Locum Consultant In Paediatric Critical Care Medicine

Purpose of the Role

To deliver specialist tertiary level general medical, surgical and cardiac paediatric critical care. To lead a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of such care. To pursue and maintain excellence through continuous engagement in quality improvement and risk management processes. To advocate for the implementation of national standards of care for the critically ill child both within CHI and throughout the Irish Paediatric Network. To share expertise through active engagement in education and the timely support of colleagues. To help in shaping the evolution of the specialty of Paediatric Critical Care in Ireland so that it continues to meet the needs of patients and their families in the future.

Eligibility 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, Anaesthesiology or Paediatric Surgery.

b) Two years of continuous certified postgraduate training in paediatric critical care medicine of which at least one year must be in congenital cardiac critical care.

c) One year of training programme must be post CSCST.

d) Non-anaesthesiology trainees to have completed training in anaesthesiology in line with the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland’s requirements in effect at the commencement of the candidate’s training. The current requirement is 6 months.

The successful interviewee must be registered as a specialist in the relevant specialty on the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland, within 180 days of the day of interview and before taking up appointment. Should the successful candidate not be registered as a Specialist at that time, the post may be offered to the next suitable candidate. Should no suitable candidate exist, a further recruitment process may be initiated.

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 beingcalled 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 11:45pm on Monday 30th September. 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. Cormac Breatnach, CHI Lead for Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine in CHI at Crumlin – cormac.breatnach@childrenshealthireland.ie /+353 1409 6249

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Cillian Gibbons, HR Recruitment Specialist at Cillian.gibbons@nchg.ie