Connolly Hospital currently employs 10.5 WTE permanent Consultant Anaesthetists and one temporary consultant.

The Department provides perioperative anaesthetic services to four operating theatres and seven Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds. The ICU delivers comprehensive multi-system critical care. Additionally, anaesthesia services support Cardiology and Radiology Departmental services, and the Department operates two pre-operative assessment clinics per week.

Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown has  governance of The Swords Surgical Hub, a new dedicated day case facility and part of a national initiative to provide timely access to day case surgery in a manner that is not impacted by inpatient service needs and demands. It is a regional unit and will facilitate surgical time for surgeons from a variety of institutions from across the DNE group.

Connolly Hospital has been allocated clinical governance for this unit and as such, anaesthesia services for the hub will be facilitated by the Anaesthesiology Department in Connolly Hospital, and appointees can expect to have some sessions across both sites and in a manner that ensures optimisation of clinical services in Connolly Hospital. The Swords Surgical Hub conducts day-case surgery only, does not have in-patient beds and does not operate on-call services.

Any appointee will have duties that include all aspects of services delivered by the department including perioperative care, pre-operative assessment clinics, and critical care services.

On-call duties will be conducted in Connolly Hospital and include critical care on-call cover. This expansion will increase elective theatre capacity, ensure sustainable perioperative service delivery, and enhance the Department’s contribution to education, training, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Professional Qualifications

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 Anaesthesiology.  

Entry to competition / recruitment process

No candidate will be appointed as a Medical Consultant unless (s)he is registered as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland.

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.

Entry to competition and subsequent appointment

For the purposes of eligibility for entry to any competition or recruitment process associated with this post, a candidate must fulfil the eligibility requirements laid down in the information pack for the post.

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 before taking up appointment. The candidate will be allowed a max of 180 calendar days from date of interview to secure this registration and produce evidence of special interest training where relevant.

Should the successful candidate not be registered as a Specialist at that time, the post may be offered to the next suitable candidate (or, in the case of HSE posts, HSE Dublin and North East may choose not to recommend that candidate to the employer). Should no suitable candidate exist, a further recruitment process may be initiated.

Section 62 Post (If Applicable)

It is noted that this post of Consultant Anaesthesiologist is considered to carry with it duties involving the teaching of clinical medicine and/or the conduct of medical research under the direction of Royal College of Surgeons. Therefore this post is considered a Section 62 post under the Health Act 1953 as amended by the Health Act 2004.

Job Description

Consultant Anaesthesiologist Job Spec