Clinical Nurse Specialist Mental Health, General Adult Liaison Department

Clinical Nurse Specialist Mental Health, General Adult Liaison Department

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist in Mental Health to join the General Adult Liaison Department in Galway. This permanent, whole-time position focuses on providing specialized mental health care within a general adult setting, ensuring comprehensive patient advocacy, education, and clinical excellence.

About the Role

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist Mental Health, you will be an integral part of the Liaison Department within the Adult Acute Mental Health Unit (AAMHU) in Galway. This role demands a high level of professional knowledge and experience across a wide spectrum of mental health disorders and dysfunctions. You will be responsible for managing and caring for patients in line with the core concepts of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role: clinical focus, patient/client advocacy, education and training, audit and research, and acting as a consultant across various settings.

A panel may be formed from this campaign for similar roles within the Galway Roscommon Mental Health Services, offering potential opportunities for future permanent or specified purpose vacancies, full or part-time.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate advanced professional knowledge and experience in managing diverse mental health disorders.
• Provide specialized care in line with CNS core concepts: clinical focus, patient/client advocacy, education, training, audit, research, and consultancy.
• Apply for entry onto the Interim ONMSD CNS database.
• Work collaboratively within the Liaison Department, AAMHU Galway.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant nursing qualifications and registration.
• Demonstrated expertise in mental health nursing, particularly within general adult liaison settings.
• Strong commitment to patient-centered care and advocacy.
• Ability to engage in continuous professional development, including audit and research.

Application Process

Interested candidates must apply via Rezoomo with a fully completed application form. CVs will not be accepted. The closing date for applications is 10/03/2026 at 12:00:00. Candidates will typically receive at least two weeks' notice for interviews.

For informal enquiries, please contact Rosane Gallagher, Assistant Director of Nursing for Liaison Post, at 087 6326983 or Rosane.gallagher@hse.ie.

Key skills/competency

• Mental Health Nursing
• Clinical Specialism
• Patient Advocacy
• Therapeutic Interventions
• Crisis Management
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Education & Training
• Audit & Research
• Risk Assessment
• Care Planning