Principal Clinical Psychologist (Clinical Coordinator)

School/Department:               School of Psychology 

Job Category and Level:        Academic/Medical, Specific Purpose Contract

Hours of Post:                         35 hours 

Closing Date:                           13-Apr-2026 12:00

The Purpose of the Role 

The post holder is required to have an awareness of university organisational systems, particularly having regard to programme timetabling, academic staff roles and responsibilities and college policies and procedures. The post holder is required to be familiar with HSE (Health Service Executive) strategic and policy direction, and with issues arising within a range of service delivery systems. This includes a working knowledge of a large number of Psychology Services across the public and voluntary sectors, their location, personnel, and key organisational issues. The generic nature of training is such that the post holder would be required to possess knowledge of multiple organisational and professional contexts and in respect of several client groups. The Clinical Coordinator will work with the academic staff of the University, trainee line managers and clinical supervisors to provide professional training across the Dublin/East region of the HSE. The Clinical Coordinator will develop, implement, and research quality initiatives in clinical practice education for Clinical Psychology. 

The role requires advanced theoretical and practical knowledge, the ability to teach staff groups, high level communication skills, the ability to make judgements based on highly complex facts, and the planning and organisation of a broad range of complex activities. 

The Clinical Coordinator must have sufficient autonomy to make day-to-day decisions in relation to elements of clinical training. They also make recommendations regarding complex training issues to the Director of Clinical Practice and the Course Director. The Clinical Coordinator must negotiate difference of opinion and conflicting perspectives between key parties in a sensitive manner and make decisions based on a range of information, collaborating with others as gatekeepers of professional practice.

Context 

The Trinity College / HSE Clinical Psychology Doctoral training is a three-year post-graduate doctoral professional training programme. Each intake consists of 15 – 18 adult post-graduate students who are employed by the local HSE community health organisation in Dublin North City and County. Each trainee completes six professional clinical placements over the duration oftraining. This post is designed to embody the partnership between HSE and TCD (Trinity College Dublin) in the design, delivery, and quality assurance of this practitioner doctorate. The TCD Clinical Coordinator will work as part of the clinical practice team who are accountable for the design, delivery and development of quality clinical practice training for doctorate level clinical psychology trainees who will be competent and fit to practise within the Irish Health Service. The Clinical Practice team coordinate, monitor and assess the 45 trainees completing this clinical training in line with professional accreditation and statutory regulation. The Programme is linked to over 200 statutory and voluntary service training placements and clinical supervisors.

Qualifications 

• The successful candidate will ideally be a Principal Clinical Psychologist with substantial experience in providing clinical supervision to pre-doctoral trainees. 

• Full driving licence/ car (essential).