Job Details: Mental Health Ireland: Peer Connector (Part-Time) - Galway Community Caf?


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Mental Health Ireland: Peer Connector (Part-Time) - Galway Community Caf?


PEER CONNECTOR (GALWAY COMMUNITY CAF?) (1 PART TIME POST)

SPECIFIED PURPOSE CONTRACT ? 6 MONTHS PART TIME (**APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**.5 HOURS PER) AT GRADE IV, POINT 4, ?**APPLY ON THE
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Community Healthcare West is partnering with Mental Health Ireland to
continue the development of the Community Caf? service through the
employment of Peer Connectors. These posts are guided by the National
Framework for Recovery in Mental Health (**Apply on the website**),
Sharing the Vision **Apply on the website** -**Apply on the website**
and are in line with Mental Health Ireland?s strategy? Mental
Health for All ? Hope, Strength & Action (**Apply on the website**-
**Apply on the website**) Priority Area 1, Objective 1.

The Mental Health Services of Community Healthcare West provides a
secondary mental health service to adults in Galway Mayo & Roscommon.
Services are primarily community oriented, and recovery focused with
multi-disciplinary community mental health teams working in defined
geographical catchment areas. Specialist teams provide a
multi-disciplinary service in Mental Health & Intellectual Disability,
Psychiatry of Later Life and Rehabilitation and Recovery.

The key purpose of the Caf? is to provide AN OUT-OF-HOURS mental
health peer support service in a caf? environment. The peer support
will be offered in an accessible, safe and inclusive space. The aim is
to provide a service to individuals, their family and supporters who
need support with (ongoing management of a mental health challenge)
maintaining their mental health & wellbeing. The role will also
involve recovery working practices to assist with navigating local
services and engaging with the mental health services. Service users
who present to the Community Caf? will be supported through A&E if
necessary and under conditions to be set by the clinical leadership of
CHW mental health Team Lead.

THIS INITIATIVE HAS THREE AIMS:

* To add out-of-hours capacity to support those experiencing mental
health distress.
* To demonstrate a socially innovative model for mental health
services and potential for extension to other areas.
* To deliver a service that is person centred based on expressed
need and developed through consultation and coproduction.

THE INITIATIVE WILL IMPLEMENT SOME SIGNIFICANT INNOVATIONS IN PATHWAY
DESIGN:

* To provide significant engagement and contact with individuals
outside of typical service working hours.
* To support some individuals through A&E each evening the Community
Caf? is open where appropriate and when necessary.
* To gauge user satisfaction using a model.
* To demonstrate the value of the co-production process used during
the design and delivery of the service.
* Implement the evaluation of the initiative and produce a case
study to support and justify further investment, enhancement and
extension of the service.

This position is a 6 month fixed term contract. The post is based in
Community Caf? Galway City Centre
Further information, including job specification is available on the
Mental Health Ireland Website

We need : English (Good)

Type: Permanent
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Category: Health

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