Lead Pediatric Psychologist – Disability Services

Health Service Executive; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewarts Care seeks a Principal Psychologist to provide clinical and professional leadership across CDNT 5 Lucan and CDNT 6 Palmerstown. You will guide psychology services for children and young people with complex disabilities and work within two established teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, supervision, workforce planning, and interagency collaboration to sustain high-quality, integrated psychology services. A senior clinical leadership background is essential.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised university degree with honours in Psychology.
• Hold a recognised postgraduate professional psychology qualification.
• At least eight years of postgraduate experience in the relevant area.
• At least three years in a senior capacity.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to psychology services.
• Provide clinical supervision and support professional development.
• Support recruitment, retention and workforce planning.
• Lead and contribute to development of clinical pathways.
• Support quality improvement, clinical governance and risk management.
• Contribute to complex case management and service-user reviews.
• Collaborate with CDNT managers and interdisciplinary teams.
• Support service planning and KPI achievement.
• Promote evidence-based, person-centred practice.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Clinical supervision

Interagency collaboration

Workforce planning

Education

Degree in Psychology with honours

Postgraduate professional qualification in psychology

Job description

Stewarts Care seeks a Principal Psychologist to provide clinical and professional leadership across CDNT 5 Lucan and CDNT 6 Palmerstown. You will guide psychology services for children and young people with complex disabilities and work within two established teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, supervision, workforce planning, and interagency collaboration to sustain high-quality, integrated psychology services. A senior clinical leadership background is essential.