Psychologist Staff Grade

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Staff Grade Psychologist to join our team in Galway, CDNT 5.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 35 hours

Salary Scale: €57,999 to €101,437pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post:

Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Psychologist services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

· i. 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

· ii. 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

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

And

· iv. 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)

· Eligible to work in the state

· Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience of working with children and/or adolescents and their families with one or more of a range of disabilities

· Knowledge and skills in the management of behaviours of concern 

· Knowledge and skills in conducting diagnostic assessments in children and young people including Autism and Intellectual Disabilities 

· Knowledge of HSE Progressing Disability Services Programme 

· Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland Services

· Experience of working in a disability service

· Experience of interdisciplinary team working

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months.

In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 9thDecember 2025

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

· The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.

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