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Senior Lecturer/Consultant
Paediatric Neurologist
RCSI and Children’s Health
Ireland (CHI)
Senior Lecturer/Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
MAY 2020
SENIOR LEC T URER /CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIS T
E X ECU TI V E SU M M ARY
RCSI and Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) are seeking to appoint a
Senior Lecturer/Consultant Paediatric Neurologist. This Academic
Consultant post will join the cross-city Department of Paediatric
Neurology to support the delivery of Neurology care at the
current children’s hospitals; CHI Crumlin, CHI Temple Street, CHI
Tallaght and to support the Paediatric Outpatients, Urgent Care
Centres at Connolly and to follow at Tallaght, and Paediatric units
around the country.
The post will be based half time at CHI Crumlin in the Paediatric
Neurology Department and half time with RCSI at the St Stephens Green
Dublin city-centre campus. This post has been approved to address the
identified workload in clinical care for Paediatric Neurology at CHI. With
the commitment to Paediatric Neurology research at RCSI the role will also
provide an opportunity for innovation clinical and translational research
in Paediatric Neurology, aiming to improve care and health outcomes for
children with neurological disorders in Ireland.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with
extensive clinical and academic experience, a recognised expert in his/her
field. S/he will build on departmental achievements to-date, leading the
education and research agenda for RCSI’s Department of Paediatrics.
S/he will inspire colleagues while driving the continuing development
of a culture of collegiality and innovation in the Department and with
colleagues across both CHI and RCSI.
This appointment is on a Type B basis under the Consultants’ Contract
2008, and is structured as a joint 50% clinical and 50% academic post.
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RCSI, 123 St. Stephens Green
RC SI
Uni ver si t y of M edic ine and Heal t h Sc ience s
As a University of Medicine and Health Sciences, RCSI is a As an independent institution RCSI is agile, with a long history
degree-awarding health sciences institution specialising of innovation. RCSI is the only medical school internationally
in medical and health sciences education, surgical training to have successfully replicated its medicine curriculum across
and research. As a global institution with undergraduate three time zones and the first in Ireland to have built clinical
medical programmes in Dublin, Bahrain and Malaysia; research facilities on a hospital site. In 2017, an €80 million
Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, investment in the Dublin campus added an award-winning
Physiotherapy, Postgraduate Studies and Nursing and simulation-based medical and surgical training facility to its
Midwifery; and Leadership Institutes in Ireland and Dubai, existing heritage and education campus. RCSI was recently
RCSI has a broad international reach and the ability to ranked first in the world for “Good Health and Wellbeing” in
unlock significant advancement for patient safety and clinical the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2020.
outcomes worldwide.
A further investment of €90 million in RCSI’s education
Since RCSI’s establishment as the home of surgical training facilities will deliver executive healthcare education and
in Ireland in 1784, the institution has stayed true to its noble population health facilities, alongside research innovation,
purpose; ‘to enhance human health through endeavour, at the heart of its campus in its Dublin city centre by
innovation and collaboration in education, research and 2024. When complete, alongside major ongoing curricular
service.’ For over two centuries, across five international transformation, a ground-breaking ecosystem of education
campuses, RCSI has welcomed students, surgical trainees, and innovation is envisaged that will deliver a new era of
faculty and researchers from every corner of the world. RCSI international medicine and health sciences education and
has nurtured students to become inspirational healthcare research. The development will incorporating a public
leaders that have gone on to practice in almost 100 countries engagement facility as well as space for lifelong learning for
across the world. those in the healthcare sector.
RCSI has acquired an international reputation for excellence
and enterprise and is regarded as one of Ireland’s leading
health sciences research institutions. Its strong research
culture and highly ranked results sees it attract high levels of
competitive research funding.
More details about RCSI can be found at www.rcsi.ie
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Delivering a transformative learning experience Supporting healthcare and societal well-being in
We have a unique opportunity to educate the next generation Ireland and internationally
of healthcare professionals. By ensuring that they have the We empower our graduates to enhance human health and
requisite knowledge, skills, experiences and attitudes, we well-being in Ireland and internationally. As educators and
will equip our students, both fulltime students and lifelong researchers, it is our duty to use our expertise, knowledge and
learners, with the tools to thrive as individuals and to make a discoveries to inform and influence healthcare providers and
meaningful contribution to healthcare in their community, in policy makers and to foster improvements in health across
Ireland and around the world. societies, around the world.
Leading impactful research
Our research agenda will drive scientific breakthroughs,
innovations and insights that will allow us to understand and
respond to changing health needs and contribute to the
medicines, devices, techniques and system changes that
enhance patient treatment and care.
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NEUROSCIENCE AT RC SI
RCSI has a strong neuroscience focus, with outstanding Examples of recent work by RCSI-based teams in the Centre
research achievements in the areas of chronic and rare include breakthroughs in uncovering the patho-mechanisms
neurological diseases including epilepsy and motor underlying epilepsy development following brain injury,
neurone disease. FutureNeuro is the RCSI-hosted national human brain imaging evidence of structural changes in
Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for chronic epilepsy patients over time, exploring the role of epigenetics
and rare neurological diseases. The Centre brings together and noncoding RNAs in epilepsy, developing systems
multidisciplinary scientific teams with clinicians and industry modelling and biomarkers in particular those related to the
to deliver advances in diagnostic medicine, personalized and development and treatment of sporadic forms of epilepsy.
network therapeutics, cross-linked by a national e-Health Building initially on internationally recognized strengths in
infrastructure platform that is disease-focused. Spanning epilepsy and motor neuron disease research, the Centre is
seven Irish academic institutions, the mission of FutureNeuro expanding additional research programmes in other chronic
is to accelerate discoveries on genetic diagnosis and and rare neurological diseases including Parkinson’s Disease
advanced molecular treatments supported by enabling and Multiple Sclerosis.
e-health technology for chronic and rare neurological
diseases.
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CHILDREN ’S HE ALTH IREL AND (CHI)
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) was legally established A National Model of Care for Paediatric Healthcare
on 1st January 2019 to integrate the three children’s hospitals Services in Ireland (2016) was approved by the HSE
in Dublin: Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, at Crumlin, at and sets out a vision for high quality, accessible healthcare
Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, and at Tallaght services for children in Ireland, from birth to adulthood. It
University Hospital. Governance of clinical services at the spans a range of care settings from community services to
existing three children’s hospitals now rests with the CHI tertiary and quaternary care. This Model of Care endorsed
Board, legally established on 1 January 2019. This legislation the development of the new Children’s Hospital as central
also gave authority to CHI to act as the centre of a Paediatric to a clinical network for paediatrics across Ireland, with
Clinical Network in Ireland. It therefore has a remit to develop strengthened roles for local and regional paediatric units. It
and operate this networked approach. describes a ‘hub and spoke’ model for Paediatrics in Ireland
whereby the new Children’s Hospital will be the hub, reaching
out to regional and local units (the spokes).
The Children’s Hospital Programme is the programme
of work for which the Children’s Health Ireland Board is
responsible. It has three main pillars: to integrate the three The new Children’s Hospital will be at the centre of a new
children’s hospitals, develop the ICT solution for the new model of care with two new Paediatric Outpatients and
facilities, and to act as client for the new Children’s Hospital Urgent Care Centres (OPD & UCCs) central to the delivery
and two paediatric outpatient and urgent care facilities. This of this new model of care. The OPD & UCCs will be based
includes all the programme activities required to ensure the at Connolly Hospital on the North side of Dublin, opened in
successful delivery of the Programme. 2019) and one at Tallaght University Hospital on the South
side of Dublin (due to open late 2020). The addition of the
new OPD & UCCs, together with the opening of the new
hospital in time, will transform how healthcare is delivered to
children in Ireland.
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Senior Lecturer/Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
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CHI Values The children and families in
our care are at the centre of
Our values reflect what we all believe will make the most
everything we do. We are…
positive difference to the care we offer and to the way we
work with one another. •
Accountable for our patients’
safety
By ‘living our values’ we will develop our organisation, our
• Great team members
people, and continue to improve the quality of the patient
• Passionate about our purpose
experience in everything we do.
The post holder will be expected to embody these values and We care about our patients,
enable them across the organisation their families and our
colleagues. We are…
• Always kind
• Aware of our impact
• Leaders in care
We provide access to the
latest knowledge, innovation
and technology for the best
patient outcomes. We are…
•
Focused on developing our self
and others
• Always seeking to improve
•
Always looking for innovative
solutions
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RC SI Me d ic a l Pr o g ra m m es
Undergraduate Entry (6 & 5 years) Graduate Entry Medical (4 years)
6 Years 5 Years Semester 1 Semester 2 6 Years
Year 1 FY2 FY2
Year 2 Year 1 JC2 JC2 Semester 1 Semester 2
Year 3 Year 2 JC3 IC1 GEMJC1 GEMJC2 Year 1
Year 4 Year 3 IC2 IC3 GEMIC1 GEMIC2 Year 2
Year 5 Year 4 SC1 Year 3
Year 6 Year 5 SC2 Year 4
MEDICAL DOCTOR
RC SI Depa r t m e n t o f Pa e d i a t r ic s
The RCSI Department of Paediatrics is a research active The Paediatric rotation takes place over the following training
teaching department committed to pursuing excellent sites:
undergraduate education in Paediatrics for RCSI students • Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin 1
across a variety of clinical sites. The appointed Senior • Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin 12
Lecturer will play a full part in the Department’s teaching • Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1
and assessment of students. The Medicine Senior Cycle
• The Coombe Women and Infant’s University Hospital, Dublin 8
(Years 4&5) Paediatric Education Programme has a significant
• Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
emphasis on bedside teaching, core topics in Paediatrics,
• St. Luke’s General Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
problem-based learning and active student participation in
topic and clinical presentations. • University Hospital Waterford, Co. Waterford
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth
• Cavan General Hospital, Co. Cavan
At present, RCSI are implementing a highly innovative and
• South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen
progressive approach to the teaching of all students, putting
the student at the centre of the learning experience. As
RCSI also has paediatric sites in Malaysia (Perdana) and Bahrain,
Senior Lecturer, alongside all RCSI academic colleagues, which follow the same curriculum as the Ireland-based paediatric
the successful candidate will play a central role in the sites.
‘Transforming Health Education Programme’ or THEP.
In Dublin, the staff of the RCSI Department of Paediatrics includes
a full Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics, two
Senior Cycle: In the first year of the senior cycle (known as Associate Professors, two Clinical Senior Lecturers, nine annually
renewed Clinical Lecturers, and 2 members of administrative staff.
SC1), students are attached on a rotational basis for 7 weeks
to General Practice, Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and
The research themes of the Department are currently allergy, cystic
Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Paediatrics. All students have
fibrosis, transitional circulation in newborn infants, interventional
an end-of-course clinical assessment in both Paediatrics and paediatric cardiology, neonatal coagulation and inflammatory
Neonatology. bowel disease.
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SENIOR LEC TURER /CONSULTANT PAEDIATR IC NEUROLOGIS T
Sco p e o f t h e Ro l e heart surgery will experience problems with development
The Neurology service at CHI at Crumlin is led by 2 and or seizures due to brain injury. The neurology service
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists who work in parallel with relies heavily on support services such as clinical psychology,
the Paediatric Neurology service in CHI at Temple Street physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social
which is led by 3 (a 4th appointment is approved ) Consultant services and dietetics and a multidisciplinary team meeting is
Paediatric Neurologists. These services will merge in the new held on a weekly basis.
Children’s Hospital. Subject to agreement within the city-wide
Neurology group a cross-site on-call rota may be developed The role engenders the shared mission of RCSI and CHI
before the Children’s Hospital opens. - to achieve better healthcare outcomes for children, by
combining the three interdependent factors of excellent
The Neurology department in Crumlin provides a high service delivery, research and training. RCSI and CHI’s
volume consult service to the many sub specialty services at collaboration works towards enhancing a truly world class
Crumlin including Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Neonatology, paediatric neurology department with a world-ranked
Haematology, Oncology and Intensive Care. 20% of children research and academic core alongside expert paediatric
with congenital heart defects will have abnormalities on brain clinical practice.
imaging and 30-50% of children undergoing complex open
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual
with impressive clinical and academic experience who
excels as an expert in his/her clinical, academic and research
field. S/he will both build on CHI’s role as the leading
national paediatric healthcare provider, and further forge a
research and education agenda for the next phase of RCSI’s
Department of Paediatric’s contribution to Irish Medicine and
Healthcare.
The role is intended to contribute and complement the
existing neuroscience strengths and, more specifically,
to drive the growth and success of FutureNeuro, the SFI
Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases,
which is hosted by RCSI. It is expected that the successful
candidate’s research aligns with FutureNeuro, in particular in
the areas of discovery of disease mechanisms and treatment.
Purpose of the Role
As part of the Children’s Health Ireland Group, the appointee
will join the 2 Consultant Paediatric Neurologists based in
CHI at Crumlin and will be part of a team of 6 (becoming 7)
consultants with the current CHI Temple Street Consultants in
the new Children’s Hospital. This post will continue to support
the local and national policy for providing “around the clock”
access to Sub-Specialist Consultant-provided medical advice
and care for children with neurological problems.
Patients have better health outcomes in research-active
healthcare settings. This environment ensures that we train
the best staff, retain & continually develop them through
research, and deliver the best clinical service to patients.
Promotion and development of clinical and translational
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research in childhood neurological disease has the potential Working hours
to lead to improved outcomes for our patients. A clinical 19.5 hours at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) and 19.5 hours at
academic core in the Department of Neurology will allow us Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).
to adopt new clinical trials and experimental treatments early
in their life cycle, positively benefiting children in CHI with Principal Duties and Responsibilities
neurological diseases.
The successful applicant, as an appropriately trained
specialist in Paediatric Neurology will assume a full
Reporting structure
clinical role in the stabilisation, investigation and clinical
Consultant Contract 2008 states that the Consultant’s management of patients presenting with the full spectrum of
reporting relationship and accountability for the discharge neurological conditions in childhood.
of his/her contract is: The Chief Executive Officer/General Since 2019 this includes a supportive role to paediatric care
Manager/Master of the hospital (or other employing at the current Urgent Care Centre at Connolly Hospital and at
institution) through his/her Clinical Director and Professor of Tallaght in due course.
Molecular Physiology & Neuroscience, RCSI.
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CH I C l i n i c a l co n t r i b u t i o n o f t h e r o l e: •
Contribute to the provision of structured training
•
Delivery of patient care, supervision of junior colleagues and situational learning opportunities for NCHDs on
in training, sharing administrative duties and contributing recognised training programmes and support the clinical
to the educational programme within the Department of and professional development of medical staff in the
Paediatric Neurology. Department of Paediatric Neurology.
•
Clinical management of the Paediatric Neurology •
Active participation in Paediatric Neurology and hospital
Department, in conjunction with other Consultant educational activities and the development of training and
Paediatric Neurology colleagues. The precise division education in emergency care for Children’s Health Ireland
of responsibilities between the Consultant Paediatric •
Involvement in research activities in the department, as
Neurologists will be agreed between the Consultant, appropriate to a Consultant Paediatric Neurology post in
the Clinical Director and the CEO or their appropriate the hospital
delegates. These responsibilities will be reviewed on an •
Engage in clinical audit activity and provide leadership
annual basis. in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the Department of
•
Participation in the consultant on-call rota in the Paediatric Paediatric Neurology
Neurology Department at CHI at Crumlin and with CHI •
Actively engage in Continuing Professional Development
at Temple Street before merging and subsequently in the and comply with Professional Competence Assurance
merged Paediatric Neurology Department of the new requirements
Children’s Hospital •
A willingness to develop special interest aspects
•
To undertake essential supporting duties for clinical care of Paediatric Neurolgoy as appropriate to one’s
including, inter alia, risk management, critical incident competencies, the Department of Paediatric Neurology
investigation and oversight of rosters and Children’s Health Ireland
•
Undertake Child Protection duties associated with the role •
Ongoing participation in Major Incident Planning for
of Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and services provided the Department of Paediatric Neurology, Urgent Care
at the hospital. The Consultant Paediatric Neurologist will Centre(s) and the new Children’s Hospital and the Health
play a lead role in ensuring systems are in place for the Service Executive
care of other at-risk or vulnerable Paediatric Neurology •
Participate in Major Incident and structured Pre-hospital
patient groups responses outside the hospital as appropriate to
•
To participate in the Clinical Directorate structure. The one’s professional competency and skills in this area, if
Consultant shall receive training and support to enable requested to do so on behalf of the hospital and within the
him/her to participate fully in such structures governance of the HSE
•
Contribute to clinical governance and clinical operations •
Attendance at management and service development
improvement activities in the Department of Paediatric meetings at departmental, hospital, regional or national
Neurology meeting of strategic importance to the department
•
Participate in the collection, analysis and the reporting or hospital. This may include participation in other
of data necessary for quality assurance activities in the professional and administrative groups as appropriate to
Department of Paediatric Neurology. the role of Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
•
Organise and participate in teaching, including •
To ensure in consultation with the Clinical Director that
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Paediatric appropriate medical cover is available at all times
Neurology, other medical, nursing, Advanced Nurse •
Provide such service commitments and specific duties as
Practitioners, and paramedical staff detailed in the Health Service Executive letter of approval
•
Participate in conference commitments of the department for this post
and of the hospital for Paediatric Neurology. •
Follow the agreed guidance for patient/service user
•
To supervise and be responsible for diagnosis, treatment engagement to ensure the voice of the child, young
and care provided by non-Consultant Hospital Doctors person and family is considered in the development and
(NCHDs) under the Consultant’s care implementation of the clinical network
•
Be responsible for the recruitment, supervision and •
Attend and participate in meetings relevant to the post,
training of an assigned team of non-consultant hospital e.g. Medical Board and appropriate division
doctors, in conjunction with Consultant colleagues •
Liaise with the Chief Executive/s, Group Chief Executive,
•
Ensure all non-consultant hospital doctors assigned to Group Clinical Director, Clinical Director/s, Director of
his/her team attend Hospital Orientation and, where Nursing, Director of Operational Services, Management
appropriate, departmental orientation
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Team/s, relevant senior Medical and Nursing staff RC SI / Fu t u r e N e u r o Re s e a r c h
and other staff in all matters pertaining to the general co n t r i b u t i o n o f t h e r o l e:
efficiency of Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght, Connolly and
•
Establish a competitive research programme,
pending the transfer to the new Children’s Hospital
complementary to the RCSI Research Strategy priority
•
Perform such other duties appropriate to his/her office
research theme of neuroscience, and its FutureNeuro
as may be assigned to him/her from time to time by the
centre, in the area of chronic and rare neurological
Clinical Director/Chief Executive or their designated
diseases with special emphasis on the causes and
officer, of their base hospital, pending the transfer to the
treatment of paediatric conditions.
new children’s hospital
•
Secure funding to sustain a research group of
•
Work collaboratively with colleagues in Academic Clinical
postgraduate students and other research staff at RCSI,
Neurology, Paediatrics and RCSI’s FutureNeuro Research
with resultant publications in journals of high quality/
Centre to develop and promote Clinical Academic
impact
Medicine and Research at RCSI and CHI
•
Develop and grow the capacity to support clinical trials in
CHI for children with neurological diseases
•
Contribute to teaching and assessment in undergraduate
teaching programmes in RCSI
•
Undertake programmes of training and development as
may be required from time to time
•
Represent the best and shared interests of RCSI, CHI and
the Department at all times
•
Comply with statutory regulations and institutional
protocols and requirements in furtherance of his/her own
and general staff health, safety and welfare
Sp e c i f i c S k i l l s a n d Co m p e t e n c i e s
o f t h e Ro l e
•
A strong ability to work in a highly collaborative manner to
achieve shared objectives and desired outcomes
•
Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and
organising skills towards achieving deadlines, including an
awareness of efficient resource management
•
Strong evidence of a team approach to problem-solving.
•
Demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and
treat paediatric patients and their relatives with dignity
and respect and show an awareness of children’s particular
needs in a hospital setting. This includes possessing an
understanding of child protection guidelines.
•
Demonstrate good communication skills especially with
regard to presentation skills and delivering complex
information in understandable terms.
•
E xperience and interest in undergraduate medical
education.
•
An MD or PhD in a cognate discipline is required.
The above is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all
duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be
required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post,
which may be assigned to them from time to time and to
contribute to the development of the post while in office.
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Key Wo r k i n g Re l a t i o n s h i p s H e a l t h & Sa f e t y
•
Clinical Directors across the three Children’s hospitals These duties must be performed in accordance with the
•
Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics, RCSI hospital health and safety policy. In carrying out these duties
•
Director of RCSI’s FutureNeuro Research Centre and the employee must ensure that effective safety procedures
preclinical researchers at RCSI St Stephen’s Green campus are in place to comply with the Health, Safety and Welfare
•
Clinical colleagues within the cross-city Paediatric at Work Act. Staff must carry out their duties in a safe and
Neurology services responsible manner in line with the Hospital Policy as set out in
•
Clinical Lead for Paediatric Neurology and Clinical the appropriate department’s safety statement, which must be
Leads for the other Paediatric and Neonatology Clinical read and understood.
Programmes, the Emergency Medicine programme and
the Integrated Care Programme for Children Q u a l i t y, R i s k & Sa f e t y Re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
•
Inter-Disciplinary Teams within the hospitals and at the It is the responsibility of all staff to:
Paediatric Outpatients and Urgent Care Centre at Connolly • Participate and cooperate with legislative and regulatory
and in due course, Tallaght requirements with regard to Quality, Risk and Safety.
•
Work closely with the Epilepsy Nurse Specialists to support • Participate and cooperate with the Children’s Health Ireland;
an invaluable service to families Quality, Risk and Safety initiatives as required.
•
Work collaboratively with colleagues in CHI at Crumlin, in • Participate and cooperate with internal and external
CHI at Temple Street and Beaumont Hospitals to enhance evaluations of hospital structures, services and processes as
clinical practice and drive the innovative research agenda required, including but not limited to:
- National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare
- National Standards for the Prevention and Control of
Healthcare Associated Infections
- HSE Standards and Recommended Practices for Healthcare
Records Management
- HSE Standards and Recommended practices for
Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD)
- Safety audits and other audits specified by the HSE or other
regulatory authorities
• To initiate, support and implement quality improvement
initiatives in their area which are in keeping with the
organisation’s continuous quality improvement programme.
It is the responsibility of all managers to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements for Quality, Safety and Risk within their
area/department
Sp e c i f i c Re s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r B e s t Pr a c t i ce
i n H yg i e n e
Hygiene in healthcare is defined as “the practice that serves to
keep people and the environment clean and prevent infection.
It involves preserving one’s health, preventing the spread of
disease and recognizing, evaluating and controlling health
hazards.”
• It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure compliance with
hospital hygiene standards, guidelines and practices.
• Department heads/ managers have overall responsibility for
best practice in hygiene in their area.
• It is mandatory to attend hand hygiene and sharps
awareness workshops yearly
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Eligibility Criteria T h e Se l e c t i o n Pr o ce s s
The successful candidate will have Registration as a All shortlisted candidates will be invited to make a
specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical presentation and will complete at least one structured
Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland interview with a panel. We will also invite shortlisted
in the speciality of paediatrics and two years certified post candidates to visit sites, and meet informally with senior
graduate training in paediatric neurology. members of both RCSI and CHI.
The candidate is allowed a maximum of 180 calendar days The criteria for shortlisting are based on the requirements
from the date of interview to secure this registration. of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and/or the
essential & desirable knowledge, skills and competencies
Candidates will be deemed eligible if they can demonstrate section of this job specification.
the equivalent Medical registration and clinical experience in
Paediatric Neurology – that is directly equivalent evidence of Failure to include information regarding these requirements
clinical, academic, training, education and research impact may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of
and achievement. the selection process.
The role is advertised and is receiving applications on RCSI’s
career site www.rcsi.ie/careers
The closing date for receipt of applications is June 24th, 2020.
Informal Enquiries
Professor David Webb, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist –
david.webb@olchc.ie - and/or -
Prof Jonathan Hourihane, Head of the Department of
Paediatrics, RCSI - jonathanhourihane@rcsi.ie and
Prof D Henshall, Professor of Molecular Physiology &
Neuroscience and Director of The FutureNeuro Research
Centre, RCSI davidhenshall@rcsi.ie
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AB OUT DUB LIN APPLIC ATION PROCEDURE
RCSI’s main campus is based in the heart of historic and Applicants should apply through the RCSI careers page
vibrant Dublin city. With easy access to an international www.rcsi.ie/careers
airport, Dublin lies at the heart of a gateway to the world.
Dublin’s location serves RCSI’s vision for international Any questions in relation to the application procedure please
collaboration in research and education, as well as access to a contact Ms. Maggie Walshe, Human Resources
truly global student audience. Department on +353 (1) 4022287
Dublin is a cosmopolitan city with a warm welcome. It is a (email: maggiewalshe@rcsi.ie)
celebrated centre for the arts and culture, sports and sight-
seeing. Dublin enjoys magnificent mountains and lakes to NOTE: The reform programme outlined for the Health Services may
impact on the executive remit of this post and as structures change the job
the south, and a glorious coastline. It is within easy driving description may be reviewed.
distance to the beauty of all parts of Ireland, and a short flight This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned to
or ferry ride to the UK and European cities. the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive and is
subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.
For more information about living in Dublin, passports and As equal opportunity employers, both RCSI and CHI welcome applications
from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, civil status,
visas, work permits, finding a home find more here family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race.
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