Psychologist (Senior)

Enable Ireland; Nenagh; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Flexible working

Long service reward

Maternity leave pay adjusted

Adoptive leave pay adjusted

Paternity leave pay adjusted

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a Senior Psychologist to join the North Tipperary CDNT, Nenagh. The post involves providing a range of psychology services to children and families in an interdisciplinary framework across clinics, schools and community settings.

Essential criteria include a recognised psychology degree with honours, a postgraduate psychology qualification, and at least five years of postgraduate experience. A PSOI membership is required.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree with Psychology as major subject and honours meeting Psychological Society of Ireland requirements.
• Postgraduate psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology.
• Equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychology services to young people (0–18) and families within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Deliver assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development.
• Engage across settings including clinics, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Counselling psychology

Educational psychology

Care group competence

Education

QQI Level 8 degree

Postgraduate psychology qualification

Job 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 2026.

Enable Ireland, is an equal opportunities employer. 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 Senior Psychologist to join our team in North Tipperary CDNT, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Contract Type: 2 x Full Time Permanent Contracts

Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week

Salary Scale: €99,938 - €117,469 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post

Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Psychology services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please See Job Description For Full List

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria

• Applicants 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 which meets the requirements of the Psychological Society of Ireland to work as a Clinical Psychologist.
• 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
• Applicants must have at least five years’ satisfactory postgraduate 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 postgraduate training or time not worked will not be taken into consideration when assessing the five years’ experience requirement.
• AND
• Applicants with a clinical or counselling psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings, for the 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.
• OR
• Applicants with an educational psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings for the 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.
• AND
• Be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland, or an equivalent body such as the BPS.
• Note: 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.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of facilitating parent groups.
• Experience of inter or trans-disciplinary team working.
• 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.
• Specific experience in assessment and intervention with children with physical disabilities and/or specific learning difficulties.
• Qualification and experience in completing ASD diagnostic assessments.
• Experience and training in formal supervision processes.

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the shortlisting process

Benefits

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
• Flexible Working
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Wellbeing benefits
• Pension

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What now?

Informal Queries by email to Ann Somers CDNM [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: 4 pm Wednesday 11th November 2026

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

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