Job Opportunity: Mental Health Specialist
We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Mental Health Specialist to join our team. As a Clinical Psychologist, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality psychological assessment, formulation, and therapeutic interventions for adults referred to our service.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of recovery-focused care in community adult mental health. You will work collaboratively with other professionals to help service users rebuild their lives, enhance their wellbeing, and reintegrate into the community.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, including clinical interviews, psychometric testing, and structured observations.
* Formulate psychological understanding of clients' difficulties, drawing on a range of theoretical models.
* Provide individual and group-based therapeutic interventions, such as CBT, DBT-informed approaches, ACT, schema therapy, and psychoeducation.
* Support clients in developing recovery-focused goals and treatment plans.
* Deliver family and carer support sessions when appropriate.
* Contribute to multidisciplinary team case discussions, care planning, and clinical decision-making.
* Provide consultation and psychological input to colleagues within the team.
* Engage in risk assessment and management, ensuring safe and appropriate clinical practice.
* Maintain high standards of clinical documentation in line with professional guidelines.
* Participate in service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
* Contribute to the development of mental health programs and pathways within the service.
Eligibility Criteria:
* A Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical, Counselling, or Educational Psychology.
* Eligibility for professional registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or relevant body.
* Demonstrated experience in psychological assessment and evidence-based therapeutic interventions with adults presenting with a broad range of mental health difficulties.
* Strong clinical formulation and therapeutic planning skills.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and autonomously where required.
* Commitment to service user-centred, recovery-oriented practice.