Emergency Medicine Consultant
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Emergency Medicine Consultant
📍 University Hospital Limerick (UHL), Ireland
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Emergency Medicine Consultant to join the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick, the Model 4 acute hospital for the Mid-West region.
University Hospital Limerick provides emergency and specialist care to a large and diverse population across Limerick, Clare, and North Tipperary. The Emergency Department manages a high volume of complex, undifferentiated, and high-acuity presentations, offering consultants a challenging and rewarding clinical environment with significant scope for leadership and service development.
Key Responsibilities
The Emergency Medicine Consultant will play a central role in both the clinical and strategic delivery of emergency care at UHL, including:
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Providing senior clinical decision-making and consultant-level care for patients presenting to the Emergency Department
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Leading and overseeing clinical governance, quality assurance, patient safety, and risk management within the ED
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Supporting the delivery of timely patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate disposition
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Providing leadership on the acute floor, including escalation management and coordination of care with inpatient teams
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Participating in the Emergency Medicine consultant rota, including evenings and weekends as required
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Supervising, mentoring, and training NCHDs, advanced nurse practitioners, and multidisciplinary colleagues
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Contributing to education, teaching, audit, quality improvement initiatives, and service development
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Collaborating closely with consultant colleagues across all specialties to ensure integrated, patient-centred emergency care
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Supporting national and local Emergency Medicine Programme objectives, including patient flow and unscheduled care pathways
Requirements
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Eligibility for registration with the Irish Medical Council (IMC) on the Specialist Division in Emergency Medicine
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Demonstrated experience at Consultant or Senior Specialist level in Emergency Medicine
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Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
Salary
💶 €233,000 – €280,000 per annum – 37 hours per week
Consultant
Kia George
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