Consultant Republic of Ireland HSE Paediatric Surgery Surgeon 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: Surgery: Paediatric Surgery Surgeon

*** 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

The client’s hospital is a secondary care service - portfolio comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 300,000 in the Leinster area.

The hospitals vision is ‘Great Staff, Great Care, Great Future’, as they believe that by developing an innovative, skilled and caring workforce, they can deliver great care to their patients and a great future for their employees, their facilities and their community.

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 of Children & Young People

Paediatric Surgery

The Paediatric surgical service is in the Surgical Division of the Family and Women’s Health Group. A Triumvirate team heads the Division and consists of Clinical Director, Senior Matron and Divisional General Manager. Paediatric Clinical Leads provide support to the Triumvirate and the service to ensure high quality care is provided and clinically led. All Paediatric services are undertaken on the hospital site. The Paediatric surgical services are largely provided in the Women’s and Childrens Hospital (WACH). Further transformation work is ongoing in order to bring the remaining services into the WACH.

Current services include;

·       Paediatric Surgery, in-patient and day-case

·       Paediatric Speciality Surgery

·       Paediatric Assessment Unit

·       Paediatric Medicine

·       Paediatric High Dependency Unit

·       Paediatric Emergency Department

·       Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

·       Paediatric Out-Patient Service

·       Safeguarding Childrens Service

·       (Links with local Community Paediatric Services)

Current Paediatric specialities include;

·       General Paediatric Surgery

·       Speciality interest Paediatric Urology

·       Special interest Paediatric Colorectal Surgery

·       Special interest Paediatric GI surgery

·       Neonatal Surgery

·       General Paediatric Medicine

·       Cardiology

·       Gastroenterology

·       Diabetes/Endocrinology

·       Epilepsy/Neurology

·       Oncology

·       Asthma/Respiratory

·       Cystic Fibrosis

·       Allergy

·       Rheumatology

·       Paediatric ENT

·       Paediatric Ophthalmology

·       Paediatric Orthopaedics

·       Paediatric Max- Fax

·       Paediatric Dermatology

·       Paediatric Plastic Surgery

Specific Duties

·       To provide leadership and support to the paediatric surgical service, delivering outpatient, day case and in patient care at the hospital

·       To work as part of the consultant, nursing and Divisional team providing high quality surgical services for children which are responsive to them and their families.

·       To provide high quality surgical care for patients requiring both elective and non-elective surgical intervention.

·       To work collaboratively with other specialities, including gastroenterology, neonatology, radiology, anaesthetics, paediatrics sub-specialities and emergency medicine.

·       To ensure personal and organisational responsibility for safeguarding children and young people is effective.

·       To contribute to the delivery of services which are financially responsible and efficient.

·       To work with the academic department of paediatrics and establish a respected research programme and presence in national and international peer reviewed journals and meetings.

·       To contribute to undergraduate training and teaching of undergraduate medical students.

·       To provide high quality postgraduate experience and teaching to doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in training.

·       To work closely with clinicians and colleagues from neighbouring HSE organisations regarding clinical care which is relevant to this speciality and post-holder.

·       To participate in the development of regional solutions for surgical services for children and young people.

Workload

·       The post-holder will work closely with the current team of paediatric surgeons.

·       This post has been created to provide further support to the paediatric surgical service.

·       The post will provide day case and in-patient operating lists and out-patient paediatric surgical clinics.

·       The post will contribute to the on call rota which will be a 1 in 4 on call rota providing a 24 hour emergency service.

·       The post holder will be expected to develop their own sub-speciality interest in line with the needs of the department and service.

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

The provisional work programme will follow a 4 week cycle. The first week will be devoted to emergencies only. The following three weeks will have clinics, Day surgery lists and Inpatient lists. Some of the clinics and Day surgery will be held in facilities closer to the patient rather than all being held at the hospital

NB A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities. Any extra programmed activities will be agreed at the job planning process with the Clinical Director. Any such agreement will be made in writing and the additional programmed activities will be incorporated into the Job Plan schedule.

Duties other than those clinical duties specified will be in accordance with the Job Plan agreed between the Appointee, the present Consultants and the Chief Executive. The Job Plan allows time for Administration, Teaching and Medical Audit.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the Operational Medical Director and Lead Surgery: Paediatric Surgery 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.

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 Surgery: Paediatric Surgery

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.***