Basic Grade Psychologist in Dublin

About the Role

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Basic Grade Psychologist to join our team in Dublin South East (CHO6). We have full-time and part-time opportunities within our teams in Sandymount and Leopardstown.

Details

Location: Dublin

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Full Time and Part Time

Salary: €60,342–€105,535 per year

Closing date: 6 Oct 2026

Requirements

To work as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of psychology services including assessment and intervention to children accessing the Early Intervention service as appropriate.

Essential Criteria:

• Have a recognised university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject.
• 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.
• Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
• Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Applicants with a clinical or counselling psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings, for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Disability (Child and Adult), Child Psychology, Adult Psychology - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent post-qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist.
• OR Applicants with an educational psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Child Disability, Child Psychology - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent post qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist.
• Eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working in the disability sector.
• Experience of inter/trans disciplinary team working.
• Knowledge and experience of Assessment of Need process.
• Experience of working with children aged from birth to 18 years, with a range of disabilities, (including physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families.
• Experience in Autism diagnosis.
• Applicants must have at least one-year satisfactory post-graduate experience working as a Clinical or Educational Psychologist.

How to Apply

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: 5th October 2026.

Contact: Enable Ireland