Mental Health Clinical Lead

Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions.

Our HealthTech delivers digital transformation for Insurers, Educators and Employers through Co-creation or seamlessly integrated out-of-the-box solutions, that decrease digital fragmentation and engage, empower, and transform their people's lives.

Established in 2018 by Stuart McGoldrick and Stephen Costello, Spectrum.Life provides services internationally to over 7.2m insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, 60 universities and 650,000 university students. Spectrum.Life currently employs over 350 people. Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.

Clinical Lead — We are seeking an exceptional Clinical Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership across our psychology services. The postholder will be a Doctoral-level Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, accredited/chartered by the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or HCPC, with substantial clinical and leadership experience in adult, child, and/or young people's mental health services. This role combines clinical governance, supervision, and service leadership with a strong customer-facing focus, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based services that meet both client needs and organisational priorities.

• Clinical Leadership & Governance: Provide strategic clinical leadership across psychology services, ensuring adherence to the highest professional standards. Lead on the development, implementation, and monitoring of clinical governance frameworks, safeguarding practices, and quality standards. Oversee service evaluation and clinical outcomes, embedding best practice and continuous improvement across teams.
• Supervision & Workforce Development: Act as a clinical supervisor for psychologists, trainees, and other clinicians, ensuring robust support and professional development. Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to psychology teams, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and reflective practice. Contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, and retention strategies for psychological services.
• Service Delivery & Innovation: Lead adult, child, and young people's mental health services in line with HSE and NHS standards. Champion evidence-based interventions and innovative models of care. Ensure services are delivered in ways that are safe, effective, and client-centred. Act as a key customer-facing clinical leader, presenting webinars, events, and clinical updates to external stakeholders. Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, commissioners, and partners, ensuring services meet contractual and organisational objectives. Provide clinical expertise in business development, service design, and partnership working.

• Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology; PSI accredited/chartered and registered with BPS or HCPC.
• Substantial post-qualification experience, including at Senior Psychologist level or equivalent in the HSE/NHS.
• Demonstrated leadership in adult, children, or young people's mental health services.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality clinical governance, risk management, and safeguarding. Experience supervising clinical and counselling psychologists.
• Evidence of service leadership with a focus on evaluation, outcomes, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience delivering webinars, events, and customer-facing engagement. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Desirable: experience across both public and independent sector services; published research or contributions to service evaluation and evidence-based practice; experience contributing to service development at regional or national level.

• Full-time, permanent contract with flexible hours; location primarily remote with occasional on-site presence in Dublin.
• Competitive salary (dependent on experience). 25 days of annual leave pro rata. 24/7 EAP and a wide range of health and wellbeing supports.
• Extensive list of employee perks and benefits; opportunities to shape and lead innovative psychological services. Professional development, training, and leadership opportunities. Collaborative, supportive team environment.

Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions.