Basic Psychologist

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

POST OF PERMANENT PART-TIME & TEMPORARY PART-TIME STAFF GRADE PSYCHOLOGIST

CHILDREN’S DISABILITY NETWORK 6 TEAM

JOB REF: 128/2024

The Role:

The Psychologist will be responsible for delivery of psychological services to Children with complex disabilities as a member of the Children’s Disability Network Team 6 (CDNT6). CDNT6 provide services to children from 0-18 with complex development needs which include physical, sensory, intellectual disabilities and autism. The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland (BOCSI) are the lead agency for this team.

CDNT’s are interdisciplinary teams who work within a Family Centred Practice model and work collaboratively with children, families and other stakeholders to meet goals identified by the family.

CDNT6 covers a geographical area of: Galway City East, Claregalway, Gort, Headford and Oranmore.

A panel will be formed.

Reporting/Responsible to:

Children’s Disability Network Manager.

The Role Involves Working with:

• Children with complex disabilities and their families across a variety of settings;

• Members of the interdisciplinary team;

• Assessment Officer and others associated with the Assessment of Need process;

• All other relevant agencies working to support children and families in the CDNT6.

The relationship between the CDNMs, Heads of disciplines, and members of disciplines (e.g., psychologists) who work in CDNTs are being developed and will evolve over time in line with national and local agreements. Participation by this post holder is expected. Areas such as supervision, continuous professional development, adherence to discipline specific ethical guidelines and professional competencies are examples which fall under this evolving area.

Qualifications/Experience:

Candidates must satisfy Department of Health & Children and PSI guidelines for

appointment. Candidates must have an BA Honours or Diploma in Psychology together

with an appropriate post-graduate professional qualification recognized by the PSI.

Experience of working with children with complex disabilities is desirable.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to evidence based interventions and

the scientist-practitioner model. Candidates must demonstrate excellent written and verbal

communication skills so as to effectively share expertise in a timely manner. It is critical that

the selected candidate work effectively within a dynamic team environment using a person

and family centred philosophy.

Working Hours:

This post is 28 hours per fortnight Permanent with an opportunity to work an additional 21 hours on a temporary fixed basis until September 2025.

Hours will be within the hours of 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Contracted hours are liable to change between the hours of 8am– 8pm as future service needs require. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Psychologist, Clinical (01st June 2024) salary scale of €59,563 x 10 increments – €95,789 per annum.

LSI 1 €98,878 per annum is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.

LSI 2 €101,970 per annum is payable after a further 3 years.

Annual Leave:

27 days per annum.

Tenure:

This post is permanent, temporary, part-time and pensionable.

Location:

There may be a dual office base required for this post due to the geographical spread of the CDNT. The locations will be Woodlands Campus Renmore and Newcastle Rd (Galway City).

Travel:

The person appointed must provide his/her own car and must furnish an indemnity from Insurers in favour of the employer. Travelling expenses at the appropriate rate will be paid in respect of travel necessarily performed in the discharge of duty. There will be a dual office base for this post due to the geographical spread of the CDNT, as indicated above This may be subject to change with service developments and needs.

The Health Services are undergoing ongoing changes and due to re-alignment of services, a change in base could occur in the future.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The

employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the

employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period

may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.

Full Job description attached

The role of the post holder will not be limited by reference to this job description.

Informal enquiries to Ms. Gillian Raftery, Children’s Disability Network Manager on

091721400

The closing date for receipt of all applications/CV’s on-line is Sunday, 20th October 2024

Interviews for this post will take place on 29th/30th October 2024.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities