Senior Psychologist - Older Persons Rehabilitation Permanent Contract, Full Time Hours. Based at Blarney Rehabilitation Unit and any buildings within the Mercy University Hospital (MUH) Complex. Blarney Rehabilitation UnitService Blarney Rehabilitation Unit (BRU) is a newly developed, post-acute care rehabilitation unit. It is made up of 50 beds located off site from the MUH. It remains under the governance of the MUH. The Rehabilitation Services program delivers specialist post-acute care, focusing on patient-centred reablement to help patients achieve optimal functionality and independence following illness or injury. This service emphasizes seamless transitions of care between hospital and home, integrating multidisciplinary expertise to support patient recovery. Senior Psychologist - Older Persons Rehabilitation We are seeking to attract an experienced Senior Psychologist for our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit. The successful candidate will join the Department of Clinical Health Psychology, a dynamic and research active department within Mercy University Hospital. Responsibilities include: Development and delivery of a specialist Psychological Rehabilitation Service to older persons attending BRU. Provide an empirically supported professional psychology service to patients in line with best practice, professional conduct, and clinical governance. Work flexibly within the MDT team to manage an appropriate caseload of patients including patients presenting with significant need, complex presentations, and potential high levels of psychological distress. Attend MDT meetings, ward rounds and other meetings as appropriate, and provide psychological consultation regarding the formulation of patients needs. Participate in the evaluation of clinical / professional activity for the purpose of service monitoring, evaluation and improvement. Conduct and promote service related research as appropriate. Represent a professional viewpoint in relation to nationally accepted good practice, promoting a high level of ethical standards and professional conduct. Attend mandatory training programmes. Engage in regular clinical professional supervision with the Psychology Manager. Provide professional and clinical supervision of Trainee Psychologists, as agreed with the Psychology Manager. Provide supervision to the work of non-psychologists in delivery of psychological interventions as appropriate. Be familiar with and comply with Health and Safety Regulations and Protocols, relevant safety statement, professional guidelines and Core Standards of Practice. Eligibility Criteria - Eligibility is split into the following categories: Category A - Employed pre October 2002. Category B - Employed between October 2002 to 31 January 2021. Category C - Employed 31 January 2021 to 30 September 2024. Category A/2024 - Qualified pre 1 October 2024 and employed post 1 October 2024. Category B/2024 - Qualified post 1 October 2024. Overseas qualifications must be validated by the PSI on behalf of the Department of Health at the time of application. Desirable: Experience of working with neuropsychological approaches. Eligibility for full membership of the Division of Neuropsychology, Psychological Society of Ireland. A full Job Description is available on request. For further information on this post, please email Susan Cunningham, MUH HR Department at Closing date for applications is 1pm on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled. Mercy University Hospital (MUH) MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. We have over 1,500 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services. We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services. Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand.We recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork. We support staff development with approx. 100 promotions annually.We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours.We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance.From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team. We live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit. Skills: Clinical Psychologist PSI Membership Older Person Care Exp