Senior Psychologist

Senior Psychologist - Young Adults Team

• 1 Permanent Contract, 35 hours per week (part-time applications will be considered)
• Based in Naas, Co. Kildare

Senior Psychologist - Childrens Disability Network Team

• 1 Permanent Contract, 28 hours per week
• 1 Fixed-Term Contract, 35 hours per week
• Based in Kildare Town/Athy

Senior Psychologist - Adults Clinical Team

• 1 Permanent Contract, 28 hours per week
• Based in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare

Kare are currently recruiting for the above Senior Psychology roles across our multidisciplinary teams:

The Young Adults team is an inter-disciplinary team that provides clinical supports to young adults who attend New Directions HSE funded disability day services. The Senior Psychologist will join an established interdisciplinary team, supporting young adults with complex disability needs aged between 18 - 26 years.

Kare is the Lead Agency for the South Kildare West Wicklow CDNT, an interdisciplinary team providing quality, evidenced based and family-centred supports for children and young people aged 0-18 years, who present with complex needs within an interdisciplinary framework, to support their development to enable active participation in community life.

The Kare Adults Clinical team is a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing support for providing person-centred services to adults with intellectual/multiple disabilities across Kare's Residential, Day Services, and Outreach Services.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of professional psychology services post in line with best practice
• Carry a clinical caseload appropriate to the post
• Provide psychological services including psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management in home, community and clinic settings
• Contribute a psychological perspective to case planning and multi-agency case working and review and call multi-professional meetings when appropriate
• Work within limits of professional competence in line with principles of best practice, professional conduct and clinical governance

Requirements:

• Have a university degree of diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honour obtained in that subject AND Have an Irish post graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology OR An Equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health.
• Applicants must have at least five years satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology, no more than three years of which was spent in gaining the postgraduate professional qualification and no less than two years full-time spent in post qualification experience as a professional psychologist. Years in excess of the permitted three years for completion of the post-graduate training or time not worked will not be taken into consideration when assessing the five years' experience requirement
• Applicants must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and ability, for the proper discharge of the office
• Demonstrate competence in working with adults with developmental disabilities - either as part of a professional qualification or as supervised practice as a basic grade psychologist
• Must be eligible to work in Ireland without Sponsorship
• Full Clean Licence and access to own vehicle

Benefits

• Senior Psychologist Salary Scale - €100,482 to €118,111 DOE
• 31 days annual leave
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (subject to service)
• Federation of Voluntary Bodies Pension Scheme: Employer 7% & Employee 5% contributions
• Optional Salary Protection Plan
• Rewarding work with flexible hours
• Employee Assistance Programme
• ESDA.ie and local Employee Discounts
• Personal Development, Professional Growth and Career Progression

Closing date for applications is 17 th November 2026. A detailed Job Description is available on request. Informal enquires to Kare's Recruitment Team ([email protected])

Shortlisting will be completed on the basis of information provided in your application against the requirement of the role. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and Garda Vetting and overseas police vetting, where applicable. Salary is paid in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales.

About Kare Kare delivers a wide range of community-based supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities in an innovative and progressive way. Our goal is to support them and their families to create a present and future that fulfils their personal potential. Our Values: Respect, Rights, Collaboration, Quality, Person Centred. Visit our website: Home | Kare

Kare is an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. We are committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.