Registrar In Palliative Care

The successful candidate will be joining a medical team of 2 consultants, 2 Registrars and a GP Trainee (SHO). The registrars all rotate through Inpatient unit/Community team/Hospital team every 2-3 months. They provide 1:4 first on call cover OOH and at weekends.

• Donegal Hospice which is located in Letterkenny is an 8-bedded unit (single rooms). The inpatient-based registrar is expected to do daily medical reviews of all the patients under the supervision of the consultant and as part of the multi-professional team.
• There is a Community Palliative Care team covering the entire county of Donegal. This team includes 7WTE Clinical Nurse Specialists. The community-based registrar will do home visits and conduct outpatient clinics for those patients well enough to attend.
• In-reach to Letterkenny University Hospital to support the Hospital Palliative Care team of 2WTE Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Eligibility

• Two years post qualification (internship) experience in Palliative Care Medicine
• Active Registation with the Irish Medical Council

Contract Type: Specified Purpose Contract - 6months

The applicant must hold a full driving licence.

Informal Enquiries to: Dr. Jessica Sui, Consultant in Palliative Medicine - jessica.sui@hse.ie

or Dr. Averil Fountain, Consultant in Palliative Medicine - averil.fountain@hse.ie