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Consultant General Medicine

General Medicine

Job Purpose:

Inspire Medical is recruiting Consultants in General Medicine for locum and fixed term vacancies in HSE hospitals at various locations across the country. Posts are in model 3 and model 4 hospitals and combine acute unselected medical take with inpatient wards and outpatient clinics; sub-specialty interests are welcome.

Locum cover runs from single weeks to rolling blocks; fixed term contracts run from three to twelve months. Pay is at HSE locum rates: €133 per hour on site and €33 per hour off site. Registration on the Specialist Division of the Irish Medical Council register is mandatory for every post.


Reports to:

Clinical Director, Medicine


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the acute medical take when on call, including post-take ward rounds and decisions on admission and discharge.
  • Hold clinical responsibility for a general medical inpatient caseload and run scheduled outpatient clinics.
  • Supervise the medical registrars, SHOs and interns on your team and contribute to their training and assessment.
  • Work with the emergency department, the acute medical assessment unit and the specialty teams to keep patient flow safe.
  • Take part in clinical governance, audit and the consultant on-call rota as agreed at booking.

Skills / Qualifications / Experience:

  • IMC Specialist Registration in General (Internal) Medicine is mandatory — applications without it cannot be progressed.
  • Recent consultant or senior specialist experience running an acute medical take in an Irish, UK or comparable hospital.
  • Confident managing the full range of acute medical presentations, with a sub-specialty interest an advantage.
  • Current medical indemnity and evidence of participation in a professional competence scheme.
  • Garda vetting, occupational health clearance and two consultant-level references.

Note: this description is a guide to the role rather than an exhaustive list of duties, and responsibilities may develop over time in line with service needs. Appointment is subject to registration with the relevant regulator and to the candidate’s eligibility to work in Ireland or the United Kingdom. Inspire Medical is an equal opportunities employer.

To apply, email your CV to info@inspiremedical.ie quoting reference IM-GM-CON-02, and we will come back to you.

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