Dublin North East Mental Health Services
St Ita's Hospital and Community Portrane, Co Dublin

St Ita's Mental Health services consist of St Ita's Hospital, Portrane and the Community services. St Ita's is located on the peninsula in the North Eastern aspect of Dublin Bay in North County Dublin, Ireland

Service Objectives

The main focus of the services in the area is the treatment and prevention of mental illness, early identification, assessment, diagnosis and the provision of a broad spectrum of psychotherapeutic interventions.

Services Provided/ Future Developments

We have day hospitals, day centres, out-patients clinics, home care teams and a menu of occupational training initiatives. Mental health promotion and education is a feature of our services. We are moving towards the final stages of a major reorganisation of our services. These include transferring acute services to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin [60 beds], development of psychiatry of old age services with 6 assessment beds and a psychiatry of old age day hospital in Beaumont; development of a specialist team in rehabilitation psychiatry which includes community residential accommodation and occupational training schemes. We are also developing psychotherapy services in the area and we have expanded the liaison psychiatric team at Beaumont Hospital by appointing a liaison psychiatric nurse, social worker and psychologist.

The service has a very successful Home Care Management team in place since 1992 and this service provides home care to over 200 patients and their families. This is a nurse led service, which has been instrumental in changing the focus of care and improving the quality of life for clients and their families.

Staff Training and Development

Facilities are available for staff to avail of in-service training through our Staff Development Programme and staff are encouraged to avail of post graduate training in Dublin City University, Royal College of Surgeons and other educational institutions.

Rosters

Staff rosters cover a 24 hour cycle of care and are determined by service needs and requirements.

Accommodation

Accommodation may be available for staff willing to join our team and the seaside location of our services offers numerous opportunities to participate in the many recreational activities from golf, swimming, yachting and the historical delights of Newbridge House , Malahide Castle, Ardgillen Castle etc. Access to Dublin City centre can be easily obtained through excellent train and bus services.