Temporary Consultant Geriatrician with Interest

Job Purpose

Job summary

We are seeking a stroke consultant, who would be dedicated and passionate in helping us to provide outstanding and exemplary care for stroke patients in our hospital and on-site rehabilitation beds.

The post-holder will work with eight other Consultant Geriatricians in providing a range of services for older people with complex needs, and so you will have a supportive and friendly team around you, providing plenty of scope for you to showcase your skills and to develop professionally. This post would be suitable for a consultant geriatrician with sub-specialty interest in stroke or a stroke physician.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate extensive experience in Stroke Medicine and are required to be on the Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine.

Organisational Context

For informal enquiries, contact Dr. Orla Sheehan. Consultant Geriatrician

Orla.Sheehan3@hse.ie

Key Responsibilities

Main duties of the job

The Medicine for Older Person's team comprises 8 WTE consultants with support from junior medical teams, providing a range of services for older people with complex needs as well as acute stroke and general internal medicine services. It is envisaged that this post will rotate between the acute stroke service, stroke consult service and post stroke rehabilitation service.

Stroke Service 

An acute Stroke Service was established 15 years ago in the hospital and delivers on all aspects of acute and ambulatory care. There is a 24/7 on call stroke thrombolysis service in collaboration with neighboring hospitals (MMUH and Beaumont hospitals – the Connolly consultants are on a combined on-call rota)  There is also on-site specialist stroke rehabilitation in the Silverbirch unit (24 beds). Successful applicants can rotate through this service for clinical experience only if they request.

A panel of eligible candidates may be formed from this campaign for future posts within the Department

Relevant link

Temporary Consultant Geriatrician Stroke job advert

Essential Criteria

Technical & Professional Expertise

Has a command over the technical/ professional skills and knowledge required within the job holder’s role and continues to upskill to maintain high professional standards and continuous professional development requirements.

Patient Centred

Demonstrates eagerness to understand patient needs.  Views the patient as central to the delivery of every day service through consistent understanding, tolerance, care support and empathy while promoting empowerment, independence and choice.

Leadership and Management

Manages performance to deliver team goals; demonstrates accountability for leading, directing, monitoring and evaluating RCSI Hospital Group services. Creates a climate in which people want to do their best. Promotes confidence and positive attitude; influences others to follow a common goal.

Building & Maintaining Relationships

Builds and maintains relationships with a network of people. Recognises the two-way nature of relationships and works to develop mutually beneficial partnerships.  Interacts with others in a manner that builds respects and fosters trust.

Commitment to Quality & Risk Management

The ability to focus on understanding stakeholder’s needs and expectations and to respond effectively and efficiently to them.   Has a good knowledge of and is committed to offer a quality service through the achievement of goals, accreditation standards, other organisation/department standards and risk management frameworks and guidelines.

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Identifies and solves problems by understanding the situation, seeking additional information, developing and weighing alternatives, and choosing the most appropriate course of action given the circumstances.

Attention of Detail

Is thorough and precise when accomplishing a task showing concerns for all aspects of the job; developing detailed plans; accurately checking processes and tasks

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Speaks and writes clearly, fluently and effectively to both individuals and groups; communicates in a manner that will persuade, convince and influence others, in order to motivate, inspire or encourage them to follow a particular course of action

The following qualifications shall apply to this appointment: -

Professional Qualifications

Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Rheumatology and General Medicine Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the speciality of medicine.

Age

Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004). A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the post must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the post and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

A candidate for and any person holding the post must be of good character.

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills including awareness of resource management and importance of value for money
• Demonstrate ability to manage deadlines and effectively handle multiple tasks
• Demonstrate effective communication skills including: the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner; the ability to facilitate and manage groups through the learning process; the ability to give constructive feedback to encourage learning
• Demonstrate awareness and appreciation of the service user
• Demonstrate leadership and team management skills including the ability to work with multi-disciplinary team members
• Demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect.