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Would you like to work for a great employer? 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 2024.
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 Staff Grade Psychologist (Clinical / Educational) to join our team in CHO 8 Meath CDNT 4 Dunshaughlin / East Meath based in Bettystown
Contract Type: Permanent Full time (1.0 WTE)
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: €62,274 - €98,223 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 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
To provide a range of psychological services to children 0 - 18 years on the Early Years / School Age Team and their families who attend the Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT), within an interdisciplinary framework and family centered practice and to support other staff and students as assigned. You will join a team of Psychologists working as part of an interdisciplinary team. There is a strong focus on intervention within the team. You will have access to regular clinical supervision from a Senior Psychologist.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria
Eligible applicants must:
i. 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
ii. 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.
And
iii. Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
And
iv. Applicants with a clinical or counselling psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings, for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Disability (Child and Adult), Child Psychology, Adult Psychology - 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. Note 2.
Or
Applicants with an educational psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Child Disability, Child Psychology - 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. Note 2.
Note 2: Combinations of supervised clinical placement experience as part of the qualification and post qualification supervised work experience within a single care group area to give a total of 60 days are not acceptable.
Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Eligible to work in the state
Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large
geographical area
Desirable Criteria
Experience of working with children and/or adolescents and their families with one or more of a range of disabilities
Knowledge and skills in the management of behaviours of concern .
Knowledge and skills in conducting diagnostic assessments in children and young people including Autistic Spectrum Disorder and
Intellectual Disabilities .
Knowledge of HSE Progressing Disability Services Programme .
Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland Services
Experience of working in a disability service
Experience of interdisciplinary team working
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
* 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
* Wellbeing benefits
* Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
Closing date for applications Thursday 26th June 2025 @ 12 pm
A panel may be formed from this vacancy and for any similar which may arise during the next 12 months in the Region
* 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.
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