Senior Grade Psychologist

Saint John of God Dublin South East, provides a network of education, training, employment, respite and community living supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Senior Grade Psychologist

Full Time Hours (35 hours per week)

(Fixed term-12 months)

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Grade Psychologist, DOH Code 367Y. The successful applicant will provide psychological services to adults with an Intellectual Disability. Psychologists in the service work to support our service-users, their families and frontline staff in an effective, person-centred and compassion focused system..

The successful candidate must have:

• Have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained 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 in Clinical or Counselling Psychology from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health. Please provide written proof of validation with application.
• A minimum of 5 years satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology, no more than three years of which is spent in gaining the post-graduate professional qualification and no less than two years full-time spent in post-qualification experience as a professional psychologist.
• Demonstrate competence in working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Must be eligible to work in Ireland.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills - oral and written
• Full Clean License and access to own vehicle

Desirable Criteria:

Knowledge and experience in:

• Working with adults with an intellectual disability.
• Provision of psychological supports to adults with an intellectual disability encountering challenges with mental health and wellbeing, dementia and behaviours of concern.
• Positive Behaviour Support assessment and intervention.
• Psychometric assessments, including dementia.
• Design, implementation, and monitoring of therapeutic interventions for adults with an intellectual disability.
• Working effectively with teams, consulting with families and other professionals
• An interest in participating and/or undertaking research in intellectual disability.

Benefits include:

Psychologist Salary is paid in accordance with the HSE Consolidated Pay Scales.

• Clinical supervision structure and opportunities to provide supervision to psychologists in training/Staff Grade psychologists.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Contributory State Pension Plan
• Group Scheme for Health Insurance
• Commitment to opportunities to enhance professional skills through education and training
• Opportunities for Research
• Free Library facilities
• Free Parking

If you believe you have the necessary enthusiasm, competencies and experience to bring to this role, please forward your Curriculum Vitae to the link below:

https://api.occupop.com/shared/job/senior-grade-psychologist-58639

Shortlisting will apply.

Informal enquiries by phone to Elaine Fitzsimons, Principal Psychologist, Tel: 0879373833

Closing Date: 17th January 2025

Saint John of God Community Services Limited is an equal opportunities employer.

We operate HSE (Health Service Executive) funded services across Intellectual Disability, Adult Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.