Interim Principal Psychologist (Eatramhach Síceolaí, Príomhaí Cliniciúil) Children’s Disability Network Team in Ireland

About the Role

Interim Principal Psychologist (Eatramhach Síceolaí, Príomhaí Cliniciúil) Children’s Disability Network Team

Location: Ireland

Sector: public sector

Salary: €117,272–€135,950 per year

Closing date: 5 Oct 2026

Contract Type: Specified Purpose, full time

Who We Are

The West and North West region provides acute and specialist hospital and community services to the West and North West of Ireland – counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and adjoining counties.

The region comprises of 7 hospitals across 8 sites:

• Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH)
• Mayo University Hospital (MUH)
• Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH)
• Roscommon University Hospital (RUH)
• Sligo University Hospital (SUH) incorporating Our Lady’s Hospital Manorhamilton (OLHM)
• Galway University Hospitals (GUH) incorporating University Hospital Galway (UHG) and Merlin Park University Hospital

The region’s Academic Partner is NUI Galway.

The region covers one third of the land mass of Ireland, it provides health care to a population of 830,000, employs over 20,000 staff

Vision

Our vision is to be a leading academic Hospital providing excellent integrated patient-centred care delivered by skilled caring staff.

Guiding Principles

Care - Compassion - Trust – Learning

Our guiding principles are to work in partnership with patients and other healthcare providers across the continuum of care to:

• Deliver high quality, safe, timely and equitable patient care by developing and ensuring sustainable clinical services to meet the needs of our population.
• Deliver integrated services across the Hospitals and communities, with clear lines of responsibility, accountability and authority, whilst maintaining individual hospital site integrity.
• Continue to develop and improve our clinical services supported by education, research and innovation, in partnership with NUI Galway and other academic partners.
• Recruit, retain and develop highly-skilled multidisciplinary teams through support, engagement and empowerment.

Requirements

Fluent English

Details

Campaign Reference: DDCHO00127

Grade Code: 3727

Staff Category: HSCP

Proposed Interview Dates: Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. Candidates will normally be given at least one weeks’ notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

Location Details: There is currently a whole-time, fixed term vacancy (for a period of 12 months) available in the Donegal, Sligo, and Leitrim Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs). The base location for the post will be subject to negotiation and will be agreed at job offer stage with the relevant candidate. The base location will be in one of the HSE CDNT bases in the North West Integrated Healthcare Areas - Buncrana, Lifford, Letterkenny, Donegal Town, Sligo Town, Carrick-on-Shannon.

How to Apply

Only fully completed application forms submitted via Rezoomo by the closing date and time will be accepted. No exceptions will be made.

We recommend that candidate submit application a minimum of 1 hour before the closing time to avoid any technical delay. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date and time have passed.

Post Specific Related Information: Please complete digital application form linked to this exciting role through the Rezoomo website (Using Google Chrome)

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For Eligibility Criteria and further information on this post, please view the attached job specification

Informal Enquiries: Siobhan Taylor, Children Disability Network Manager, Donegal North

Email: [email protected]