DNE26050 Principal Social Worker, Safeguarding and Protection Team (Oibrí Sóisialta, Príomhaí)
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Informal Enquiries:
Contact Pauline Ducray Principal Social Worker / 087-/ for further information about the role.
Integrated Health Areas of Dublin North County and Dublin North City & West is committed to providing information and services which are accessible to all if you have a recruitment related query or require accessibility assistance throughout any stage of the recruitment process please contact:
Details of Service:
The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.
HSE Dublin North East provides health and social care to North Dublin Louth Meath Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.
Community Healthcare Services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities as close as possible to peoples homes. Community Healthcare Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion disease screening diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation programs. You can refer yourself to most Community Healthcare Services or through your GP public health nurse community mental health team etc. Services include - Primary Care Social Care - Older Persons Social Care Disabilities Mental Health Health and Wellbeing Quality Safety and Service Improvement.
HSE Dublin North East Region includes the following hospitals;
Beaumont Hospital
Cavan General Hospital
Connolly Hospital
Louth County Hospital
National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
Monaghan General Hospital
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Our Ladys Hospital Navan
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Rotunda Hospital
Established to deliver on the HSEs commitment to promoting the protection welfare and safeguarding of adults at risk of abuse. The current team operates under the scope of the HSE 2014 Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse Policy. The client group for this this service is a person over the age 18 with a diagnosed disability (physical intellectual sensory) or any person over the age of 65. Future reform of adult safeguarding policy and procedures are envisaged with the implementation of the Moving Forward Adult Safeguarding in the Health Services Executive Report (2024) in addition to the DoHs The National Policy Framework for Adult Safeguarding in the Health and Social Care Sector in December 2025. The Office of the Chief Social worker HSE has the responsibility to lead on the implementation of this reform programme.
The Team comprises of a PSW 6 SWTL 5 PQSWs and 1 Social Work Apprentice and the region covered is that of the 2 IHAs Dublin North East.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
