SERVICE USER REPRESENTATIVE ROSCOMMON PROJECT TEAM (PART TIME **APPLY
ON THE WEBSITE** HOURS)
PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER: **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** WHEN APPLYING
FOR THIS POSITION.
The Roscommon Project Team was recently established to address the
outstanding recommendations from the _Independent Review, **Apply on
the website** _of the Mental Health Services in Roscommon commissioned
by the HSE. 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.
Community Healthcare West is partnering with Mental Health Ireland to
recruit a Service User Representative to join the Roscommon Project
Team. This post is guided by the National Framework for Recovery in
Mental Health (**Apply on the website**) and Sharing the Vision
**Apply on the website** -**Apply on the website**. This is a
part-time role which will be in place until October **Apply on the
website**. The Service user representative role is primarily concerned
with ensuring the centrality of the service user in the implementation
of the recommendations of the Independent Review.
THE ROLE WILL REQUIRE:
* Strong communication skills
* A knowledge & understanding of recovery frameworks & practice in
developing quality Mental Health Services.
* An ability to collaborate with key stakeholders and advocate on
behalf of service users/family members.
Applicants will have a strong and demonstrable commitment to recovery
informed by lived experience of recovery as either a service
user/family member.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST DEMONSTRATE:
* Lived experience as a service user/family member.
* Knowledge and experience of frameworks and approaches in the
context of mental health recovery.
* Experience of co-production through engagement in local fora,
recovery education, training or conferences in Mental Health.
* Effective interpersonal skills in engaging with service
users/family members, mental health staff and other key stakeholders.
This position is part -time (**Apply on the website** hours) and based
on a contract up until October **Apply on the website**. The post will
be based in ROSCOMMON. Please forward a CV and covering letter of
application to **Apply on the website**
Download the job description here:
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
