Senior Psychologist

Saint John of God Liffey Services, provides a network of education, training, employment, respite and community living supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities in North Kildare and Dublin.

Join Our Team : Senior Grade Psychologist in Dublin

Full Time Hours (35 hours per week)

Permanent Full Time Post)

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Grade Psychologist. The successful applicant will provide psychological services to adults with an Intellectual Disability across North Kildare and West Dublin. Psychologists in the service work in multi-disciplinary teams to support our service-users, their families and frontline staff in an effective, person-centred and compassion focused system. The Psychology department offers supportive supervision, encourage research and service evaluation, maintain strong links with University training courses and value continuing professional development.

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 :

Benefits include :

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

Shortlisting will apply.

Informal enquiries by phone to Cathy Hayes, Principal Psychologist, Tel : 0873625484

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.