Acute Surgical Assessment UNIT, Registrar

Contract info: Commencing 14th July 2025. 12 month contract available.

The Mater Hospital is Ireland’s most advanced specialist centre and is the largest university teaching hospital in the country. It provides dedicated national tertiary services for trauma, spinal surgery, cardiothoracic surgery including heart and lung transplant and is home to Ireland’s most advanced intensive care unit. The Mater Hospital ED has an annual attendance of more than 85,000 patients each year. It is recognised as the busiest adult ED in Ireland with the most diverse, high acuity and challenging patient cohort in the country. The acute surgical assessment unit is based in the ED. Any general surgical patients are referred to the ASAU during working hours (8AM-4PM). The majority of patients seen in the unit are assessed managed and discharged with a clear path for follow up or surgery. The patients requiring acute admission are referred to the admitting team. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to see and manage a wide range of general surgical emergencies and participate in teaching and research. There is no on call commitment with this position.