Trauma-Informed Child Psychologist

Childhood Matters; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined contribution pension

Enhanced maternity/paternity benefit

Additional Annual leave

Financial support for further教育

Job summary

Childhood Matters is recruiting a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist to join our MDT and work across Tusla-funded specialist teams in Ireland. Interventions are attachment- and trauma-focused, using models like DDP, Theraplay, MBT, SAI and more.

You will contribute to MDT discussions, assess presenting needs, and provide both direct and indirect therapeutic input for children in care and their carers.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychology or equivalent.
• Experience delivering attachment-based/trauma-focused interventions is essential.
• Post-qualification experience in child mental health settings is important.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality psychological input to children in care and their carers within MDTs.
• Support the team through supervision, formulation, and education.
• Hold and manage a clinical caseload with autonomous workload planning and client discharge.
• Engage in service development and lead complex cases in interagency contexts when required.
• Compile comprehensive assessment and treatment reports for children and families; may attend court as needed.

Skills

Clinical psychologist

Trauma-informed care

MDT teamwork

Communication

Education

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Childhood Matters is recruiting a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist to join our MDT and work across Tusla-funded specialist teams in Ireland. Interventions are attachment- and trauma-focused, using models like DDP, Theraplay, MBT, SAI and more.

You will contribute to MDT discussions, assess presenting needs, and provide both direct and indirect therapeutic input for children in care and their carers.