Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Purpose of the Role

Epilepsy and complex epilepsy represents the most prevalent cohort of patients in Paediatric Neurology. The consultant will diagnose and manage children with epilepsy and other neurological disorders in CHI at Temple Street.

The consultant will be involved in the medical and surgical management of patients with epilepsy and form part of the wider epilepsy management team including other consultant paediatric neurologists, neurophysiologists, radiology, neurosurgical, nursing and allied health professionals. The consultant will be required to attend, when appropriate the Epilepsy Surgery Review Meeting (ESRM) in Beaumont.

The role will involve leading and coordinating the Ketogenic Diet service at Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street. The role will involve leading and coordinating care of children with Narcolepsy at Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street. The role has had a historical neurology service to the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC).

This post will help sustain the ability to provide appropriate, specialist diagnostic approaches and techniques, appropriate diagnostic information to families on what are often ultra-rare neurological disorders and provide and sustain appropriate and new interventional therapeutics (where available) to children with epilepsy and other neurological disorders.

Furthermore, this post will also contribute to the general neurology work-load improving clinic waiting times by managing patients with acute and chronic neurological conditions. This post will contribute to inpatient management of neurology patients and participate in the neurology oncall rota. The post will increase availability of Neurologists to Paediatricians seeking advice on Neurological Disorders from around the country.

Elligibility Criteria

a) Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Paediatrics

And

b) Two years postgraduate training and experience in related paediatric neurology specialties of which one year must be full time in paediatric epilepsy.

OR

a) Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of paediatrics

And

b) Two years postgraduate training and experience in paediatric neurology of which at least one year must be full time in paediatric epilepsy

Competition Specific Selection Process

The criteria for short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and/or the essential & desirable knowledge, skills and competencies section of this job specification.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process

To apply for this position, please send a CV and letter of application.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and letter of application is November 5th at 11.45pm. 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.

Informal Enquiries can be obtained from:

Dr. Declan O’Rourke,

Dept of Neurology,

Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street,

Dublin 1

declan.orourke@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Cillian Gibbons at cillian.gibbons@childrenshealthireland.ie