Consultant Republic of Ireland HSE Community Paediatrics in Leinster Region on a fixed term / permanent basis; working for our client via Workplace Doctors

*** Must have IMC (Specialist Division) Registration (Irish Medical Council) - Essential
*** Location: Republic of Ireland - Leinster Region (Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Cavan)
***Speciality: Paediatrics:  Community Paediatrician

*** Duration: 12 months (FREE visa & work permit + relocation package offered)

*** Role: Consultant (6+ years post graduate experience)

*** Start date: ASAP

***IELTS Score of 7.0 Overall (minimum) – Essential

***Exact location details provided on application

*** Pay rate: €217,235 to €261,051 Euro’s (dependent on experience) basic salary (allowances paid extra)

Irish Teaching Hospitals and Medical Universities receive great international acclaim & recognition throughout the world, doctors with experience and training in Ireland typically enjoy great success in terms of professional career development & job satisfaction.

Overview

A full time Consultant Paediatrician at a HSE University Hospital with an interest in Community Paediatrics. If there are any other areas of community work including initial and review health assessment of children in care, it could be expressed and would be welcome. Expected base of work is a HSE University Hospital in the Leinster Region- Republic of Ireland. There is no out of hours work unless interested in contributing to the SUDI on call on 1 in 4 rota which would receive an extra supplement in salary.

The successful applicant will join 5 other consultants providing community Paediatric services. There are also 11 other paediatric consultants providing shared responsibilities for neonatal intensive care, general paediatrics, and speciality paediatric services including diabetes, renal medicine, respiratory medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, epilepsy within an integrated child health service which includes CAMHS.

Please note that full IMC registration and license to practice is an essential for this role. If you do not currently have IMC registration, but you are in the process of applying, please use the supporting information section of the application form to provide an update about the status of your IMC application.

Candidates without IMC registration at the time of shortlisting will not be considered- as per hospital requirements.

Additional Information

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for the Republic of Ireland. The basic salary range for this post is euros €217,235 to €261,051 Euro’s per annum plus a further euro 26,672 per annum available in Commitment Awards.

Scope of the service

The paediatric department aims to provide secondary care services and where appropriate access to tertiary care as locally as possible for the population of Leinster. Alongside paediatric medical care all surgical specialities are represented. Elective general surgery is provided onsite on an outreach basis fortnightly from a university hospital. The hospital school has its own teacher and holistic care of preschool children is supported by a dedicated team of play therapists. All trained staff is qualified as children’s nurses.

Neurodisability and Community

Specialist services for children in the community are organised as a district wide service within the integrated (hospital and community) directorate. The community medical services provide:

·       Neurodevelopmental assessment for ASD and ADHD

·       a referral service for children in mainstream schools

·       medical review in special schools

·       medical advice towards educational Health care plans.

The child development service holds about 800 clinics a year seeing more than 700 children with assessments for autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental concerns. There is an ethos of close multidisciplinary working with therapy colleagues and clinical psychology. Clinics are provided by consultant paediatricians at the children centre. The school health service is organised on a patch basis with secondary and feeder primary schools attended by a school doctor and nurse supported by a clerk. School doctors have moved to a more specialised role as part of the child development service in local teams led by a consultant. Speech &language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy are available to all schools. The therapy services all operate systems of referral criteria to prioritise workload.

Specific Duties

Clinical responsibilities include:-

·       The provision of a consultant paediatric service to out-patients in hospital and community settings and to have a continuing responsibility both for the patients in his/her care and for the proper functioning of the department.

·       The provision, on a reciprocal basis, of a consultant service for the hospital in the absence of his/her consultant colleagues. The consultant paediatricians are expected to work a rota so that there will be access to a consultant at all times for major paediatric problems.

·       The post holder will have full continuing clinical responsibility for patients under his/her care. This may require the provision of advice and assistance to consultants in other specialities, and the proper delegation to and training of junior medical staff.

·       The post holder will be expected to play an active part in the training and supervision of medical staff in junior and non-training grades and the development of support staff and carry out teaching duties as required, in particular, to take an active part in the education programme of trainee medical staff and medical students. A relevant research interest will also be supported.

Teaching Commitments

·       regular commitments to ward based teaching of undergraduates.

·       participation in the lecture programmes for 2^nd and 4^th & 5^th year medical students.

·       teaching of other groups as required including other specialty juniors and specialist nurses.

Job Plan

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the Operational Medical Director and Lead Paediatrician:  Community Consultant, on behalf of the Trust’s Medical Director, based on the provisional timetable. This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment.

It will be reviewed at 3 months & thereafter annually or at any time, but no less than 3 months after a previous review, as requested by the appointee, Operational Medical Director or Clinical Lead & adjusted accordingly to the agreement of both parties.

Provisional assessment of Programmed activities in the job plan:

Direct Clinical Care PA

Neuro-developmental clinics 4

Speciality Clinics 1

Multi disciplinary meetings 0.5

Patient admin 2.5

Total 8

Supporting Programmed Activities

Core SPA time 1.5

Junior doctor supervision/Teaching 0.5

Total 2

Total DCC + SPA 10 (40 hours)

Standard Duties and responsibilities

a) To participate in development of and undertake all duties and functions pertinent to the Consultant’s area of competence, as set out within the Clinical Directorate Service Plan  and in line with policies as specified by the Employer.

b) To ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that minimises delays for patients and possible disruption of services.

c) To work within the framework of the hospital / agency’s service plan and/or levels of service (volume, types etc.) as determined by the Employer. Service planning for individual clinical services will be progressed through the Clinical Directorate structure or other arrangements as apply.

d) To co-operate with the expeditious implementation of the Disciplinary Procedure 

e) To formally review the execution of the Clinical Directorate Service Plan with the Clinical Director / Employer periodically. The Clinical Directorate Service Plan shall be reviewed periodically at the request of the Consultant or Clinical Director / Employer. The Consultant may initially seek internal review of the determinations of the Clinical Director regarding the Service Plan.

f) To participate in the development and operation of the Clinical Directorate structure and in such management or representative structures as are in place or being developed. The Consultant shall receive training and support to enable him/her to participate fully in such structures.

g) To provide, as appropriate, consultation in the Consultant’s area of designated expertise in respect of patients of other Consultants at their request.

h) To ensure in consultation with the Clinical Director that appropriate medical cover is available at all times having due regard to the implementation of the European Working Time Directive as it relates to doctors in training.

i) To supervise and be responsible for diagnosis, treatment and care provided by non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) treating patients under the Consultant’s care.

j) To participate as a right and obligation in selection processes for non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and other staff as appropriate. The Employer will provide training as required. The Employer shall ensure that a Consultant representative of the relevant specialty / sub-specialty is involved in the selection process. 

k) To participate in clinical audit and proactive risk management and facilitate production of all data/information required for same in accordance with regulatory, statutory and corporate policies and procedures.

l) To participate in and facilitate production of all data/information required to validate delivery of duties and functions and inform planning and management of service delivery

Essential Requirements

This post is open to doctors who hold Registration as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Registrar of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Paediatrics:  Community

Office Accommodation

The post holder will undertake administrative work associated with their clinical and other professional duties.  Adequate time and facilities for clinical administration, including appropriate office space, secretarial support and access to a personal computer, software & internet access, will be available.

Management Responsibility

All Consultants are required to attend the monthly Directorate Meetings. Post holders will be expected to share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate. As part of the Consultant Team, the consultant  will offer mentoring support and lead the existing clinical team through; joint clinics, one-to-one support, individual case management and complex cases, identifying development needs and suggesting CPD (Continuous Professional Development) opportunities and responding to clinical enquiries via e-mail and telephone.

Service Provision and Cover during Absences

The consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the service allowing for appropriate delegation for the training of his/her staff.

He/she must be available by telephone and able to attend the hospital in a timely fashion when on-call (40 minutes journey time).

Consultant staff must ensure that services are covered during his/her planned absences. Where fixed commitments need to be cancelled during planned absences appropriate notice (8 weeks) must be given. Absences must be co-ordinated with other consultant staff in the specialty to ensure senior cover is always available.

If you are interested in working in growing your career and increasing your income, then talk to our healthcare team today. If you can fill the above requirements, we will give you the following benefits:

*** Visa & Work Permit for FREE!

*** Guidance, Training & Career Development

*** Dedicated & Supportive team- Consultant available when you need.

*** Excellent Basic Pay, Overtime paid for extra hours
***Assistance provided with relocation

We look forward to helping you progress your career and find you the ideal position.

The hospital welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion- essentially the applicant must meet the criteria mentioned above

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Call us today on +44 (0) 1234 889213 to discuss this vacancy or email your CV to info@workplacedoctors.co.uk  or apply online today (see below).

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