DML402026 Clinical Nurse Specialist – Youth Drug & Alcohol (YoDA) Service

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Location of Post

Addiction Services Youth Drug and Alcohol Service (YoDA) Addiction Services

Tymon/Kilnamangh Primary Care Airton Road Tallaght Dublin 24. BS1 OM2

There are two permanent whole-time vacancy available.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Clinical Nurse Specialist Mental Health from which Dublin and Midland Regional current and future permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

BS1Is it worth naming the IHAs covered by the service (it used to be LHO 3-5 but not sure what they are called now!)

OM2Probably best IHA 2 Dublin South west

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role. For further information about the role contact

Prof. Bobby Smyth Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

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Noreen Geoghegan- Director of Nursing 3

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Details of Service

The Youth Drug & Alcohol (YoDA) Service provides treatment to adolescents under the age of 18 who have drug and alcohol use disorders. There is no formal lower age limit but in practice very few patients are under 13 years. The service deals with the full spectrum of adolescent substance use disorders. The service offers a comprehensive outpatient treatment to patients. The CNS will be a key member of the MDT and will act as a case manager for patients engaging in one-to-one therapeutic work with patients involving their families and bringing colleagues from the MDT into the care plan as needed.

The service operates via a hub & spoke type model. The main hub is currently based on Airton Rd in Tallaght. There is also an outpatient hub in grounds of Cherry Orchard Hospital. The service also in-reaches into a small number of community locations (the spokes or satellite services) in peripheral parts of the catchment area.

Dual diagnosis is a core focus of the service and there is extensive and growing linkage with CAMHS. YoDA is one of the pilot site for roll out of the the HSE Dual Diagnosis Model of Care (2023) ncps/mental-health/dual-diagnosis-ncp/ . Given the mental health competencies of the CNS it is expected that they will play are central role in the growing collaborative work between YoDA and the many CAMHS (outpatient liaison and inpatient) teams in our catchment area.

Required Experience:

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