Senior Psychologist (Child primary care)

Job Title: Senior Psychologist - Child Primary Care
Location: Monaghan or Cavan Town
Contract Type: Full-Time, 1-Year HSE Contract (35 hours/week)
Salary: HSE Senior Psychologist Pay Scale

Excel Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Psychologist on behalf of a Child Primary Care team, with the role based in Monaghan or Cavan Town.

This Child Primary Care team is at the heart of early intervention, delivering compassionate, evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention to children and young people in an inclusive, family centred environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a welcoming multidisciplinary service in a senior clinical role, combining a specialist caseload with supervision, consultation, service development and support for colleagues. You will help strengthen high-quality, timely psychological care for children, young people and their families across the local community.

As a Senior Psychologist, you will:

• Provide senior clinical expertise within a child centred Primary Care service, working collaboratively with children, young people and their families.
• Manage a varied and complex caseload, undertaking specialist psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and review.
• Deliver evidence-based individual, family and group interventions appropriate to children and young people presenting in Primary Care.
• Provide clinical consultation, advice and support to colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Offer supervision and professional support to psychologists, trainees and other team members, as appropriate.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions, care planning, interagency working and effective referral pathways.
• Support service development, quality improvement, audit and evaluation initiatives to enhance access and outcomes.
• Promote psychologically informed practice through training, psychoeducation and consultation with families and relevant professionals.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and practise in accordance with professional, ethical and organisational standards.

Eligibility Criteria:

• A Doctorate or equivalent qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
• Eligibility for professional registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or another relevant professional body.
• A minimum of five years' post-qualification experience as a Psychologist, including at least two years' experience working at Senior Psychologist level or an equivalent grade.
• Demonstrable experience in the Psychological assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence-based interventions for children and young people within Primary Care or a comparable child and family service.
• A strong understanding of children's Primary Care presentations, developmental needs, care pathways, safeguarding considerations and multidisciplinary working.
• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and liaise professionally with children, young people, parents, families, carers and other healthcare and education professionals.

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