Purpose of role: The Consultant Paediatrician role at NOHC is to provide acute care for children with general and complex presentations needing surgical intervention.
They will also assist in the development of a peri-operative service in NOHC.
In the interim they will partake on the general paediatric on call rota in NOHC.
They will also partake in acute and out-patient General Paediatrics work in CHI.
The post holder(s) will liaise between NOHC and CHI to ensure appropriate governance, patient selection, staff training, review and development of protocols, quality assurance and an on-call commitment to paediatric inpatients.
Expected sessions on site in Cappagh would include attendance at the 3 weekly pre and post operative conference, attendance at quarterly QI conference and attendance at appropriate committee meetings.
The post holders would be expected to do 1 to 2 ward rounds per week.
The on-call commitment will cover a ward of 13 beds in total, with a normal maximum of about 5-6 inpatients overnight currently.
These are all preselected, low medical complexity orthopaedic cases who have been pre-assessed.
Most are single overnight stays for analgesia with 4-5 days at the upper range for limb deformity cases and scoliosis.
The ward is staffed by experienced, fully trained paediatric nurses and NCHD cover is currently provided by an in-house orthopaedic registrar from CHI.
Eligibility Criteria Mandatory Professional Qualifications and Experience: 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 General Paediatrics
And b) Two years certified postgraduate training in paediatric medicine
"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.
In exceptional circumstances proleptic appointments may be considered for candidates engaged in relevant training programmes.
The Consultant must, at all times while continuing to hold office, continue to be registered with the Medical Council of Ireland.
Documentary evidence of Medical Council Registration is required and must be produced annually to the Medical Administration Department within the Children's Health Ireland.
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".
How to apply & additional queries: 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 December 31st 2025 by 11:45pm.
Applications must be completed through the advertised post on by clicking 'Apply for Job'.
Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
Informal Enquiries can be obtained from: Mr Jacques Noel or Dr Ike Okafor
For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Cillian Greene from the Talent Acquisition team by email at ******