We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals 

Job Title: 

Psychologist

Permanent, 18 hours.  

Location: 

North West Region: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Mayo & Roscommon 

Job Purpose: 

The purpose of the role is to develop and implement psychological interventions that meet individual service-users’ needs by providing holistic assessment and direct support and guidance to service-users and staff alike.

Minimum Education & Experience required:

*         Relevant professional qualification in Psychology 

*         Chartered membership (or eligible for) with the Psychological Society of Ireland or Chartered membership (or eligible for) of the British Psychological Society.

*         Ideally 3 years work experience in the field of Learning Disability/Autism/Mental Health/Physical or Sensory Disability

*         An understanding of the Recovery Approach and of Person Centred Planning would be an advantage 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

*         Report all relevant psychological issues to the Principal Psychologist (in her absence, to the Senior Psychologist) to enable the ongoing development of psychological services. 

*         To undertake psychological assessment and formulation via observation, liaising with staff teams, reviewing case files and the administration of appropriate tests where needed.  

*         To provide psychological interventions based on the formulation, to support service users to cope effectively with the psychological issues that present in their lives.  

*         To work within a multi-disciplinary team, with the Behaviour Therapist, Nursing and Social Care staff and with external health professionals such as GPs and Consultant Psychiatrists. 

*         To provide regular and scheduled supervision and training to Assistant Psychologists to ensure that they can provide evidence based interventions and support.

*         To receive regular 1:1 clinical supervision and career mentorship from the Principal Psychologist and further support from the monthly PSI accredited clinical supervision group, alongside the psychology team.

*         To avail of continuous professional development as facilitated by Rehab Group to support your development as a psychologist.

*         To provide indirect support to service users by working systemically and offering staff guidance in how to support service users with complex needs and presentations.

*         To provide research and consultancy to other departments where required including developing staff training material, contributing to working groups and policy development.

Staff benefits: 

*         Company Pension Scheme 

*         Paid maternity leave. 

*         Paid paternity leave. 

*         27 days annual leave 

*         Bike to work scheme. 

*         Tax saver travel scheme 

*         Income protection 

*         Health and Wellbeing programme 

*         Employee Assistance Programme 

*         Long service award scheme. 

*         Generous opportunities for Continuous Professional Development. 

*         Financial support and study leave for studying psychology at postgraduate level. 

*         Clinical supervision group accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) 

*         One-to-one clinical supervision for psychologists actively pursuing chartered membership of PSI 

Additional requirements

Large & Growing Team of Experienced Clinical Professionals 

Candidates will benefit from becoming part of large and growing team of over 30 experienced clinical professionals with access to frequent informal peer support opportunities and formal PSI accredited group clinical supervision and 1:1 clinical supervision. 

Varied Clinical Work 

Rehab’s psychology team work across multiple populations e.g., people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; people with mental health difficulties; people with acquired brain injuries; people with physical and sensory disabilities. This work focusses on both individual therapeutic work and systems focussed interventions via staff / practice support. 

High Quality & Evidence Based Service Provision & Research 

Candidates will become part of an organisation that is committed to providing evidence based, high quality, values led and rights-based support with opportunities to contribute to various inter-disciplinary quality improvement projects; opportunities to undertake research, attend & present at conferences; and contribute to the research base. 

Continuous Professional Development & Career Progression 

Candidates will join a team that is committed to continuous professional development & career progression with access to a generous CPD budget, frequent internal CPD events, and support (financial sponsorship & study leave) to pursue further formal professional qualifications. There are also long-term opportunities for career progression within the structures of the wider psychology team.

Closing Date: 

Please submit your application to this post by 19/08/2025 

To view full extensive job description please, click please visit our company site www.rehab.ie/careers and download attachment at the bottom of the job page. 

These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services. 

The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer.

 
 
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