Senior Grade Psychologist

Are you an experienced and dedicated psychologist ready to take a leadership role and make a lasting impact on the lives of children and their families? Enable Ireland is seeking a skilled professional to join their leading organisation committed to supporting children and young people with disabilities. This is an exceptional opportunity to advance your career within a supportive, interdisciplinary team.

Enable Ireland is a non-profit organisation that provides vital therapy and support services to children and adults with disabilities and their families. Through the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model, their Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) deliver family-centred services that empower children and young people with complex needs to achieve their full potential.

Role Overview

As a Senior Grade Psychologist, you will take a leading role in providing a range of high-quality psychology services to children and young people (0–18 years) and their families. Working within a dynamic interdisciplinary framework, you will deliver expert assessments and interventions through a family-centred approach. This senior position involves clinical leadership, service development, and the supervision and mentoring of staff grade psychologists, assistant psychologists, and students. Your work will span various settings, including clinics, schools, homes, and the community.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and manage a complex caseload, providing expert assessments and interventions.
Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to staff grade psychologists, assistant psychologists, and students.
Take a lead role in service planning, innovation, and development within the psychology discipline.
Delegate tasks appropriately and support the development of junior staff members.
Foster a culture of evidence-based practice, contributing to research and quality improvement initiatives.
Represent the psychology discipline at internal and external meetings and conferences.
Act as a mandated person under the Children First National Guidelines, upholding the highest standards of professional and ethical practice.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential Criteria:

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.

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Have an Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology.

An equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health

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Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.

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Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).

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Applicants must have at least five years’ satisfactory post-graduate experience in professional psychology, no more than three years of which was spent in gaining the post-graduate 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 post-graduate training or time not worked will not be taken into consideration when assessing the five years’ experience requirement.

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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.

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.

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:

Previous experience in a senior post.
Experience in providing formal supervision and facilitating parent groups.
Qualification and experience in completing ASD diagnostic assessments.
In-depth knowledge of the Progressing Disability Services (PDS) framework and inter-disciplinary team working.
Experience working with children (0-18 years) with a range of disabilities.

What's on Offer

Competitive Salary: A salary scale of €94,173 - €110,694 (pro rata).
Generous Annual Leave: 34 days annual leave (pro rata), with additional days for long service recognition.
Pension Scheme: Access to a contributory pension scheme, including income continuance and death-in-service benefits.

Contract Specifics:

Location: Cavan

Contract Type: Full time

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Take the Next Step in Your Career

If you are a motivated and experienced psychologist ready to embrace a leadership role, we want to hear from you. This is your chance to drive meaningful change and contribute to a service that makes a profound difference.

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Please note:

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

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a medical assessment and Garda/Police clearance. A probationary period of 6 months will apply.