Psychologist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave (34 days)

Long service reward scheme

Maternity/Adoptive Leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland seeks a Psychologist (basic grade) to join the Children’s Disability Network Team in Curraheen, Cork. You will provide psychology services to children and families within an interdisciplinary, family‑centred framework, with regular supervision and collaboration across the team.

The role requires PSI/BPS accreditation and relevant post‑graduate qualification, plus demonstrable experience with complex needs in children/adolescents.

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree or diploma in Psychology with 1st/2nd class honours.
• Must have Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by PSI in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology or an equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrate competence in the care group/s applied for.
• 60 days or equivalent post-qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist (or 60 days supervised placements for Educational Psychology).

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of psychological services to children aged 0–18 and their families.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team using family‑centred practice.
• Access regular clinical supervision from a Senior Psychologist.

Skills

Experience with children/adolescents

Interdisciplinary team working

Diagnostic assessments (Autism/ID)

Knowledge of PDSP (HSE)

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Psychology with honors

PSI- or BPS-accredited postgraduate psychology qualification

Equivalent qualification validated by health dept

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 Show more

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 Psychologist (basic grade) to join our team in a Childrens Disability Network Team based at Enable Ireland, Curraheen, Cork.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €60,342 to €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 per annum

Overview of the Post:

To provide a range of psychological services to children 0 – 18 years on the Early Years / School Age team and their families who attend the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT), within an interdisciplinary framework and family centered practice and to support other staff and students as assigned. You will join a team of Psychologists working as part of an interdisciplinary team. There is a strong focus on intervention within the team. You will have access to regular clinical supervision from a Senior Psychologist.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

i. Have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honors in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honors obtained in that subject

And

ii. 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

iii. Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.

And

iv. 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.

• Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Experience of working with children and/or adolescents and their families with complex needs
• Knowledge and skills in conducting diagnostic assessments in children and young people including Autism and ID
• Knowledge of HSE Progressing Disability Services Programme
• Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland Services.
• Experience of working within a complex disability team
• Experience of interdisciplinary team working.

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

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