Consultant Republic of Ireland HSE Emergency Medicine – Trauma & Resuscitation 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: Emergency Medicine – Trauma & Resuscitation

*** 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

We are excited to be offering 2 full time Consultant positions working in our clients Emergency Department (ED), at University Hospital sites in the Leinster Region. Our clients department, which has Trauma Unit status as part of the Dublin Trauma Network sees over 55,000 patients a year and has been expanded and refurbished in 2013 and 2019 to meet the needs of our patients, of which 20% are Paediatric. The department has a high quality 4 bed resuscitation room, including a dedicated paediatric resuscitation area, gantry x-ray, and a 12 bedded majors area. Complimenting this they have 24 hour access to CT, stroke thrombolysis, primary PCI and interventional radiology services. The hospital have an integrated front door service with a team of our own GPs, ENPs and physiotherapists providing urgent care alongside our ED team. Striving to provide high quality safe urgent and emergency care, we are fully committed to the RCEM quality standards.

A new Acute Assessment Hub (AAH) is being built over the next two years, bringing the Surgical Assessment Unit alongside the Ambulatory Emergency Care and ED as the hospital develop their front door services. The hospital has also been awarded a large capital fund to build a new surgical, theatres and critical care block on the site.

You will be joining an ambitious team with a national reputation for punching above their weight, including a number of consultants who are active within national roles such as the National Advisor (A&E) HSE Ireland and a member of the RCEM research and publications committee. The hospital actively undertake research and are currently participating in a number of multicentre studies, alongside the hospital being involved with national initiatives such as sign up to safety, ensuring the team deliver quality improvements for our patients.

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.

The Emergency Department

The Emergency Department at the University hospital provides services for approximately 325,000 people and sees 75,000 new patients a year. It is a Trauma Unit.

Expanded and refurbished in 2013 and 2019, the hospital ED holds Trauma Unit status forming part of the Trauma Network, and boasts a high quality 4 bed resuscitation room, dedicated paediatric resuscitation area, gantry x-ray, and a 12 bedded majors area.

Acute specialties including vascular surgery, maxillofacial surgery and spinal surgery are on site, along with 24 hour access to stroke thrombolysis, Primary PCI and interventional radiology services. The hospital purchases Specialist Services in Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery from the regional centres in the region. There is on site Psychiatric liaison, with off-site beds.

Children constitute 20% of all new attendances. A dedicated waiting room and treatment area were built in 2019. There is close liaison with the Paediatric Unit, which is based on-site.

Specific Duties

To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients attending the Emergency Department, and play a full part in the development of Emergency Medicine within the hospital, in conjunction with the lead clinician for Emergency Medicine.

You will participate in an on-call rota to provide emergency cover. When not on-call , we may in exceptional circumstances ask you to return to site for emergencies if we are able to contact you. You are not, however, required to be available for such eventualities.

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 Emergency Medicine 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.

You will agree a prospective job plan with your clinical manager, including setting out your objectives and supporting resources.

Working with your Consultant colleagues to provide a clinical cover from 8am to 11pm 7 days a week, 2 Review Clinics per week and 1 Minor Injury Unit sessions a month, you’ll operate on a rolling rota that works on an annualised basis. There is on call cover from 11pm to 8am. These posts are an expansion to the consultant workforce which will facilitate an increase in evening consultant presence.

Total number of PAs for the post: 10

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 Emergency Medicine

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).

***Please note due to the high number of applications, we do answer every application in turn.***