2x Peer Recovery Educator for National Forensic Mental Health Services
The salary for this post is analogous with the Section 39 HSE-funded salary scale, in line with HSE October 2020 PayScale’s plus WRC 2025 uplift, Grade IV, Point 1.
Full Time Salary is €33,360 per annum, (working 37hours per week). Part Time Salary is €26,688 per annum, (working 29.60 hours, 4 days a week)
This role is funded by HSE Dublin and North East (National Forensic Mental Health Service).
Working Week:
Full Time Position, working 37 hours per week
Part Time Position, working 4 days per week (29.6 hours per week)
PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER JOB REFERENCE NO: 2026-016 WITH YOUR APPLICATION. EMAIL ONLY PLEASE.
The National Forensic Mental Health Service (NFMHS) is a national tertiary mental health service and an integral part of the Health Service Executive’s Mental Health Division. The NFMHS is the only forensic mental health service for the population of Ireland. It works with local mental health services and prisons in every part of the country. Psychosocial treatment programmes are provided in accordance with a specialised model of care in order to optimise recovery.
The NFMHS is working towards implementing the principles outlined in the HSE National Framework for Recovery Mental Health (2018-2020), Sharing the Vision and Mental Health Ireland’s Strategy– Mental Health for All – Hope, Strength & Action (2022- 2024) Priority Area 1, Objective 1.
The NFMHS has been successful in obtaining funding through the Service Reform Fund (SRF) to develop services particularly in the areas of Advancing Recovery Practice, Education and Employment.
As part of the development of recovery orientated services, the NFMHS will work in partnership with key community agencies to achieve the outcomes identified in the SRF proposal and the service partners with Mental Health Ireland to deliver the advancing recovery in Ireland peer education service.
This programme will promote co-development, co-production and co-delivery of education programmes that are designed to enhance the health and well-being of all stakeholders. These programmes will typically be delivered in Evlove Recovery College at the NFMHS. Integral to the service is the development and delivery of educational material that enables a range of service users, family members, and staff to avail of an educational approach to recovery.
- The Peer Educator will work with the Recovery Education Implementation Group to deliver on key milestones identified in the aims and objectives of the service.
- Create a greater public awareness of personal experience of recovery.
- Develop community partnerships that will be recovery based.
- Work together with the Peer Educator and the Service Improvement Team group to deliver on the aims and objectives of the service.
- To work collaboratively to ensure the success of the recovery education.
- To coproduce a series of recovery education modules.
- To embed recovery values in all educational resources developed from the perspective of lived experience.
- To establish a protocol for the support and mentoring of recovery education facilitators.
- To lead on the design and implementation of co-production and co-presentation strategies for all recovery education modules developed under the project.
- To encourage and motivate recovery education facilitators from among servicer user and family member stakeholder groups.
- To identify training needs of potential co facilitators and coordinate the delivery of training accordingly.
- To act as lead on the co-production of recovery training modules to be delivered as agreed with Recovery Co-ordinator.
- To attend meetings as appropriate.
- To build supportive relationships with service users, family members and staff working collaboratively with the project.
- To be flexible regarding working hours in line with the needs of the project.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter setting out your reasons for applying for the position along with your Curriculum Vitae to recruitment@mentalhealthireland.ie
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 7th August 2026 by 12 noon. Applications received outside this time will not be considered. Shortlisting will be carried out based on the information received in your CV and letter of application. Interviews will be held on Monday 17th August 2026. For Informal enquires can be made to: Elaine O’Keeffe, Contact details: 085 111 3335, elaine.okeeffe@mentalhealthireland.ie Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2026-106 in your letter of application and CV.