Principal Specialist Psychologist In Neonatology

Principal Specialist Psychologist in Neonatology

�� Join the Future of Paediatric Care at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)

�� Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is now inviting applications for Principal Specialist Psychologist in Neonatology

The purpose of this post is to lead the development of evidenced based priority holistic and patient-centered psychological care to infants, parents, family members and caregivers attending the Neonatology speciality at CHI. The postholder will join the existing MDT team including senior psychology colleagues in supporting children and families attending the service and will lead out on cohesive service development providing psychological care to infants, parents and families, reflective practice/staff debriefing and teaching and innovation where required.

Why join CHI?

✅ Career growth: A supportive environment, exposure to cross-disciplinary teams, and opportunities to work in Ireland's newest Hospital with state of the art equipment.

✅ Competitive salary: € 116,111– €134,604 LSIs, aligned with HSE pay scales.

✅ Impactful work: Make a real difference and help in creating a culture of Ireland’s leading paediatric hospitals.

Essential Requirements:

✨ Have a recognised honours degree in psychology

✨ Have a recognised postgraduate qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

✨ Have a minimum of eight years postgraduate experience in clinical or counselling psychology (inclusive of time spent in training), at least three of which are at senior grade

✨ Those who have completed their postgraduate training outside of Ireland must ensure that their qualification is validated by the Department of Health and Children

✨ Have extensive relevant pediatric psychology training and experience relevant to the GHIFT (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Intestinal failure and transplant specialty.

✨ Have postgraduate experience of working in an acute hospital setting

✨ Demonstrate competence in clinical audit and research skills

✨ Possess the requisite knowledge and ability (to include a high standard of suitability and management ability) for proper discharge of the duties of the post

Application Process:

* Please note that the start date for this role is January 2027*

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is 9th June by 23:45 pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

or informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Dr Helena Rushe Director of Psychology at Helena.Rushe@childrenshealthireland.ie , Dr Vincent McDarby Psychology Manager at Vincent.McDarby@childrenshealthireland.ie or Dr Anne Kehoe Psychology Manager at Anne.Kehoe@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Recruitment at Aine.Campion@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.