The post holder will lead and be responsible for the effective delivery of a high quality, patient centred medical social work service for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Louth County Hospital & The Cottage. They will be required to work closely with the General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Head of Bed Management and other Heads of Departments/colleagues in delivering this service.

A panel may be formed from which future permanent,tempoary,fulltime or parttime vacancies may be filled

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 people’s 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

The Medical Social Work Department provides a comprehensive Social Work Service to inpatients and outpatients of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and Louth County Hospital Dundalk inclusive of Maternity, Paediatrics, Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedics, ICU, CCU, Short Stay Unit, Oncology, Medical Assessment Unit and Emergency Department.  

The Medical Social Work department provides a comprehensive Social Work Service to patients of the Hospital and their families as part of the multidisciplinary team.

The team structure is as follows:

Principal Medical Social Worker

4 Senior Medical Social Workers

10 Basic Grade Medical Social Workers

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

• Must be registered in the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board at CORU.

                                       

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  • Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU
  • Have 5 years full time relevant post-qualification experience

   

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  • Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, professional and managerial ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
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