Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant Psychiatrist – Full-time, 6 Month Fixed-Term Contract

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of consultant adult psychiatric services with holiday coverage of inpatient services of Consultant colleagues. They will therefore need to have a broad range of experience encompassing General Adult Psychiatry, Later Life, Addictions and Eating Disorders. The remainder of the post will be the provision of outpatient clinic service delivery. The appointee will also be expected to contribute to the development of Specialist Outpatient Services.

The successful candidate for this post will play a pivotal role in the review and development of the Hospital’s long established general psychiatric and relevant programme (s) in ensuring that services are in keeping with best international practice, taking account of workload allied with the implementation of the Mental Treatment Act 2001.

This development is part of an emerging vision, which continues to see the growth in service provision, through the development of specialist and tertiary mental health treatment units and programmes

Essential Qualifications:

· Full registration in the General Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland or entitlement to be so registered

· Possession of the MRCPsych or equivalent thereto; and inclusion on the division of Psychiatry of the Register of Medical Specialist maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland

· Seven years proven postgraduate training and experience in the medical profession including five years in psychiatry of which three years were in general adult psychiatry.

· A satisfactory knowledge of the administration of psychiatric services;