Consultant Republic of Ireland HSE Genitourinary Medicine 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: Medicine: Genitourinary

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

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

*** 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

This is a fulltime / part-time (10/ PA / 6 PA) HSE Consultant Post in Genitourinary / Sexual Health Medicine. The post holder will be employed by a University Hospital in the Leinster Region, but will be expected to work at other sites within the region covered by the hospital. This is an exciting new partnership opportunity to promote close working relationships within Leinster.

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 Department

Axess Sexual Health/Department of Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) is the largest Sexual Health service provider for Leinster. The Centre is housed in a dedicated clinic with 10 consulting rooms on the hospital grounds.

The department is combined in one Directorate together with the Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, Clinical Pharmacology and School of Tropical Medicine . This is part of the Unscheduled Care Division . The Clinical Lead is supported by a senior management team consisting of the Directorate Manager , Consultants, Associate Specialists, Lead Nurse and the Information Manager. The Directorate also has a full complement of administrative, clerical & secretarial staff headed by the Deputy General Manager.

Staffing:

5 HSE Consultants
1 HIV Consultant (Joint with ID)
1 Specialty Doctors
4 Specialist Registrars
1 SHO trainee

Nursing

Lead Nurse
1 Senior Sister
Junior Sisters
HIV Specialist Nurses
4 Health advisers
6 Clinical Nurse Practitioners

The Nurse Practitioners lead the community based outreach clinics associated with the unit and provide support, working alongside the medical staff, seeing both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients attending the main department, providing all aspects of care, including prescription of appropriate treatment, using patient group directions.

Specific Duties

The appointee must hold the MRCP or equivalent and hold Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent and/or specialist registration with the HSE in Genitourinary Medicine, or be within six months of CCT at the time of the appointment. Additionally the post holder must hold or be working towards, membership of the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (MFSRH). Experience as a clinical leader with wide background of Sexual Health including contraception will be expected of the successful candidate.

It is expected the consultant will deliver appointment only specialist clinics which may include complex contraception including Ultrasound assistance for IUD or deep implants. The post holder would also be expected to deliver appointments at one evening clinic per week.

Consultant clinics will consist of booked appointments for referrals from other members of the clinical team, or GP’s. Appointments are also offered for IUD and implant replacement through the service appointment booking team. Due to the more complex nature of the referrals appointments are scheduled for 30 minutes. A four hour clinic would consist of 7 appointments and a 30 minute clinical administration period. Patients which may require a consultation supported by ultrasound would be offered 45 minute appointments.

There is no direct in-patient responsibility with this post. This post does not deliver direct HIV care although the post holder is expected to maintain a working knowledge of HIV care and local HIV services. Attendance at the HIV MDT with local consultant colleagues in encouraged.

The appointee will be expected to work with the multidisciplinary team to identify clinical governance and training needs. This may involve development of local training programmes to support staff attain appropriate FSRH or BASHH accreditation. Therefore experience motivating teams and in delivering teaching is essential.

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 Medicine: Genitourinary 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.

EXAMPLE - The post has 6 Programmed Activities – 3.5 for direct patient care and 2.5 for supporting (10PA to be discussed with Lead Consultant) activities. The 6 PA week can be summarised as follows:

(10PA to be discussed with Lead Consultant)

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 General Medicine: Genitourinary

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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