Chief Physicist

Chief Physicist - Physiological Measurement and Clinical Engineering Leadership

Purpose of the Role:

The enduring role of this Chief Physicist will be to provide a leadership role in the new HTM department for development of Clinical Engineering and Physiological Measurement supporting all hospital medical equipment including diagnostic, analytical, therapeutic, surgical, and life support systems in Children’s Health Ireland Group.

Essential Criteria:

Candidates must,

(a)

i. hold a recognised first or second-class honours degree in which Physics was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject.

or

hold a recognised first or second-class honours degree in Electrical/Electronic / Mechanical/Clinical Engineering

and

ii. hold a postgraduate (M.Sc. or PhD.) degree in Medical Physics / Clinical Engineering.

Or

iii. Hold a recognised qualification at least equivalent to (i) and (ii) above.

(b) have at least ten years satisfactory experience, (at least three of which were at Principle Physics level or equivalent senior management level), in one or more of the following fields:- Clinical Engineering, Hospital Medical Equipping, Medical Equipment Interoperability, Medical Physics.

(c) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and administrative capacity) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

How to Apply and Informal Enquiries:

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 5pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Mr Colm Saidlear, Chief Physicist CHI colm.sailear@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact recruitment@childrenshealthireland.ie