Republic of Ireland HSE Consultant Paediatric Emergency Medicine 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: Paediatric : Emergency Medicine Paediatrician

*** 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)

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Overview

Applicants are invited to apply for consultants in paediatric emergency medicine (substantive & locum). The substantive post is permanent and the locum post is fixed term.

We are looking for enthusiastic Paediatric EM Consultants from either Paediatric /Adult background to join our client’s expanding team & support further the development of a newly developed Emergency Department. The department provides a centre for Paediatric Emergency care and is the level 1 paediatric major trauma centre for the region. It is the acute front door of hospital and is supported by both general paediatric & sub-speciality teams.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Consultant or trainee within 6 months of CCT who is trained in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (adult /paediatric background) or General paediatrician with equivalent training.
• Experience in working in Paediatric emergency department & short stay unit.
• Highly motivated and able to deliver service improvement
• Good communication skills and ability to work within an MDT

Please note that Specialist IMC registration (with a licence to practice) is essential for this role. Successful applicants will already have IMC registration (Specialist) or will be able to demonstrate they are in process of obtaining and able to provide evidence.

Specific Duties

These posts have resulted from new investment by the Trust in Paediatric Emergency medicine. The Trust is committed to the development of a dedicated Paediatric Emergency department that will be a fully integrated with the main emergency department and provide the single point of access for acutely unwell children to the Children’s Hospital. The successful applicants will join a team working in a newly built department within a major trauma unit and developing Children’s Hospital.

Emergency Paediatrics

The current Emergency Paediatric service in the University Hospital is delivered by the Emergency department team in a children’s area open 24/7. It currently sees approximately 20,000 patients per year and is the dedicated Paediatric trauma centre for the region. It provides the single acute front door for self and primary care referrals as well as managing the open access of sub-speciality patients. The Trust and the Women’s and Children’s Division are committed to developing the Paediatric Emergency services in the region to meet the needs of the local population, which in turn will allow the future development of regional tertiary services provided by the Children’s facility. The first step to this was the opening of the Children’s Emergency department providing a modern environment in which we will ensure future standards of care are delivered for children and young people.

The post-holder will be delivering acute paediatric care within the Emergency department. These co-located services will also provide ambulatory services and, where possible, liaise and co-ordinate care with acute primary care services for children. The post-holder will be integral in both delivery of the current service and the development of the new department. They will deliver a similar job plan to the other Emergency Department Consultants and will be involved in all aspects of care for children.

The main duties will be to ensure the delivery of the Paediatric Emergency and acute medical care and to support the training of both junior doctors and nurses. There will be a major role in service development and the opportunity to shape a service from an early stage. There will also be an opportunity to develop further the ambulatory service working closely with primary care.

Other duties

The post holder would be expected to:

·       ensure that junior medical staff perform their duties in line with agreed best practice

·       work with the rest of the emergency & paediatric teams to deliver teaching to medical students, emergency and paediatric trainees

·       participate in research and be involved in governance issues for example, to be involved in audit, outcome measures etc..

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 Paediatric: Emergency Medicine 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.

DRAFT- TIMETABLE

A standard full-time Job Plan will contain 10 Programmed Activities subject to the provisions for recognising emergency work arising from on-call rotas and the provisions in Paragraph 7.6 to agree up to two extra Programmed Activities. Subject to the provisions for recognising work done in Premium Time, a Programmed Activity has a timetable value of four hours. Each Programmed Activity may include a combination of duties. It is recognised that the work programme for any new consultant taking up post will take time to settle into a regular pattern.

Therefore the job plan will be reviewed in discussion with your Care Group Clinical Lead after 3 months. This will be completed as part of the Job Plan review for all existing consultants related to this post to allow integration of job plans across the Care Group.

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 Paediatrics: Emergency Medicine

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.***