Recruitment of Psychology Posts

The National Rehabilitation University Hospital (NRH) is a national, specialist tertiary university hospital
providing complex specialist rehabilitation services to adults and children who have an acquired illness or
injury. NRH is part of the Ireland East Hospital Group and the Integrated Rehabilitation Pathway with St.
Vincent’s University Hospital. NRH has close clinical links with the national spinal and neurosurgical centres at
Mater and Beaumont Hospitals, Dublin, and accepts patients from hospitals and healthcare facilities
throughout Ireland. NRH is a university hospital aligned with UCD and has long-standing academic
relationships with third level institutions nationally. NRH offers excellent education, continuing professional
development and research opportunities.

The Department of Psychology at NRH is established over 28 years and provides a suite of clinical services
including psychological assessment, psychotherapy, behavioural and other psychological and educational
interventions for patients, families/carers and healthcare professionals. The delivery of complex specialist
rehabilitation services by the psychology team to adults and children is undertaken within six clinical
programmes: Brain Injury Programme (BIP); Stroke Programme, Spinal Cord System of Care (SCSC); Prosthetic,
Orthotic and Limb Absence Rehabilitation (POLAR); Paediatric and Family-centred Rehabilitation (PAEDS) and
the Out-patient Programme (includes all patient groups). These posts offer candidates the opportunity to
deliver the best psychological practice in neurorehabilitation within an interdisciplinary team of clinical
specialists.

The Department of Psychology is currently recruiting for the following four posts in the following programmes
and specialities:

1. 1.0 WTE Staff Grade Psychologist (Permanent) Adult Psychology/Neuropsychology (Brain Injury
& Stroke Programmes).

2. 1.0 WTE Staff Grade Psychologist (Temporary) Adult Psychology/Neuropsychology (Brain Injury &
Stroke Programmes)

3. 1.0 WTE Senior Psychologist (Maternity Locum) Adult Psychology/Neuropsychology (Brain Injury
& Stroke Programmes)

4. 1.0 WTE Senior Psychologist (Maternity Locum) Acquired Physical Disability (SCSC & POLAR
Programmes)

At the time of application, the candidate must possess:

• A recognised University Degree or Diploma obtained with first or second class honours in which

psychology was taken as a major subject and honours were obtained in that subject.

• A recognised postgraduate professional psychological qualification appropriate to the area of

professional psychology in which the position is designated and graded.

• The requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and clinical and

management ability, for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

• Research experience using a range of research methodologies.

It is desirable for the candidate to have the following experience and/or interests:

• Experience of administering psychological tests, undertaking clinical evaluations, providing

recommendations interventions and clinical report-writing.

• Experience of clinical work with patients, families/carers of patients who have experienced an

acquired brain injury or acquired physical disability.

• Experience of working with clinical teams across multiple disciplines.

• Experience of working in a busy hospital environment.

Please refer to the individual job specifications for an outline of additional specific requirements and
desirable experience in relation to each individual post.

For informal enquiries, please email the following Senior Psychologists:

• Suvi Dockree, Brain Injury & Stroke Programmes suvi.dockree@nrh.ie

• Aisling Lennon, Spinal Cord System of Care aisling.lennon@nrh.ie

• Dearbhaill Mahony, Prosthetic, Orthotic and Limb Absence Rehabilitation (POLAR) Programme,

dearbhaill.mahony@nrh.ie

For further information about NRH, please refer to the NRH website and Annual Report 2021.



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Applicants for the above post should submit a letter of application and Curriculum Vitae to arrive not later
than 12 noon on Monday 12th December 2022 to Gisele Silva, Human Resources Department or email
gisele.silva@nrh.ie. Job descriptions are available on the NRH website at www.nrh.ir/careers .

Please specify which role are you applying for.

Shortlisting may be carried out on the basis of the information supplied in your CV. The criteria for shortlisting
is based on the requirements of the post requirements as outlined above and within the job specification
relating to each individual post. Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you
not being called forward for the next stage of the selection process.

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