Psychologist Staff Grade

Rezoomo; Ireland; On-site; EUR 62,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Long service reward

Parental leave benefits

Job summary

Enable Ireland seeks a Psychologist Staff Grade to join their team in Mid-Kildare CDNT 10 Jigginstown. The role involves providing a range of psychology services for children and families within an interdisciplinary framework across multiple settings.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree and a PSI/BPS-accredited qualification, with evidence of supervised clinical placement and competence in care group areas. Eligible to work in Ireland and a valid driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• University degree or diploma with Psychology major and honours.
• Irish post-graduate psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland.
• Equivalent qualification validated by the Department of Health.
• Demonstrate competence in the Care Group areas.
• 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements or post-qualification supervised work experience.
• Educational psychology qualification with 60 days experience in health settings.
• Must be a member of PSI or BPS.
• Eligible to work in the state.
• Valid driving licence with access to transport to deliver services across a large area.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychologist services to young people (0–18) and families within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Carry out assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and service development.
• Deliver services across clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Skills

Child psychology

Interdisciplinary teamwork

PSI/BPS member

Driving licence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Postgraduate psychology qualification (PSI/BPS)

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 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 Staff Grade to join our team in Mid-Kildare CDNT 10 Jigginstown.

Contract Type: Permanent full time

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €61,549 - €107,646 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 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 Psychologist 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

Eligible applicants must:

i. Have a 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

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)
• Eligible to work in the state
• Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

Experience of working with children and/or adolescents and their families with one or more of a range of disabilities

Knowledge and skills in the management of behaviours of concern .

Knowledge and skills in conducting diagnostic assessments in children and young people including Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities .

Knowledge of HSE Progressing Disability Services Programme .

Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland Services

Experience of working in a disability service

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

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

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