PSYCHOLOGIST

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Avista is a person-centred, rights-based organisation that is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We provide a wide range of services including Day, Residential and Respite supports to both children and adults in various locations across Dublin, Limerick and North Tipperary.

Avista is looking for candidates who are committed to supporting people with Intellectual Disabilities and their families, in a person-centred, community based, socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research.

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JOB ADVERTISEMENT

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:

PSYCHOLOGIST

EAST LIMERICK Children’sSERVICES, LIMERICK

PERMANENT PART-TIME CONTRACT (17.5 Hours Per Week)

Salary: € 62,596 -€ 107,162 * (lsi)

*Salary subject to Relevant Public Sector Experience and pro-rated for hours of work.

REF: 96500

Avista in partnership with the HSE are lead agency of East Limerick Children Services, a Children’s Disability Network Team in Limerick. We are looking for candidates who are committed to supporting children with complex disability needs and their families, in a family and person centred, community based, socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research.

As a Basic Grade Psychologist, you will join the 0-18 children’s disability network team and be engaged in practice routed in a family centred practice approach. You will be working within a highly motivated team and contribute to collaborative working with children and families and the team. You will provide services in line with interdisciplinary approaches in relation to interventions and assessments. ELCS CDNT is operated based on principles of Progressing Disability Services within Ireland.

Essential:

· 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

· 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

· Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.

And

· 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).

Desirable

· Experience of working with children and/or adolescents and their families with complex needs

· Knowledge and skills in conducting diagnostic assessments in children and young people including Autism and ID

· Knowledge of HSE Progressing Disability Services Programme

· Experience of working within a complex disability team

· Experience of interdisciplinary team working

· Have excellent communication, interpersonal, teamwork and effective caseload management skills together with the ability to work on their own initiative.

Applicants should possess Level 1 behavioural competencies of Avista competency framework.

Why work with us?

Excellent Career Progression Opportunities.

Comprehensive Pension Scheme

Supportive and innovative working environment.

Generous annual leave entitlement

Paid Maternity Leave & Sick Pay scheme

Bike to work Scheme

Tax Saver Travel Scheme

Please submit a Cover letter and CV as application via our website careers section at:

https://www.rezoomo.com/company/avista/

Informal enquiries to Baerbel Schlueter, Children Service Manager, email: bschlueter@avistaclg.ie,

Tel: 086 835 7107

Closing date for receipt of applications 01stMay 2026.

Avista reserves the right to close the competition early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

“A panel may be formed from which future positions may be filled across the Limerick service.”

Avista is a public body and subject to Freedom of Information and Data Protection Requests.

Avista is an equal opportunities employer.