Locum Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant

Purpose of the Role:

This post along with the other Paediatric Emergency Medicine consultants will facilitate appropriate responsive consultant presence to ensure appropriate safe patient care within the Emergency and Urgent Care departments.

The new model of care will deliver on the vision of the National Model of Care for Paediatric Healthcare Services (2016), for the delivery of safe and appropriate care to paediatric patients as close to home as possible so that children and young people with urgent care needs get the right advice at the right place, first time.

Within the Emergency departments and Urgent Care settings the consultants will also oversee the short stay observation model, which helps prevent inpatient admissions and is associated with reduced average length of stay, reduced hospital costs and high levels of parental satisfaction.

Eligibility Criteria

Professional Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory:

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 emergency medicine.

And

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

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 related emergency specialties of which at least one year must be full time in paediatric emergency medicine.

· Significant experience in clinical practice in delivery of acute unscheduled care at both local and national levels.

· Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals.

· Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making.

· Excellent inter-personal skills, including experience and familiarity with public, professional, media and political communications and stakeholder relations.

· Demonstrate commitment to fostering partnerships, multi-professional and multi- disciplinary relationships.

· Demonstrate a knowledge and undertaking of the current governance structures and anticipated changes with the establishment of the new children’s hospital.

· Experience in reconfiguring acute services across organisations and regions.

· Demonstrate leadership and team management skills including the ability to manage his/her staff and service and work with multi-disciplinary team members.

· Experience of operating in complex and challenging environments.

· Knowledge of the Irish health sector, national health programmes and health reform agendas.

· Strong negotiation and influencing skills.

· Effective change management skills.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Risk and issue management skills.

· Ability to recognise and respect the expertise of others and the contribution of team members and harness good teamwork and open contributions to enable the achievement of programme aims.

· Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills including awareness of resource management.

· Have excellent computer skills, competencies and knowledge of hospital data/ information systems.

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 Thursday, 8th August 2024. 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. Patrick Fitzpatrick, Clinical Lead, Paediatric Emergency Medicine via email:

patrick.fitzpatrick@childrenshealthireland.ieor tel: 01 878 4836.

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