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We are currently recruiting for a Psychologist (Basic Grade) for our Sligo, Leitrim & West Cavan service area.

The contract available is: Permanent, Part-Time, 21 horus contract.

Starting salary: €55,709 - DOE

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland provides community-based residential rehabilitation services for people living with a brain injury in Ireland. Our mission is to serve, advocate, empower and support people impacted by brain injury to rebuild their lives. Our staff are driven by the desire to maximise the abilities of the person suffering from a brain injury. We are looking for team members who will strive to live by and demonstrate our values:

The role of the Basic Grade Psychologist will be to work as part of the ABI Ireland multi-disciplinary team. He/she will assume responsibility for psychological assessment and the design and provision of rehabilitation and behavioural support programmes for both residential and community based service users. He/she will also support service users through programmes delivered in conjunction with families, staff and other key stakeholders.

He/she will provide professional and clinical support to other frontline professions as appropriate and to develop new innovative responses on behalf of the Organisation to the needs of clients with acquired brain injury and their families in the general community.

Essential:

• Have a university degree or diploma (QQI 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

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

OR

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

And

• Applicants must have at least three years satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology, inclusive of any time spent in meeting the requirements of (1) above

Desirable:

• Have experience of working with individuals with neurological and other physical and neurorehabilitation needs
• An additional relevant qualification appropriate to the designated post, e.g., Health Psychology/a specific therapeutic approach

Benefits:

• Salary €55,709 - DOE - with annual increments
• Compeititve annual leave entitlements
• 2 Discretionary days annual leave (Good Friday & Christmas Eve)
• Access to contributory pension scheme following probation
• Free life cover benefit
• Paid maternity leave
• Long service awards
• Bike to work scheme
• Flexible working and work life balance initiatives in place
• Access to Health Care Staff Credit Union

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Full job description:

Senior Clinical Psychologist: Click Here

Informal enquiries can be made to:

Dr Caroline McGrath - Senior Clinical Psychologist

E: cmcgrath@abiireland.ie

Closing Date: 15-12-2024 at 5pm

Interviews will be held: 18-12-2024

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