Consultant Physician In Geriatric Medicine

Post: Temporary Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

Location: Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Contract: 12 month Specified Purpose Contract

Eligibility Criteria: Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialties of Geriatric Medicine and general (internal) medicine.

Details: This appointment will be to Donegal Older Persons Services.

The commitment will be 80% to a newly developed 110 bedded Older Persons in-patient unit located in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and 20% integrated care activity to Letterkenny University Hospital which is located adjacent to the new Older Persons Unit. This arrangment will ensure strong integration between community and acute geriatric services.

The new unit will comprise of 50 short stay beds including rehabilitation, respite and step-down care from the acute hospital, it also includes a ten bedded dementia unit and 50 long stay residential beds and will open on a phased basis from quarter four 2026.

The post holder will lead the development of intergrated pathways of care for older persons accross the community, residential and acute care settings and will work with the existing Consultant Geriatricians in the acute setting to provide high quallity, person-centred, evidence based healthcare to older people in Co. Donegal.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to apply for the permanent post when advertised.

Informal Enquires to: Dr. Elisma Wilken, Clinical Director, Letterkenny University Hospital via email: elisma.wilken@hse.ie