Overview
The purpose of this post is to provide paediatric orthopaedic elective care in the generality of paediatric orthopaedics as well as to provide a subspeciality practice in upper limb conditions both trauma and elective. This will take place at CHI Temple Street or CHI at Crumlin transitioning to St James Campus and Cappagh. The successful applicant will participate in on call emergency care as part of a consultant rota with the existing consultant staff at CHI Temple Street transitioning to CHI St James Campus.
Essential Criteria
* a) Registration as a specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery on the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland in the specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery. The successful interviewee must be registered within 180 days 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, 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.
* b) The successful candidate will have completed at least one year of additional subspecialty training in Paediatric orthopaedic surgery in a Clinical fellowship.
Desirable
* 6-12 months training in upper limb surgery
How to apply & Informal queries
Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met. The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria. * Please note: you must submit a cover letter with your CV; CVs will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.
The closing date for submissions of CVs and cover letter is Sunday 12th October 2025 by 11:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post by clicking 'Apply for Job'. Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact the Clinical Specialty Lead. For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Specialist.
Commencement Dates
CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and secondments. This onboarding update aligns to payroll and the corporate induction program. If pre-employment and mandatory training are not completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.
Below are the commencement dates for 2025 and 2026:
* October 13th 2025
* November 10th 2025
* December 15th 2025
* January 7th 2026
* January 12th 2026 (NCHD rotation only)
* February 9th 2026
* March 9th 2026
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