Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin and North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

HSE Dublin and North East Region includes the following hospitals;

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Our Lady’s Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL, DROGHEDA

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda is a 485 bed, model 3 Acute General and Maternity hospital located in the North East of Ireland. The hospital provides acute and specialist hospital services to populations in North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is the main acute hospital in the North East and the Hospital Services include Critical Care, Orthopaedic Trauma, Surgery, Medicine (wide range of specialties), Acute Stroke Unit, Cardiology, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is an acute academic teaching hospital and our academic partner is the Royal College of Surgeons University (RCSI). Our relationship with RSCI University is important in improving standards of care, fostering education, clinical research and innovation.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has a workforce of approximately 2,600 staff, providing a 24/7, 365 emergency care and related services. The services include scheduled and unscheduled care activity, with inpatient acute services being primarily of unscheduled care origin. The hospital team deliver safe and timely access to our patients and community and perform highly in national unscheduled care and ED Key performance indicators. The hospital team are committed to the delivery of world-class care and exceptional clinical services with respect & compassion.

Applications are invited for the following post:

Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

This is an appointment to the HSE Dublin and North East Region on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive with an initial commitment to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda 37 hours per week.

Applicants must be registered in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of emergency medicine or paediatrics.

Informal enquiries may be made to:

Mr. Niall O’Connor, Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Clinical Director at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.

Tel: 041-9837601; email: niall.oconnor@hse.ie

A panel may be formed from which other permanent vacancies for Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine may be filled.

Applications can be made by applying online at www.beaumont.ie/careers no later than 12pm on Friday 17th January 2025.

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