Locum Consultant Paediatrician With A Special Interest In Neurodisability

This is a split post between Childrens Health Ireland & The Rotunda.

Purpose of role:

CHI: The Locum Consultant Paediatrician S.I Neurodisability will work alongside the existing Consultants in the Paediatric Neurodisability service.

The purpose of this role is to provide healthcare to children with Neurodisability and to support general paediatrics in CHI.

This post will support the provision of inpatient and outpatient care to children with Neurodisability. This post will continue to support the development of the cross-city Department of Paediatric Neurodisability, continuous quality improvement with the department and improved access for patients. The appointee with work closely with sub-specialty consultant colleagues across the five sites and with members of the multidisciplinary team to maximise patient care and outcomes.

Rotunda: This post is to provide a single senior point of contact to commence appropriate management of infants with neurodevelopmental concern. This post will also provide specialist neurodisability input into the Rotunda Fetal Medicine service, counselling families of fetuses where appropriate and engaging with the Developmental MDT.

Essential Criteria:

• 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
• Ideally, two years certified postgraduate training in paediatric neurodisability or a strong interest in Paediatric neurodisability and keen to improve their skills with the support of the neurodisability team.

“The successful interviewee must be registered as a specialist in the relevant specialty on the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland, within 180 days of the day of interview and before taking up appointment. In exceptional circumstances proleptic appointments may be considered for candidates engaged in relevant training programmes. The Consultant must, at all times while continuing to hold office, continue to be registered with the Medical Council of Ireland. Documentary evidence of Medical Council Registration is required and must be produced annually to the Medical Administration Department within the Children’s Health Ireland. Should the successful candidate not be registered as a Specialist at that time, the post may be offered to the next suitable candidate. Should no suitable candidate exist, a further recruitment process may be initiated”. The above is governed by the Health Service Executive letter of approval for this post

Desirable Criteria:

• Clinical fellowship in Neurodisability, national or international

Essential Skills / Competencies / Knowledge:

• Significant experience in Neurodisability

• Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals

• Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making

• Excellent inter-personal skills, including experience and familiarity with public, professional, media and political communications and stakeholder relations

• Demonstrate commitment to fostering partnerships, multi-professional and multi disciplinary relationships

• Demonstrate a knowledge and undertaking of the current governance structures and anticipated changes with the establishment of the new children’s hospital

• Experience in reconfiguring acute services across organisations and regions

• Demonstrate leadership and team management skills including the ability to manage his/her staff and service and work with multi-disciplinary team members

• Experience of operating in complex and challenging environments

• Knowledge of the Irish health sector, national health programmes and health reform agendas

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

• Effective change management skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Risk and issue management skills

• Ability to recognise and respect the expertise of others and the contribution of team members and harness good teamwork and open contributions to enable the achievement of programme aims

• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills including awareness of resource management

Have excellent computer skills, competencies and knowledge of hospital data/ information systems

How to apply & other queries:

The criteria for short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and/or the essential & desirable knowledge, skills and competencies section of this job specification.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process

To apply for this position, please send a CV and letter of application.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and letter of application is Sunday 21st June 2026 at 11:45pm.

Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

Informal Enquiries can be obtained from:

Miss Joanne Balfe at Joanne.balfe@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Cillian Greene at Cillian.greene@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.

• 11th May

• 8th June

• 6th July

• 10th August

• 7th September

• 5th October

• 2nd November

• 7th December