Psychologist (Clinical /Educational) Senior
Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland
Full time, Permanent
Who We Are
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties.
Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.
Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence.
For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independence, and more.
Description
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 ****.
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
Senior Psychologist
to join our team in
CHO7 CDNT 2 Ballyboden, Tallaght
.
Contract Type:
Permanent Full Time
Contract Hours:
35 hours per week
Salary Scale:
€97,978 to €115,166 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) and may be subject to increases in **** in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement:
34 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
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 Psychology 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.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following: (Note: full list to be found in the Job Description)
Qualifications
Eligible applicants must have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) with 1st or 2nd class honours in Psychology.
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.
Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
At least five years satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology, with no more than three years spent in gaining the postgraduate qualification and at least two years full-time 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.
Applicants with a clinical or counselling psychology qualification must have acquired, in appropriate health settings for the area/areas they wish to apply (Disability (Child and Adult), Child Psychology, Adult Psychology), 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.
Applicants with an educational psychology qualification must have acquired, in appropriate health settings for the area/areas they wish to apply (Child Disability, Child Psychology), 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.
Other Requirements
Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Candidate must have current eligibility to work in the state.
Valid driving licence with access to own transport to deliver services across a large geographical area.
Previous experience in a senior post.
Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
Skills and competencies with assessment and intervention for mental health needs in children/young people with disabilities.
Experience working with children aged from birth to 18 years with a range of disabilities (including physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families.
Experience and qualification in completing diagnostic work-ups including ASD, Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability.
Benefits
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.
Application Process
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28th April **** @ 12pm.
Additional Information
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position.
Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information.
Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:
Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and
the interview panel (if applicable).
Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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