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Saint John of God Intellectual Disability Liffey Services
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
57
Posted:
21.01.2025
Expiry Date:
07.03.2025
Job Description:
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.
Join Our Team: Senior Grade Psychologist in Dublin
Full Time Hours (35 hours per week)
(Permanent Full Time Post)
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.
The successful candidate must have:
* A university degree or diploma (QQI level 8 equivalent) in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject and an Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or an equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health. Please provide written proof of validation with application.
* A minimum of 5 years satisfactory post-graduate experience in professional psychology, with no more than three years spent in gaining the post-graduate qualification and no less than two years full-time post-qualification experience.
* Demonstrated competence in working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
* Eligibility to work in Ireland.
* Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.
* A full clean license and access to own vehicle.
Knowledge and experience in:
* Working with adults with intellectual disabilities and neurodivergence.
* Provision of psychological supports to adults with intellectual disabilities encountering challenges with mental health and wellbeing, dementia, and behaviours of concern.
* Positive Behaviour Support assessment and intervention.
* Design, implementation, and monitoring of therapeutic interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities.
* Effective teamwork, consulting with families and other professionals.
* An interest in participating in and/or undertaking research in intellectual disability.
Benefits include:
* Salary in accordance with the HSE Consolidated Pay Scales.
* Public Sector Pay Scale and Annual Leave allocation.
* 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.
* Contributory State Pension Plan.
* 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, Tel: 0873625484
Saint John of God Community Services Limited is an equal opportunities employer.
We operate HSE (Health Service Executive) funded services across Intellectual Disability, Adult Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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