Consultant Anaesthesiologist

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and patient-focused Consultant Anaesthesiologist to join a busy multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive anaesthetic, perioperative, and critical care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality anaesthetic care across a broad range of surgical specialties, including elective and emergency procedures.
• Deliver perioperative assessment, optimisation, and management of surgical patients.
• Participate in the provision of emergency anaesthesia, trauma care, and resuscitation services.
• Contribute to critical care, acute pain management, and perioperative medicine services, depending on departmental requirements.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota.
• Work collaboratively with surgeons, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, nursing staff, and allied health professionals.
• Support the development of patient safety, clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in teaching, training, and supervision of junior doctors, medical students, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to service planning and the ongoing development of anaesthesia and perioperative care services.

Requirements

• Specialist registration (or eligibility for specialist registration) in Anaesthesiology.
• Experience delivering anaesthetic care across a wide range of surgical specialties.
• Strong clinical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to patient safety, education, and continuous service improvement.

What We Offer

• The current Consultant salary scale ranges from €238,221 to €286,151 for a 37-hour week, with any additional work paid separately.
• €12,000 annual CPD funding.
• €8,000 annual innovation funding.
• Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement.
• Access to the public pension scheme.
• Supportive multidisciplinary working environment.
• Opportunities for teaching, research, and service development.
• Excellent work-life balance and career progression opportunities.
• The opportunity to work within a large and progressive acute healthcare setting with access to a broad case mix, modern facilities, and a strong culture of professional development.