Consultant Neonatologist

This is a Maternnity Cover Temporary Locum POST which is a joint appointment between The National Maternity Hospital and the National Ambulance Service – Critical Care Retrieval Services (NASCCRS) in support of the National Neonatal Transport Programme (NNTP) which will commence circa November ‘26.

The appointee will share the responsibility for the NNTP operations. The consultant will be in place to provide hands on support, advice, and supervision. When not involved in transport activities the consultant will participate on the on-going development of the NNTP and may support inhouse neonatal services in The National Maternity Hospital.

The following professional qualifications and experience shall apply to this appointment:

Either:

(1) Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Neonatology.

Or:

(2) Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Paediatrics, together with two years' certified postgraduate training in Neonatology.

Essential Experience - Demonstrated experience of working within a regionalised or networked neonatal service, including the inter-hospital transfer of critically ill neonates.

Desirable

• Possession of a higher postgraduate degree such as an MD or PhD
• Knowledge of the structure and operation of neonatal services in Ireland, including the role and function of the National Neonatal Transport Programme