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.
Senior Grade Psychologist – Dublin & North Kildare
Full‑Time 35 hrs or Part‑Time options
Role Overview
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, encourages research and service evaluation, maintains strong links with university training courses and values continuing professional development.
Qualifications
Have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) 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.
Demonstrate competence in working with intellectual disabilities – either 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.
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.
Must be eligible to work in Ireland.
Excellent communication and organisational skills – oral and written.
Full Clean Licence and access to own vehicle.
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge and experience in working with adults with an intellectual disability and neurodivergence.
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
Psychologist salary is paid in accordance with the HSE Consolidated Pay Scales.
Psychology Public Sector Pay Scale, annual leave allocation and contributory State Pension Plan.
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.
Group scheme for Health Insurance.
Commitment to opportunities to enhance professional skills through education and training.
Opportunities for research.
Free library facilities.
Bike to work scheme.
Tax saver travel scheme.
Free parking.
Shortlisting will apply.
Informal enquiries by phone to Cathy Hayes, Principal Psychologist, Tele: (phone number)
Closing date: 24th April 2026
Saint John of God Community Services Limited is an equal opportunities employer.
We operate HSE‑funded services across Intellectual Disability, Adult Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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