Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Irish Prison Service

Locum role - Castlerea Prison, Co. Roscommon

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist required for locum assignment in Castlerea Prison, a closed, medium security prison for adult males. It is the committal prison for remand and sentenced prisoners in Connacht and also takes committals from counties Cavan, Donegal and Longford.

The IPS Psychology Service is a national, public psychological service. Psychologists work as part of broad multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) within all prisons across the country. The Service holds the principle of equivalence of care as its foundation. Its integrated model of care is bio-psycho-social, strengths-based and recovery focused and balances this with the principles of Risk, Need and Responsivity (RNR). Services are organised within a layered care model.

As the IPS Psychology Service provides an integrated care model, it accepts referrals for a broad range of mental h...