Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Job title:

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

Cork University Hospital Emergency Department is the biggest mixed Emergency Department in Ireland. It has been designated as the Major Trauma Centre for the Southern Trauma Network.The Children’s ED at Cork University Hospital is the largest children’s ED outside of Dublin. A beautiful audio visually separated department was opened in December in 2023, boasting 11 cubicles in total, including 2 procedure rooms, a playground and an excellent team culture. This department is unique for many reasons not least being the only paediatric trauma unit in the country within an adult Major trauma centre with all the opportunities for collaboration, research and professional development that brings. Excellent working relationships exist with the paediatric and adult emergency departments as well as with the greater hospital. Many opportunities exist to stretch one’s potential including working and developing a paediatric service within the urgent Virtual Care Centre, working within an established pre-hospital environment, developing a research mandate for the department or developing a paediatric emergency medicine fellowship with special access to adult Major trauma reception to supplement trauma skill development to name a few. There is scope to leverage any special interests or skills that the successful applicant may already have. PEM Trained physicians from either paediatric or emergency medicine backgrounds are warmly invited to apply.The consultant is to attend and be present throughout their clinical shifts as rostered. Supervise all clinical personnel in the Emergency Department, to review all patients at risk of deterioration or when requested by medical nursing/staff to do so. Manage and support colleagues through any difficult interactions or clinical cases that occur.Contribute to the departmental education and training activities, including the weekly doctor in training teaching rota, journal club and the monthly clinical risk meetings. Assist doctors in preparing for examinations as is reasonable. To contribute to many of the courses run by the Emergency Department or that have been supported by the Emergency Department.Essential
Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
(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 certified postgraduate training in related paediatric specialties of which one year must be full time in paediatric emergency medicine.
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(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 certified postgraduate training in related emergency specialties of which one year must be full time in paediatric emergency medicine.The annual salary will be as set out in the Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023. Medical Consultants Salary Scales from 1st March 2025:€231,215 €243,713 €256,906 €263,850 €270,793 €277,736Incremental credit is awarded in respect of previous experience at Consultant level.For further information and to apply please click the Apply button.CompanyOur purpose is to provide safe, high quality health and personal social services to the population of Ireland. Our vision is a healthier Ireland with a high quality health service valued by all.Our WorkforceThe health service is the largest employer in the state with over 110,000 whole time equivalents (WTEs) (not including home helps) employed. Over 70,000 are employed directly by the HSE with the remaining 40,000 employed by voluntary hospitals and agencies.Our vision for healthcare is to put people at the heart of everything we do – we are committed to delivering high quality safe healthcare to our service users, communities and the wider population. Our staff are at the core of the delivery of healthcare services, working within and across all care settings in communities, hospitals and healthcare offices.Company info Telephone 00353879852436 Location Dr Steeven’s Hospital
Dubin 8
Dublin
D08 W2A8
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Location

Cork

Job date

Fri, 23 May 2025 07:37:59 GMT

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