Basic Grade Psychologist

Fairways Hotel; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Long service reward scheme

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland invites applications for a Basic Grade Psychologist to join our interdisciplinary team in Dublin South East (CHO6). The post supports assessment and intervention for children in the Early Intervention service within Sandymount and Leopardstown locations, with both permanent full-time and part-time posts.

The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team, providing psychology services and contributing to integrated care for children and families while adhering to our

Qualifications

• Recognised university degree in Psychology with honours (major subject).
• Irish post-graduate psychology qualification accredited by PSI in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology.
• Equivalent qualification validated for international applicants.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychology services including assessment and intervention to children in the Early Intervention service.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to support children and families.
• Engage in duties as outlined in the Job Description and responsibilities for the post.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Educational Psychology

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Assessment of Need

Disability sector experience

Education

QQI Level 8 Psychology degree (with honours)

Post-graduate Psychology qualification accredited by PSI (or equivalent)

Equivalent qualification validated by Department of Health

Job description

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

Description

Would you like to work for a great employer? 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 2025.

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 Basic Grade Psychologist to join our team in Dublin South East (CHO6). We havefull-time and part-time opportunities within our teams in Sandymount and Leopardstown.

Leopardstown

Our Leopardstown office is ideally situated within a HSE building at Leopardstown Shopping Centre, offering excellent connectivity, convenience, and a vibrant working environment. Located directly on the Luas Green Line and just minutes from the M50, it ensures easy access for commuters from across the city and beyond. The shopping centre offers a range of amenities including Dunnes Stores, coffee shops like Vanilla Pod and Costa, ample parking, a pharmacy, and dry cleaning services among other retailers, making it a practical and attractive location for staff.

Sandymount

Our Sandymount office is located in a vibrant seaside village with a welcoming community feel. Just a short walk from Sandymount Strand, the village offers a great mix of cafes, restaurants, and local shops, including a Tesco for convenience. The office is served by the DART commuter train and central bus routes, making it easily commutable from the city and surrounding areas.

Contract Type: Permanent Post

Contract Hours: Full Time and Part Time Posts

Salary Scale: €60,342 - €105,535 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 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:

To work as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of psychology services including assessment and intervention to children accessing the Early Intervention service as appropriate.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of duties.

The successful candidate will have:

1. Candidates for appointment must:

• Have a recognised 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

• Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).

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 and post qualification supervised work experience within a single care group area to give a total of 60 days are not acceptable.

AND

• Eligible to work in the State.
• Experience working in the disability sector.
• Experience of inter/trans disciplinary team working.
• Knowledge and experience of Assessment of Need process.
• 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 in Autism diagnosis.
• Applicants must have at least one-year satisfactory post-graduate experience working as a Clinical or Educational Psychologist.

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

Long service reward scheme

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

What now?

Closing date for applications: 5th October 2026

Interview date for successful candidates: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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.

The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.

Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:

1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and

2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer