Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist – Adult Primary Care
Locations: Dublin North County, North City & North West
Contract: Full-Time, HSE Contract (35 hours/week) – Immediate Start
Salary: HSE Senior Psychologist Pay Scale
Excel Recruitment is delighted to partner with Adult Primary Care services to recruit a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for an immediate start within a well-supported community-based team.
This role is ideally suited to a Senior Psychologist with essential experience supporting adults presenting with mental health difficulties, ideally within a primary care, community, or adult mental health setting.
About the Role
As a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, you will provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention to adults presenting with a range of mental health needs, including:
- Anxiety, low mood and depression
- Trauma-related presentations
- Adjustment difficulties and stress-related concerns
- Complex psychosocial and emotional presentations
You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, supporting timely access to psychological input, contributing to care planning and bringing senior clinical insight to complex adult presentations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults within a Primary Care setting
- Manage complex adult mental health presentations using evidence-based psychological approaches
- Develop person-centred care plans in collaboration with service users and the wider MDT
- Deliver individual and group interventions tailored to presenting needs
- Provide consultation, guidance and clinical leadership within the team
- Support supervision, mentoring and professional development where required
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and best-practice initiatives
Eligibility Criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or equivalent qualification
- Chartered membership or eligibility with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)
- Eligibility to work within the Irish public health system; validation required for overseas candidates
- Min 5 years post graduate experience
- Strong skills in assessment, formulation, risk awareness and therapeutic intervention
- Previous experience in adult mental health or Adult Primary Care or community mental health experience is highly desirable
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
- Full clean driver’s licence and access to a car
What to expect:
- Immediate start available
- Competitive HSE salary in line with Senior Psychologist experience
- 35-hour working week, Monday-Friday
- Supportive multidisciplinary Adult Primary Care team environment
- Structured clinical supervision and professional development
What you need to do now:
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone at 089-9455139
Job Title: Occupational Therapist – Adult Primary Care
Location: Clondalkin Primary Care Centre
Contract Type: Full-time (35 hours per week, Monday-Friday)
Salary: HSE Pay Scales
Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Occupational Therapist on behalf of a well-established Primary Care Team based in Clondalkin Primary Care Centre. This is an excellent opportunity for an adult-trained Occupational Therapist to lead and deliver a high-quality, adult-focused Occupational Therapy service within a community setting.
Overview:
- Preferably have adult primary care / adult medical / adult disability / seating / complex cases / neurological / palliative care experience.
- Need to have access to a car (almost all work is taking place in service users homes in / around the CHN Ballyfermot area (Ballyfermot / Palmerston / Inchicore / Cherry Orchards area) or CHN Clondalkin area (Fonthill, Rowlagh, Neilstown, Clondalkin, Deansrath)
- Preferably the candidate(s) would also have an enthusiastic attitude and be keen to take on what is a challenging work environment -meaning lower than average staffing levels, and lengthy waiting times.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality assessment, intervention, and review for adult clients, particularly older adults and individuals living with frailty.
- Conduct home visits to assess functional ability, safety, environmental supports, and recommend appropriate equipment or adaptations.
- Deliver interventions focused on functional rehabilitation, falls prevention, cognitive assessment, and environmental modification.
- Provide client-centred interventions in outpatient and community settings, developing tailored rehabilitation programmes and education plans.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate goal-focused care plans using best practice and sound clinical reasoning.
- Monitor outcomes and adapt interventions in collaboration with clients, families, carers, and MDT colleagues.
- Provide education and guidance to families and carers to support independence at home.
- Participate in integrated care pathways and frailty initiatives, including joint assessments where required.
- Contribute to discharge planning, advocacy, and community reintegration.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and support to junior staff, therapy assistants, and students.
Requirements
- CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist (essential).
- Recognised CORU-approved qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- Preferably have some adult primary care, adult medical, adult disability, seating, complex cases, neurological or palliative care experience.
- Access to a car (almost all work is taking place in service users homes in / around the Ballyfermot / Palmerston / Inchicore / Cherry Orchard area).
- Have an enthusiastic attitude and be keen to take on what is a challenging work environment -meaning lower than average staffing levels, and lengthy waiting times.
- Strong knowledge of equipment prescription, assistive technology, and environmental modifications.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary and interagency framework.
- Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and documentation skills.
Apply Today
For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or contact Charlene by telephone 089-9455139.
