustained impact beyond the period of contact with the IEP-MH and multi-disciplinary supports by fostering well-being self-management, reducing dependency on mental health services and promoting community integration.
The Successful Candidate will possess:
A minimum Level 7 in exercise sciences or related health field where exercise and physical activity are core learning outcomes.
Level 3 Register of Exercise Practitioners (REPS) or internationally recognised equivalent qualification.
Candidates should have a minimum of 6 months experience of working directly with groups and individual programmes in the context of physical activity, screening, assessing and designing physical activity based programmes, or working with special populations.
Candidates should hold a current clean driving license in respect of category B vehicles and access to a car.
The salary for this post is analogous with Grade IV (Clerical Grade), HSE Pay scale (October 2020), which starts at €33,508 for 37 hours per week. This post is being offered for 37 hours per week, for 12-months, on a fixed term, fixed purpose contract of employment. Salary on this basis is €33,508. Garda clearance will be required and satisfactory references.
How to apply:
In order to apply, applicants should send their CV & Cover letter highlighting how they meet the above criteria to the following e-mail: recruitment@mentalhealthireland.ie.
Download the job description here.
Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd March at 12pm. Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on the information supplied on their CV and letter of application at the closing date. Applications received outside this time with not be considered.
Interviews will be held on week of 13th March 2023. Interviews are scheduled to take place via Zoom.
Informal enquires can be made to: Jason Busher IEP Coordinator. Phone: 089 490 5148. Email: jason@mentalhealthireland.ie