Job Details: Mental Health Ireland: Team Leader Community Cafe


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Mental Health Ireland: Team Leader Community Cafe


TEAM LEADER COMMUNITY CAFE (1 FULL-TIME POSITION)

Community Healthcare West is partnering with Mental Health Ireland to
deliver a Community Caf? Team Leader services. This post is 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 is in line with Living Life Well / Goal 5 of Mental
Health Irelands strategy ? Empowerment ? from Ideas to Actions
(**Apply on the website** ? **Apply on the website**).

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 focussed 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 Community Caf? is to provide an out-of-hours
mental health support service in a caf? environment. This will occur
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. The role will
also involve recovery working practices to assist with navigating
local services and re-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 services.

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 necessary
* To gauge user satisfaction using a Recovery Star model (a baseline
will be undertaken before the service is opened)
* To demonstrate co-production methods 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

The role of the TEAM LEADER has been developed to support and guide an
innovative service for individuals, service users, family members/
significant supporters and others who are experiencing mental health
distress and who require help connection, direction and reassurance
out of hours in a recovery-oriented way that focuses on:

* LISTENING TO VALUES AND PREFERENCES
* SIGNPOSTING & NAVIGATION OF LOCAL SERVICES
* GOAL STRIVING
* SOLUTION FOCUSED THROUGH DIALOGUE

The TEAM LEADER will use their expertise, which may also be gained
through their own lived experience, to inspire hope and recovery. A
core member of the mental health service, the team leader will work
with individuals on a one to one or group basis and also as a resource
and support to peer connector colleagues. Team leaders will provide
supportive and restorative supervision and will work under the
supervision of line management.

The key purpose of the Team Leader post is to coordinate out-of-hours
mental health services and supports in a caf? environment. This will
occur in a community facing accessible, safe and inclusive space. The
aim is to provide service to service users, their family and carers
who need support with ongoing management of mental health challenge.
The role will involve advancing and encouraging recovery working
practices to assist with navigating local services and re-engaging
with the mental health services. Where appropriate 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 services. The team leader will supervise and
support the peer connectors so that the values and integrity of the
initiative are maintained. This is be especially important in terms of
managing boundaries and risk management.

Under the direction of the nominated line manager and in collaboration
with peer connectors the TEAM LEADER will:

* Foster recovery promoting relationships with those who use the
service and the community caf? team
* Demonstrate sound recovery working practices
* Manage boundaries and use judgment when confronted with risk or
complexity
* Assist individuals to identify their needs strengths, personal
interests and goals
* Facilitate solution focused conversations, new ways of
communicating and problem solving
* Provide opportunities for individuals to direct their own recovery
based on sound recovery principles
* Provide relevant and reliable information on a wide range of
mental health related issues relevant to need
* Signpost to appropriate local support and information services in
the community.
* Assist individuals to understand their rights and choices within
the service and the supports available to access these
* In consultation with the Senior Line Manager, liaise with
statutory bodies, services and professionals as appropriate
* Maintain all written records as requested and as per HSE policies
and relevant legislation
* Report any concerning incidents, complaints or unusual occurrences
to the Senior Line Manager as per HSE policies
* Plan and risk-assess with his/her team or line manager to work
without close or direct supervision, in line with the local Lone
Worker Policy and Procedures
* Provide restorative, formative and administrative supervision to
the PEER CONNECTOR team
* Participate in regular supervision sessions Attend regular team
and staff meetings
* Liaise with supervisor regarding leave entitlements and adhere to
MHI policies
* Promote equality of opportunity and good relations as outlined in
the HSE Equality Policy
* Be aware of the Human Rights legislation in relation to the
requirements of this post
* Have a WORKING KNOWLEDGE of Judgement support framework and the
Mental Health Commission standards as they apply to the role, for
example Standards for Health Care, National Standards for the
Prevention and Control of Health Care Associated Infections, Hygiene
Standards etc
* Observe all health & safety regulations, observe correct use of
electrical equipment, ensure fire safety procedures are adhered to and
report all faults to the appropriate authority
* Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy,
water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon
and efficient health service
* Manage the day to day operations of the Community Caf? including
supporting the Peer Connections in the delivery of the services e.g
making and serving the coffee, Maintenance of hygiene standards and
manging the opening up and closing of the premises.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

* Participate in mandatory training
* Avail of continuing professional development

This position is full-time and for a fixed term contract of **Apply on
the website** months. The posts will be based in Galway City Centre.
Please forward a CV and covering letter of application to **Apply on
the website**
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Type: Permanent
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