Senior grade Psychologist (Adult mental health)

Job Title: Senior Psychologist - Community Adult Mental Health
Location: Milltown Mental Health, Dublin 6
Contract Type: 1.5-year specified purpose contract
Role: 4 days per week, 28 hours per week
Salary: Aligned with HSE Senior Psychologist Pay Scales

Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist on behalf of a highly regarded Community Adult Mental Health service based in Milltown, Dublin 6.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a very well established, supportive multidisciplinary team, embedded within the local community and based in Milltown, Dublin 6.

The role is a 1.5 year specified purpose contract, offered on a 4-day week basis, providing 28 hours per week.

The service has a strong, established psychology presence, with an experienced psychology team and excellent peer support available. The Consultant Psychiatrist is very pro-psychology and keen for the successful candidate to play a meaningful role within the MDT, ensuring psychological thinking is valued and central to patient care.

This role will suit a confident Senior Psychologist who enjoys working with autonomy, managing their own caseload, using their own initiative, and contributing professionally within a collaborative, well-functioning Community Mental Health Team.

Successful Candidate:

The successful candidate will work as part of a very well-established Community Adult Mental Health multidisciplinary team.

You will have regular clinical supervision. Your leadership style will be based around compassion and inclusivity; you will encourage this in the staff you clinically supervise. You will work closely with the leadership team to ensure the service is resilient and sustainable, with a well-supported team delivering evidence-based interventions.

Within the CMHT, there is also access to a Talking Therapy Hub, which provides group interventions and sees patients from across all CMHTs. This offers valuable additional support and a strong clinical network for the psychologist stepping into this role.

The successful candidate will also have a psychology colleague from the Milltown B Team CMHT based nearby, offering informal peer support and collaboration where needed.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Psychologist will provide advanced psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to adults presenting with a range of mental health needs within a community setting. The role will also involve consultation, supervision, MDT input, and contribution to ongoing service development.

You will bring strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate, practical approach to supporting adults within a community mental health service.

Eligibility Criteria:

• A Doctorate or equivalent qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
• Eligibility for professional registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or relevant professional body.
• Minimum 5 years' post-qualification experience, with at least 1 year at Senior or equivalent level.
• Experience in assessment, formulation, and delivery of psychological interventions within adult mental health services.
• Strong understanding of community mental health presentations, care pathways, and multidisciplinary working.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and liaise professionally with service users, families, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

What to expect:

• HSE salary in line with experience.
• 29 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• 4-day working week, 28 hours per week.
• 5-year specified purpose contract.
• Structured clinical supervision and professional development.
• Supportive, very well-established Community Adult Mental Health multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent psychology support, including an experienced psychology team, nearby peer support from Milltown B Team CMHT, and access to the Talking Therapy Hub.
• A role where psychology is genuinely valued within the MDT, with scope to manage your own caseload and work with professional autonomy.

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