Children’s Disability Network Team
Lead Agency Stewarts Care
Applications are invited for the above position. Part Time Options may be considered. A panel will be formed from which other permanent or temporary posts may be filled.
Role Purpose
The Senior Psychologist will work as a member of the interdisciplinary team in collaboration with MDT colleagues providing services to children from 0-18 years and families who are accessing the Children's Disability Network Team.
The Senior Psychologist will provide a range of psychological services as required in partnership with families and other members of the team including assessment, diagnostics, programme implementation and behavior management. Running parent training courses is included as part of the role.
A senior psychologist will lead in key areas of service development, reporting to the CDNT manager. Professional clinical supervision will be provided. The Senior psychologist will be joining an existing team of psychologists within the team.
The ability to manage and prioritize a busy caseload, and work in an inter-disciplinary way using a family centered practice approach are also keys requirements of the role.
Supervision of staff grade psychologists and trainee psychologists may be required.
It is an opportunity for the right candidate to develop their skills and be a positive influence on shaping services within the CDNT.
Continuous Professional Development opportunities will be provided.
Role requirements
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. Application for this post must be inclusive of letter of validation.
And
- Applicants must have at least five years satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology, no more than three years of which was spent in gaining the postgraduate professional qualification and no less than two years full-time spent in post-qualification experience as a professional psychologist. Years in excess of the permitted three years for completion of the post-graduate training or time not worked will not be taken into consideration when assessing the five years’ experience requirement.
- Demonstrate competence in the area of working with children with disabilities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary working, family centred practice and a high standard of suitability for the proper discharge of the office.
Desirable
- Experience providing clinical supervision to psychologists (staff grade) and/or the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
Informal enquires are welcomed by:
Mary Feely, Children’s Disability Network Manager, (CDNT5) Tel 01 4647740 / 0870575267 or mary.feely@stewartscare.ie
Salary and qualifications are in accordance with Department of Health consolidated pay scales: Senior Psychologist Scale €97,528-€114,638 incl LSI per annum.
For more details view the full job description in the Additional Information section below.
