Psychologist Senior Grade

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Psychologist Senior Grade
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Psychologist Senior Grade
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Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity.
We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated
Senior
Psychologist
to join our team in
CHO7 CDNT 2 (Based in Ballyboden/Greenhills)
Contract Type:
Permanent Full Time
Contract Hours:
35 hours per week
Salary Scale:
€91,190 to €107,186 pro rata per annum
.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement:
34 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service
.
Overview of the Post:
The post holder will be working as a member of a Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT) which is an interdisciplinary team supporting children with complex needs within a defined catchment.
They will be responsible for the provision of psychology services, including assessment and intervention, to children attending services.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please See Job Description For Full List
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
Eligible applicants must:
Have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject
And
Have an Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology
Or
An equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health.
And
Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
And
Applicants must have at least five years satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology, no more than three years of which was spent in gaining the postgraduate professional qualification and no less than two years full-time spent in post qualification experience as a professional psychologist.
Years in excess of the permitted three years for completion of the post-graduate training or time not worked will not be taken into consideration when assessing the five years' experience requirement.
And
Applicants with a clinical or counselling psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings, for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Disability (Child and Adult), Child Psychology, Adult Psychology - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent post-qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist.
Note 2
Or
Applicants with an educational psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Child Disability, Child Psychology - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent post qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist.
Note 2
Note 2:
Combinations of supervised clinical placement experience as part of the qualification supervised work experience within a single care group area to give a total of 60 days are not acceptable.
Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Must be eligible to work in the state
Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area
Desirable Criteria:
Previous experience in a senior post
Experience of inter disciplinary team working
Skills and competencies with assessment and intervention with mental health needs as they present in children / young people with disabilities
Experience of working with children aged from birth to 18 years, with a range of disabilities (including physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families
Experience and qualification in completing diagnostic work-ups including ASD, Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent internal and external training opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlements
Flexible working
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here or search:
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To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.
CVs will not be accepted
Closing date for applications: Wednesday September 10th 2025 @ 12pm
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in the region.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
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