Job Tag: mental health

Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling)

Psychologists – Staff Grade & Senior Grade
Location: Galway and Roscommon
Organisation: HSE West & North West
Contract Type: 12 or 6 Month – Possibility of extension built in to service plan.

Excel Recruitment, in partnership with the HSE West & North West is currently recruiting Staff Grade and Senior Grade Psychologists to join their Galway and Roscommon Team.

These roles offer an excellent opportunity to work within dynamic teams, providing evidence-based psychological services across Primary Care Child Services (PC Child) and Adult Mental

Health Services.

You’ll be part of supportive teams that value collaboration, innovation, and professional growth, with a strong focus on recovery-oriented, person-centred care.

Available Posts

  • Primary Care Child Services (PC Child) – Network 7: Staff Grade or Senior Grade Psychologist. Base: Athenry. 6-month contract.
  • Primary Care (Child) Wait List Initiative Programme: 3 x Staff Grade Psychologist positions. Base: Galway City and County. 6-month contract (extension possible).
  • Adult Mental Health Services – Department of Psychiatry – Inpatient unit – Senior Clinical Psychologist. 12-month contract – Roscommon
  • Adult Mental Health Services – GR5 North – Senior Clinical Psychologist Ballinasloe 12-month contract
  • Adult Mental Health Services – GR3 – Senior Psychologist 12 months contract – Galway City East

Key Responsibilities

Senior Grade Roles

  • Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention across Primary Care Child Services or Adult Mental Health Services.
  • Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated, recovery-focused care.
  • Where Offer supervision, guidance, and support to trainee and staff psychologists.
  • Contribute to clinical audit, research, and service evaluation to inform service development.
  • Provide consultation and training to other professionals where required.

Staff Grade Roles

  • Undertake psychological assessments and interventions under appropriate supervision.
  • Support the delivery of individual and group-based therapeutic programmes.
  • Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings and care planning.

Requirements

  • Recognised qualification in Clinical, Counselling, or Educational Psychology.
  • Meet employment criteria for employment by HSE in Child or Adult psychology services.
  • Relevant experience within mental health or related clinical settings.
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and case formulation skills.
  • Commitment to evidence-based practice and recovery-oriented care.

Benefits

  • Work as part of progressive, well-supported multidisciplinary teams.
  • Opportunities for involvement in research, innovation, and service development.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 945 5139.

Psychiatric Nurse

Excel Healthcare is currently recruiting Psychiatric Nurses for temporary and ongoing agency shifts across North and West Dublin.

We are seeking Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) who are looking for flexible agency work, full-time hours, or extra shifts alongside permanent roles. This is an excellent opportunity to work across a variety of HSE, Section 39 and private mental health services with competitive pay and full flexibility.

This role is best suited to nurses who can commute to North or West Dublin and who are available for day, night, weekend, and bank holiday shifts.

Why Join Excel Healthcare?

  • Weekly Pay
  • Premium Sunday & Bank Holiday Rates
  • PAYE or Self-Employed Options
  • HSE Pay Scale Rates (verified service required)
  • Private & Section 39 Rates: €28-€55 per hour
  • Full-Time & Part-Time Agency Work
  • Ongoing Shifts & Long-Term Contracts
  • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant
  • You Choose Your Shifts
  • Holiday Pay Accrual

Excel Healthcare is one of the few agencies in Ireland that supports self-employed nurses

Key Responsibilities – Psychiatric Nurse

  • Deliver high-quality care in line with MHC, HIQA, and HSE standards
  • Support patients with mental health needs in clinical settings
  • Maintain accurate documentation and care plans
  • Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
  • Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail
  • Uphold patient dignity, safety, and confidentiality

Requirements – Registered Psychiatric Nurse

  • Registered with NMBI
  • Recognised Nursing Qualification
  • Relevant Mandatory Training & Healthcare Certifications
  • Experience in mental health or psychiatric nursing preferred

If you are interested in this opportunity, please call or email Excel for more information. Your application will be treated in the strictest confidence. Reference: Dillon

Senior Psychologist (CAMHS)

Job Title: Senior Psychologist (CAMHS)
Location: Cavan town
Contract Type: Agency 1 year contract initially (with strong potential for extension)
Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: Aligned with HSE Senior Psychologist Pay Scales

Excel Healthcare Recruitment is delighted to partner with a CAMHS service to recruit an experienced Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join its team.

This is a full-time, 1-year agency contract (with strong extension potential) offering the flexibility to be based in Cavan or Monaghan, working within a highly supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care, while also contributing to service development and clinical leadership.

A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Psychologist to join a wonderful CAMHS team in Cavan town.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to develop your leadership skills.

Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist on behalf of a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service team in Cavan town.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking service dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to develop their career further.

The post holder will be based in Cavan town and will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team. You will have regular clinical supervision. Your leadership style will be based around compassion and inclusivity; you will encourage this in the staff you clinically supervise. You will work closely with the leadership team to ensure the service is resilient and sustainable, with a well-supported team delivering evidence-based interventions.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Psychologist will deliver advanced psychological assessments, formulations, and therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents referred to CAMHS. The role also involves working closely with families and carers, contributing to service development, and providing supervision and consultation within the MDT.

You will be highly skilled and experienced in delivering and developing an evidence-based therapeutic service, with a record of being a compassionate and inclusive leader.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • A Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical, Counselling, or Educational Psychology.
  • Eligibility for professional registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or relevant body.
  • Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience, with at least 2 years at Senior or equivalent level
  • Proven experience working with children and adolescents in mental health services
  • Strong background in complex case management and evidence-based interventions
  • Excellent team collaboration, communication, and leadership skills
  • Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.

What to expect:

  • Competitive HSE salary in line with experience.
  • 35-hour work week, Monday-Friday
  • Structured clinical supervision and professional development
  • Supportive Multidisciplinary team environment
  • Flexible work arrangements where possible

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

Psychiatric Nurse

Excel Healthcare is currently hiring for a Psychiatric Nurse to join our team for temporary nursing shifts. This position will catered toward your current location or where you can commute to as we are aware of client needs country wide.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Psychiatric Nurse who is looking to move to full time agency or to fit some hours in around your full time position. There are full and part time hours available, ongoing work, and a great selection of clients to choose work from. This role is more suited to someone with the availability to work in Kilkenny, Carlow or Tipperary

When working with us you would receive weekly pay, Premium Sunday/Bank Holiday pay, holiday accrual and a consultant to help you with any questions you might have.
The rate of pay for the position is based on HSE payscales for HSE work, with private and section 39 shifts also available. Please be aware verification of service will be required for payscale

Self-employed staff are encouraged to apply also, as Excel is one of few agencies who work with self employed staff

What’s on offer?

  • Consultant to help you with your work needs
  • Ongoing work with full-time hours
  • We work around your schedule which means you pick and choose the days you want to work
  • Weekly pay
  • PAYE or Self Employed pay

Responsibilities for this Psychiatric Nurse:

  • Following MHC & HIQA guidelines
  • Taking care of the patients/residents care needs
  • Having good communication skills
  • Reliability
  • Punctual
  • Attention to detail
  • Confidence

Requirements for this Psychiatric Nurse:

  • Registered with the NMBI
  • Qualifications in Nursing
  • Relevant healthcare certs

If you are interested in this opportunity, please call or email Excel for more information. Your application will be treated in the strictest confidence. Reference: Dillon

Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling)

Psychologists – Staff Grade & Senior Grade
Location: Galway and Roscommon
Organisation: HSE West & North West
Contract Type: 12 or 6 Month – Possibility of extension built in to service plan.

Excel Recruitment, in partnership with the HSE West & North West is currently recruiting Staff Grade and Senior Grade Psychologists to join their Galway and Roscommon Team.

These roles offer an excellent opportunity to work within dynamic teams, providing evidence-based psychological services across Primary Care Child Services (PC Child) and Adult Mental

Health Services.

You’ll be part of supportive teams that value collaboration, innovation, and professional growth, with a strong focus on recovery-oriented, person-centred care.

Available Posts

  • Primary Care Child Services (PC Child) – Network 7: Staff Grade or Senior Grade Psychologist. Base: Athenry. 6-month contract.
  • Primary Care (Child) Wait List Initiative Programme: 3 x Staff Grade Psychologist positions. Base: Galway City and County. 6-month contract (extension possible).
  • Adult Mental Health Services – Department of Psychiatry – Inpatient unit – Senior Clinical Psychologist. 12-month contract – Roscommon
  • Adult Mental Health Services – GR5 North – Senior Clinical Psychologist Ballinasloe 12-month contract
  • Adult Mental Health Services – GR3 – Senior Psychologist 12 months contract – Galway City East

Key Responsibilities

Senior Grade Roles

  • Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention across Primary Care Child Services or Adult Mental Health Services.
  • Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated, recovery-focused care.
  • Where Offer supervision, guidance, and support to trainee and staff psychologists.
  • Contribute to clinical audit, research, and service evaluation to inform service development.
  • Provide consultation and training to other professionals where required.

Staff Grade Roles

  • Undertake psychological assessments and interventions under appropriate supervision.
  • Support the delivery of individual and group-based therapeutic programmes.
  • Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings and care planning.

Requirements

  • Recognised qualification in Clinical, Counselling, or Educational Psychology.
  • Meet employment criteria for employment by HSE in Child or Adult psychology services.
  • Relevant experience within mental health or related clinical settings.
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and case formulation skills.
  • Commitment to evidence-based practice and recovery-oriented care.

Benefits

  • Work as part of progressive, well-supported multidisciplinary teams.
  • Opportunities for involvement in research, innovation, and service development.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 945 5139.

Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling)

Psychologists – Staff Grade & Senior Grade
Location: Galway and Roscommon
Organisation: HSE West & North West
Contract Type: 12 or 6 Month – Possibility of extension built in to service plan.

Excel Recruitment, in partnership with the HSE West & North West is currently recruiting Staff Grade and Senior Grade Psychologists to join their Galway and Roscommon Team.

These roles offer an excellent opportunity to work within dynamic teams, providing evidence-based psychological services across Primary Care Child Services (PC Child) and Adult Mental

Health Services.

You’ll be part of supportive teams that value collaboration, innovation, and professional growth, with a strong focus on recovery-oriented, person-centred care.

Available Posts

  • Primary Care Child Services (PC Child) – Network 7: Staff Grade or Senior Grade Psychologist. Base: Athenry. 6-month contract.
  • Primary Care (Child) Wait List Initiative Programme: 3 x Staff Grade Psychologist positions. Base: Galway City and County. 6-month contract (extension possible).
  • Adult Mental Health Services – Department of Psychiatry – Inpatient unit – Senior Clinical Psychologist. 12-month contract – Roscommon
  • Adult Mental Health Services – GR5 North – Senior Clinical Psychologist Ballinasloe 12-month contract
  • Adult Mental Health Services – GR3 – Senior Psychologist 12 months contract – Galway City East

Key Responsibilities

Senior Grade Roles

  • Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention across Primary Care Child Services or Adult Mental Health Services.
  • Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated, recovery-focused care.
  • Where Offer supervision, guidance, and support to trainee and staff psychologists.
  • Contribute to clinical audit, research, and service evaluation to inform service development.
  • Provide consultation and training to other professionals where required.

Staff Grade Roles

  • Undertake psychological assessments and interventions under appropriate supervision.
  • Support the delivery of individual and group-based therapeutic programmes.
  • Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings and care planning.

Requirements

  • Recognised qualification in Clinical, Counselling, or Educational Psychology.
  • Meet employment criteria for employment by HSE in Child or Adult psychology services.
  • Relevant experience within mental health or related clinical settings.
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and case formulation skills.
  • Commitment to evidence-based practice and recovery-oriented care.

Benefits

  • Work as part of progressive, well-supported multidisciplinary teams.
  • Opportunities for involvement in research, innovation, and service development.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 945 5139.

Intensive Support Worker

Excel Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting for an Intensive Support Worker in Belfast on a full-time basis to March 2027 with possibility of extension.

Salary for the role is offered at £26,027 along with a staff benefit package that includes private health cover and more.

The Client:

  • Driven by compassion, dignity and the belief that everyone deserves a safe place to belong, their work is rooted in hope, respect and empowerment – walking alongside people through their toughest moments and helping them rebuild brighter futures.
  • Together, they create change that lasts. Collaboration, integrity and continuous improvement shapes everything they do, working alongside individuals, communities and partner agencies to prevent homelessness, reduce harm and promote long‑term wellbeing.

The Job:

  • The Intensive Support Worker will provide intensive, wraparound support to a small caseload of individuals with highly complex needs, including homelessness, trauma, mental ill health, substance use, offending behaviour and poor physical health.
  • You will build trusted relationships, coordinate multi‑agency support through the Complex Lives MDT, and lead on developing, implementing and reviewing personalised support and risk management plans. The job includes maintaining accurate records, contributing to audits and quality improvement, working collaboratively with partner agencies, and ensuring services meet regulatory and organisational standards.
  • You’ll also participate in a 24‑hour shift rota (including nights and weekends), support health and safety procedures, promote equality and client choice, and help drive continuous improvement across the service.

The Person:

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience working with socially excluded or vulnerable individuals.
  • Proven ability to build strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and partner agencies.
  • Experience delivering person‑centred, strengths‑based support, including assessing needs, risks and goals.
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and manage your own workload effectively.
  • Confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Full driving licence and access to transport, or suitable alternative if disability prevents driving.

For more information, contact Wes McCullough. To forward your up-to-date CV, click on the APPLY link.

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Senior Psychologist (CAMHS)

Job Title: Senior Psychologist – (CAMHS)
Location: Cavan town
Contract Type: Agency 1 year contract initially (with strong potential for extension)
Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: Aligned with HSE Senior Psychologist Pay Scales

Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist on behalf of a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service team in Cavan town.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking service dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to develop their career further.

The post holder will be based in Cavan town and will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team. You will have regular clinical supervision. Your leadership style will be based around compassion and inclusivity; you will encourage this in the staff you clinically supervise. You will work closely with the leadership team to ensure the service is resilient and sustainable, with a well-supported team delivering evidence-based interventions.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Psychologist will deliver advanced psychological assessments, formulations, and therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents referred to CAMHS. The role also involves working closely with families and carers, contributing to service development, and providing supervision and consultation within the MDT.

You will be highly skilled and experienced in delivering and developing an evidence-based therapeutic service, with a record of being a compassionate and inclusive leader.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • A Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical, Counselling, or Educational Psychology.
  • Eligibility for professional registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or relevant body.
  • Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience, with at least 2 years at Senior or equivalent level
  • Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations across the life span and care settings
  • Strong background working with children and young people with co-morbid mental
  • Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.

What to expect:

  • Competitive HSE salary in line with experience.
  • 35-hour work week, Monday-Friday
  • Structured clinical supervision and professional development
  • Supportive Multidisciplinary team environment
  • Flexible work arrangements where possible

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

Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (mental health)

Job Title: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health)

Location: Tullamore

Contract type: 1 year contract, Full time, 35 hours per week.

Excel Healthcare is delighted to partner with a Community Adult Mental Health Team in Tullamore , seeking a CORU-registered Staff Grade Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated and compassionate team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a person-centred, recovery-focused service, supporting individuals with complex mental health needs to build independence, resilience, and improved quality of life within their community.

About the Role

As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role within the multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and supporting service users on their recovery journey.

If you’re a passionate Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career, I’d love to hear from you.

Primary Duties:

  • Be responsible for the maintenance of standards of practice of self and staff appointed to clinical / designated area(s)
  • Be responsible for managing own caseload and for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes for service users according to service standards
  • Participate in the integrated discharge planning process in line with the HSE Code of Practice
  • Be responsible for the day-to-day running of a designated service area(s) by supervising staff, prioritising and allocating work and promoting positive staff morale and team working in conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager
  • In conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager lead service planning by anticipating the changing needs of the service and service users
  • Foster and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, front line managers, and other healthcare personnel in the team
  • Ensure the quality of documentation of all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries are in accordance with local service and professional standards
  • Communicate verbally and / or in writing results of assessments, treatment / intervention programmes and recommendations to the team and relevant others in accordance with service policy
  • Participate in teams as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members
  • Attend clinics, review meetings, team meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc. as designated by the Occupational Therapist Manager
  • Ensure that staff in the designated service area(s) arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner, within settings appropriate to service user’s needs, and in line with local policy/guidelines.

To be successful in this role, you will:

  • BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
  • Hold full CORU registration
  • Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in mental health
  • One year experience working in adult mental health, preferably.
  • Have experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team (highly desirable)
  • High level of communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
  • IT skills/knowledge appropriate to the role
  • Car owner, full drivers license.

If you are an Occupational Therapist looking to join a friendly, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89-9455139

Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (Mental Health)

Job Title: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health)

Location: Longford

Contract type: 1 year contract, Full time, 35 hours per week.

Excel Healthcare is delighted to partner with a Community Adult Mental Health Team in Longford, seeking a CORU-registered Staff Grade Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated and compassionate team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a person-centred, recovery-focused service, supporting individuals with complex mental health needs to build independence, resilience, and improved quality of life within their community.

About the Role

As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role within the multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and supporting service users on their recovery journey.

If you’re a passionate Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career, I’d love to hear from you.

Primary Duties:

  • Be responsible for the maintenance of standards of practice of self and staff appointed to clinical / designated area(s)
  • Be responsible for managing own caseload and for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes for service users according to service standards
  • Participate in the integrated discharge planning process in line with the HSE Code of Practice
  • Be responsible for the day-to-day running of a designated service area(s) by supervising staff, prioritising and allocating work and promoting positive staff morale and team working in conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager
  • In conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager lead service planning by anticipating the changing needs of the service and service users
  • Foster and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, front line managers, and other healthcare personnel in the team
  • Ensure the quality of documentation of all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries are in accordance with local service and professional standards
  • Communicate verbally and / or in writing results of assessments, treatment / intervention programmes and recommendations to the team and relevant others in accordance with service policy
  • Participate in teams as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members
  • Attend clinics, review meetings, team meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc. as designated by the Occupational Therapist Manager
  • Ensure that staff in the designated service area(s) arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner, within settings appropriate to service user’s needs, and in line with local policy/guidelines.

To be successful in this role, you will:

  • BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
  • Hold full CORU registration
  • Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in mental health
  • One year experience working in adult mental health, preferably.
  • Have experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team (highly desirable)
  • High level of communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
  • IT skills/knowledge appropriate to the role
  • Car owner, full drivers license.

If you are an Occupational Therapist looking to join a friendly, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89-9455139