Staff Grade Psychologist Cardiology

Dublin - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Purpose of the Role

The cardiac service is a busy fast paced service which has a large inpatient service including day cases short and long term inpatient stays including ICU treatments. It also provides a cardiac outpatient service. The ability to flexibly manage and prioritise competing needs is an essential skill for this post. The successful candidate will work with parents infants children and adolescents in optimising psychological functioning and resilience. The cardiac psychologist has an advocacy role to ensure the child and familys psychological functioning is represented and supported at a systemic level both within the family context and within the cardiac team.

Essential Criteria:

Hold a recognised University degree or diploma obtained with first or second class honours in which psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject or hold a recognised qualification equivalent to above

And

Hold a relevant post-graduate professional qualification in Psychology recognised by the Psychological Society of Ireland.

Hold a postgraduate professional psychology qualification validated by the Department of Health and Children. Applicants should refer to the Dept. of Health & Children regulations on the Employment of Psychologists in the Health Services as well as the PSI Guidelines on Post Graduate Training & Qualifications
Have experience of psychological assessment and treatment of children young people and their families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.

How to Apply & Informal Enquiries

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV this forms part of your application and CVs will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CVs and cover letter is Sunday 23rd November by 23:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on by clicking Apply for Job.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method. Late applciations after closing date wont be considered.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department please contact Dr Vincent McDarby Principal Psychologist Manager CHI Crumlin at

For other queries relating to this recruitment process please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below youll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.

January 12th 2026
February 9th 2026
March 9th 2026

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Purpose of the RoleThe cardiac service is a busy fast paced service which has a large inpatient service including day cases short and long term inpatient stays including ICU treatments. It also provides a cardiac outpatient service. The ability to flexibly manage and prioritise competing needs is an...