Clinical Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

The role of Clinical Manager is suited to experienced clinical/counselling/educational psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, psychotherapists and occupational therapists. The Clinical Manager acts as mental health lead for the service, providing clinical leadership across the therapeutic service and as well as other aspects of the service such as youth mental health promotion. The Clinical Manager is responsible for clinical governance and acts as a clinical lead for the transdisciplinary Jigsaw team which works with young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The Clinical Manager and Service Manager will work closely together to ensure the safe and effective delivery of the Jigsaw service.

This is a full-time, specific purpose role, based in Jigsaw Dublin South West (Tallaght). This contract is due to end on 2nd July 2027.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Working in collaboration with the other Clinical Manager and the Service Manager, the Clinical Manager provides clinical and mental health leadership across the Jigsaw service, including:

• Overseeing the implementation of clinical policies and procedures in delivering a safe, high quality and effective clinical service. This includes the development and monitoring of local clinical systems and processes from receipt of referral and initial assessment to delivery of evidence informed interventions and routine outcome measurement.
• Identifying and monitoring risk in relation to the clinical service and ensure that risk management strategies are implemented and reviewed as needed.
  • Establishing and maintaining referral pathways with other health and social care service providers to facilitate seamless transitions for young people in and out of Jigsaw.
  • Providing clinical supervision, and line management where appropriate, to Jigsaw Clinicians/Senior Jigsaw Clinicians.
  • Overseeing the input and management of data related to direct therapeutic supports on the Jigsaw Data System, including regular audits of case notes.
  • Contributing to therapeutic service delivery by holding a small caseload.
  • Ensuring that all mental health related activities in the Jigsaw service are safe and of high quality, including youth mental health promotion, community activities and youth voice and engagement activities.
    • Ongoing evaluation and improvement of performance including achievement of achieve Key Performance Indicators and targets in line with national standards.
    • Supporting the professional development of the Jigsaw team, including contributing to the performance reviews of Jigsaw staff members.
    • Ensuring that all Youth Advisory Panel related activities are safe, on message and appropriate, from a mental health perspective.
    • Contributing to and participating in evaluation of the Jigsaw model.
    • Playing a lead role in the integration of Jigsaw with existing policies, strategies and structures that are relevant to mental health and/or young people.
      • Fulfilling obligations as per The Children First Act 2015, acting as Designated Liaison Person for the Jigsaw service and overseeing the implementation of Jigsaw's Child Protection and Welfare Policy.
      • To comply with responsibilities under the Data Protection Acts 1988, 2003 & 2018 (GDPR).
      • Participating in ongoing professional development including clinical supervision, line management, Jigsaw Learning Networks and relevant training opportunities.
      • Contributing to the development of the Jigsaw model as a clinical lead within the Jigsaw network.
      • Preparing reports to meet the requirements of Jigsaw internal governance structures.
      • Actively participating in local team meetings and other Jigsaw meetings as required.
      • Demonstrating flexibility and a willingness to work one late evening per week.
      • Undertaking any other duties as determined by Jigsaw.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Essential Criteria:

Qualifications & Registration - It is essential that you meet one of the below:

• Doctorate or equivalent in clinical/counselling/educational psychology. Qualifications obtained overseas must be validated by the Department of Health at the time of application.
• Mental Health Nurse registered with An Bord Altranais.
• Social Worker registered with CORU.
• Occupational Therapist registered with CORU.
  • Psychotherapist accredited by the Irish Council for Psychotherapy(ICP) or the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).

Experience

• A minimum of five years' full time or equivalent post qualification experience working in a mental health service / setting.
• Experience of core clinical mental health skills; assessment (including risk assessment), formulation, evidence informed therapeutic intervention and evaluation.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of staff supervision and of providing clinical supervision and case load management to staff. Passion for working with young people within the Jigsaw Model.  
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the aetiology of mental health difficulties.  
• Demonstrate core clinical skills; assessment, formulation, risk management, intervention and evaluation. 
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience of applying evidence informed practice with young people in a clinical setting. 
• Demonstrate capacity and commitment to work in a brief youth mental health intervention model. 
• Demonstrate capacity and commitment to reflective practice in order to facilitate personal and team learning, professional development and service improvement. 
• Knowledge of community based models of mental health service delivery, including preventative programmes, mental health literacy and promotion.  
• Demonstrate experience of working with a broad cross section of staff and professionals, across agencies.  
• Familiarity with Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2017) 
• Knowledge of the health system and ability to build working relationships across the range of key partners. 
• Ability to organise a complex and varied workload and to work to tight deadlines. 
• You will have a proficient level of computer literacy and are competent in MS office, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, SharePoint. 
• Full, clean driving licence and access to a car. 

Communication & Interpersonal Skills 

• Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team. 
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in a variety of media.  
• Demonstrate leadership ability and creativity in effecting meaningful change. 
• Ability to collaborate with partners to deliver on a collective vision.  
• Ability to write comprehensive work plans and progress reports. 
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with a variety of individuals and organisations.  
• Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with young people, carers, family members and other professionals. 

Benefits

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Factors taken into account in determining an appropriate scale include the candidate's knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications relevant to the job.

The salary range for this role will be €62,000 - €88,400.

Jigsaw operates the following benefits for its employee's

• Defined contribution pension scheme with 10% Employer and 5% Employee contributions
• 10% Discount on Laya Healthcare
• Annual leave 25 days, exclusive of public holidays and 1.5 company days.
• Comprehensive annual CPD schedule
• Financial support for further education

Please note

• The closing date for applications is  Wednesday 19th March.  First round interviews are expected to take place on Monday 31st March. 
• Application is by online application form only & CVs will not be accepted. Please complete all fields of the application form. Incomplete application forms will not be considered.
• Jigsaw is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, gender expression or sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partnership status or culture. Jigsaw is committed, where possible, to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact recruitment@jigsaw.ie
• The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
• For applicants who gained their qualification/s outside of the Republic of Ireland, evidence must be provided at the time of application that their qualification/s have been validated by the Irish Department of Health. 
• As Jigsaw is a regional organisation, this role may require access to a car and the post may require travel for work and a willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends, as required.
• This role will, in line with service opening times, will involve at least one late evening per week and may from time to time require weekend work.  
• All Jigsaw staff members are required to obtain Garda clearance as a condition of their initial and continued employment.
• All documentation received by Jigsaw will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; 2018). The information will only be used by Jigsaw in the processing of job applications and for ongoing administrative purposes with job candidates