Consultant Radiologist

Naas General Hospital is a 243 bedded – acute model 3 public hospital serving the catchment area of Kildare and West-Wicklow with a population of over a quarter of a million people. It provides a range of services including medical, surgical and stroke. There is a 4-bedded intensive care unit. Our services are designed to meet the needs of the adult population in this catchment area. The majority of hospital activity results from unscheduled inpatient admissions through the Emergency Department (ED). The emergency department is open 24-hours per day 7 days per week all year round. The hospital is owned and managed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.

The Radiology service at Naas General Hospital consists of General X-ray, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT (including on-call), MRI, interventional procedures and DEXA Scanning.

NIMIS which is an integrated RIS/PACS system including voice recognition dictation was installed in 2012.

Naas Hospital is affiliated and provides undergraduate teaching to Trinity medical students.

The Consultant will provide general X-ray service including CT, MRI, Ultrasound and interventional service. The consultant will also take part in on-call.

Naas General Hospital provides 24/7 (adult only ›16 years) Emergency department service and is an acute general hospital. This post will help in maintaining existing radiology services, including on-call and will help to develop additional services.

The Radiology Department has 2 general rooms, CT, MRI, 2 Ultrasound rooms, interventional radiology and DEXA. There is also a general x-ray room in the Emergency Department.

There is a weekly MDM attended by Radiologists, Radiographers and representatives from Medicine.