Senior Psychologist (Adult Mental Health).

Job Title: Senior Psychologist – Adult Mental Health Services Location: Roscommon University Hospital Organisation: HSE West & North West Contract Type: 12 months – Possibility of extension built into service plan.

Salary: HSE Pay Scale Applies, depending on experience

Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with Roscommon University Hospital to recruit a Senior Psychologist to join the Adult Mental Health Service. This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to bring their expertise to a team dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care.

As a Senior Psychologist, you will work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team providing assessment, formulation, and therapeutic intervention to adult service users. You will play a central role in supporting recovery-oriented care through individual and group interventions for inpatients at Roscommon University Hospital.

This post offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in service users’ lives while contributing to service innovation, research, and continuous improvement within adult mental health services.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention to Adult Mental Health Services .
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated, recovery-focused care.
• Where required 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.

Essential Requirements

• Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychology and/or Chartered Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist through PSI.
• Eligibility for registration with the Psychological Society of Ireland.
• Proven experience in adult mental health assessment and psychological interventions.
• Experience in working within inpatient or community mental health settings highly desirable.
• Strong clinical reasoning, formulation, and risk assessment skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.

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.