Senior Psychologist
3 weeks ago
Location: Johnstown, Co. Kildare
Salary Scale: Senior Psychologist, Clinical €98,503 to €115,784 DOE
The Young Adults team is an inter-disciplinary team that provides clinical supports to young adults who attend New Directions HSE funded disability day services. The teams current base is in Johnstown Village, Co. Kildare with the opportunity for remote working one day a week. The role offers an opportunity for working across a variety of services and organisations within the catchment area of Dublin, South Kildare and West Wicklow supporting individuals in their day service, home or in the community.
The Senior Psychologist will join an established interdisciplinary team, supporting young adults with complex disability needs aged between 18 - 26 years. The Senior Psychologist will provide a range of psychological services including assessment, diagnostics, formulation and intervention, training for frontline staff and consultations with staff teams
Responsibilities:
- Delivery of professional psychology services post in line with best practice
- Carry a clinical caseload appropriate to the post
- Provide psychological services including psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management in home, community and clinic settings
- Contribute a psychological perspective to case planning and multi-agency case working and review and call multi-professional meetings when appropriate
- Consult in family meetings and case reviews
- Represent and advocate for the psychological needs of service users
- Work within limits of professional competence in line with principles of best practice, professional conduct and clinical governance
- Develop and collate professional reports as required in accordance with high professional standards.
- Work effectively within an interdisciplinary team structure
- Ensure coordinated interdisciplinary and inter-agency service delivery
- Provide advice and consultation to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings
- Develop and deliver training for frontline staff as part of our model of service delivery
- Develop standing operating procedures and clinical pathways
- Provide clinical supervision as required
- To ensure effective maintenance of client records in line with legislation and policy guidelines
- Timely updating of statistical records, including use of KARE's electronic database
- Have a university degree of diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honour 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.
- Applicants must demonstrate competence in the care groups applied for
- 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
- Applicants must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and ability, for the proper discharge of the office
- Demonstrate competence in working with adults with developmental disabilities - either as part of a professional qualification or as supervised practice as a basic grade psychologist
- Must be eligible to work in Ireland without Sponsorship
- Full Clean Licence and access to own vehicle
- 31 days annual leave
- Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (subject to service)
- Federation of Voluntary Bodies Pension Scheme: Employer 7% & Employee 5% contributions
- Optional Salary Protection Plan
- Rewarding work with flexible hours
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free Parking (at majority of Kare sites)
- ESDA.ie and local Employee Discounts
- Personal Development, Professional Growth and Career Progression
A detailed Job Description is available on request. Informal enquires to Audrey Collins - YAT Manager.
Shortlisting will be completed on the basis of information provided in your application against the requirement of the role.
The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and Garda Vetting and overseas police vetting, where applicable. Salary is paid in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales.
About Kare
Kare delivers a wide range of community-based supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities in an innovative and progressive way. Our goal is to support them and their families to create a present and future that fulfils their personal potential. Our Values: Respect, Rights, Collaboration, Quality, Person Centred. Visit our website: Home | Kare
Kare is an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. We are committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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