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INTEGRATED EXERCISE PRACTITIONER FOR MENTAL HEALTH (IEP-MH)
SPECIFIED PURPOSE CONTRACT ? **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** MONTHS PART
TIME (**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** HOURS PER WEEK) AT GRADE III, SALARY IS
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PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** WITH YOUR
APPLICATION. EMAIL ONLY PLEASE.
TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER SETTING OUT
YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING FOR THE POSITION ALONG WITH YOUR CURRICULUM
VITAE TO **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
Mental Health Ireland (MHI) is a national voluntary organisation with
a dynamic team and a network of Mental Health Associations (MHAs)
active throughout the country. MHI aims to promote mental health,
wellbeing & recovery using a process called coproduction to ensure
that the voices of the end user are heard at all stages of program
development. As an employee of Mental Health Ireland the IEP-MH will
be supported and coordinated by the IEP MH Coordinator, to work
specifically with local HSE mental health services in the delivery of
a new integrated mental health practitioner role.
THERE ARE 2 PART-TIME TEMPORARY POSTS **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** MONTHS
FOR **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** HOURS PER WEEK.
* POST A - Wexford Mental Health Service South Sector
* POST B - CAMHS North and South Wexford
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 III (Clerical Grade),
HSE Pay scale (October **Apply on the website**), which starts at
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the website** hours per week. This post is being offered on a part
time basis working **Apply on the website** hours per week, for
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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:
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