Senior Social Worker – Mental Health Services
Location:
South Dublin (Onsite)
Contract:
Permanent, Full-Time
Hours:
37 hours per week (74 hours fortnightly)
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and professional Senior Social Worker to join a well-established multidisciplinary team within a specialist mental health service.
This role offers the chance to make a meaningful contribution within a progressive, recovery-focused environment supporting adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.
About the Service
The service provides a comprehensive range of neuropsychiatric and mental health supports to adults presenting with complex, severe and enduring conditions. These include neurodegenerative disorders, early onset dementias, schizophrenia, and mood disorders.
The organisation delivers care through a recovery-oriented, evidence-based approach, supporting individuals to achieve the highest possible level of independence and quality of life.
Care is delivered by a collaborative multidisciplinary team including Psychiatry, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy and General Practice.
The service operates as a registered in-patient mental health facility and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical governance, patient dignity, and holistic care.
Role Overview
The Senior Social Worker will play a key role within a specialised mental health rehabilitation programme, working closely with residents, families, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will support individuals with complex psychosocial needs, many of whom have experienced prolonged episodes of mental illness, to rebuild skills, confidence, and independence.
The role involves delivering therapeutic interventions across individual, family, couple, and group settings, with a strong emphasis on person-centred care and family involvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver a high-quality, evidence-based social work service within a mental health setting
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate psychosocial interventions
- Work collaboratively with residents, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team
- Contribute to care planning and goal setting in a recovery-focused framework
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive clinical records
- Participate in clinical governance, service development, and quality improvement initiatives
- Support and contribute to strategic and operational planning
- Provide supervision, teaching and support to student social workers and junior staff
- Engage in research, audit and continuous professional development activities
- Ensure all practice is compliant with relevant legislation, standards and policies
Person Specification
- CORU registration as a Social Worker is essential
- Recognised qualification in Social Work
- Minimum of 5 years post-qualification clinical experience
- Demonstrated experience working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions
- Experience in mental health rehabilitation services is highly desirable
- Exposure to complex service areas such as homelessness and/or forensic mental health is advantageous
- Strong understanding of clinical governance and multidisciplinary team working
- Proven ability to support education, training and supervision of others
- Knowledge of health and safety and relevant statutory requirements
Benefits
- Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
- Pension scheme
- Ongoing career development opportunities
- Financial support for further education
- Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
- Onsite parking
- Subsidised meals
- Cycle to work scheme
