Republic of Ireland HSE Consultant Surgeon Breast & Reconstructive Surgery in Connacht 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 – Connacht Region (Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Donegal)
***Speciality: Surgery: Breast & Reconstructive Surgeon

*** 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

The University Teaching Hospital in Connacht –Republic of Ireland wishes to appoint an ambitious and dynamic Consultant Breast Surgeon. The applicant is expected to have contemporary breast oncoplastic skills, demonstrate a wish to work in an expanding department with ambitious development plans, and to be a team player. The applicant will be expected to provide elective services such as breast reconstruction, outpatient clinics, rapid access diagnostics clinics and elective and day case services. The applicant will be expected to take part in the general surgery on call rota.

Full IMC Registration is required and the applicant must be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview.

The Breast unit has an excellent functioning MDT with well integrated multidisciplinary care pathways. There is strong support for the modern philosophy of oncoplastic surgery and specialist breast services. The Unit has received good reviews from Peer Review and External QA visits. The Breast Unit sees on average 400 outpatient referrals annually and performs 40 operations each month. The Unit currently runs 5 rapid access clinics per week but is looking to increase this.

The successful applicant will also play a key role, with colleagues, in further developing the specialist breast service. The applicant is expected to proactively support, participate and contribute with the delivery of enhanced recovery pathways across the whole of general surgery department and support an active under and post graduate teaching and training program.

Specific Duties

The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

1. To provide a comprehensive Oncoplastic Breast Surgery service, and to provide continuing responsibility for care of patients under his / her care

2. To continue to develop breast surgery services appropriate to the strategic aims of the trust. Consultants are expected to undertake administrative duties that arise from these responsibilities. Specifically, Consultants will co-operate with Clinical Directors to ensure timely and accurate production of discharge letters and summaries of patients admitted under their care.

3. To provide an Outpatients service for new referrals and ongoing care. All clinics are held at the Hospital.

4. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge,

5. Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Directorate needs and the strategic direction of the hospital, including active participation in audit and development of new services if they fit within the future planning, case mix and development of the department.

6. Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required and for contributing to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

7. Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy. 

8. Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.

9. Undertaking ward rounds as appropriate.

10. Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.

11. Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

12. Any breast surgery activity for patients under the age of 18 will be delivered with support of the paediatric team as appropriate.

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 Surgery: Breast & Reconstructive 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.

Please see below an indicative timetable of the programmed activities. The duty days are subject to change based upon the allocation of theatre sessions and the requirement of the services. SPAs will be reviewed within 6-12 months so that additional SPA allowance can be allocated if appropriate. Clinic administration time is included in clinic time for the purposes of this job plan.

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

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.

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: Breast & Reconstructive

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.

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

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

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

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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.***