Staff Psychology Post For Neuromuscular Service

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of this role is to deliver a research programme to examine the needs for a psychology service for children with neuro-muscular conditions at CHI (examples of conditions include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker Muscular dystrophy, Spinal muscular atrophy among others). This will involve the delivery of high quality patient and family-centred psychological assessment and therapeutic services in a paediatric specialty and to fully and competently discharge the duties of the post.

The post-holder will work directly with the Principal Investigator PI, the Principal Specialist Psychologist and Senior Grade Psychologist and the PhD Research student employed for this project to deliver the stated aims of the research within the timeframe of the project.

The post-holder is part of a 3 year research project where the aim is to develop, implement and evaluate paediatric psychology care for children and young people with neuromuscular conditions and their families attending CHI Tertiary clinics.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold a recognised University degree or diploma obtained with first or second class honours in which psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject or hold a recognised qualification equivalent to above

And

• Hold a relevant post-graduate professional qualification in Psychology recognised by the Psychological Society of Ireland.

Or

• Hold a postgraduate professional psychology qualification validated by the Department of Health and Children. Applicants should refer to the Dept. of Health & Children regulations on the Employment of Psychologists in the Health Services, as well as, the PSI Guidelines on Post Graduate Training & Qualifications.
• Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.

How to Apply & Informal Enquiries

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 the 2nd of September by 23:45pm. 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.

For informal enquiries in relation to these posts, please contact: Dr Helena Rushe, Director of Psychology Helena.Rushe@childrenshealthireland.ie, Dr Anne Kehoe, Principal Psychology Manager (anne.kehoe@tuh.ie), Professor Denise Mc Donald, Consultant Paediatrician in Neurodisability CHI / Associate Academic Professor TCD(mcdonadg@tcd.ie)

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Victoria Gsamelova Victoria.Gsamelova@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.

So that the Onboarding team can confirm your start date, you will need to ensure that your mandatory training is completed at least 7 days prior to your commencement date.

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.

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2025.

• October 13th
• November 10th
• December 15th