Exciting Career Opportunity! Resident Anaesthetic Officer Full-time (39 hours per week) | Permanent | Candidate Criteria: Qualifications MB, BCh, BAO or equivalent recognised by the Irish Medical Council Be registered with the Irish Medical Council Experience 3 years relevant experience in anaesthesia within an adult acute hospital setting (Essential) Possess adequate relevant work experience as an independent practitioner in the field of anaesthesia at registrar level. (Essential) Experience working in ICU and HDU (Desirable) Experience of liaising with senior level nursing. (Desirable) Evidence of strong clinical leadership resulting in high clinical standards. (Desirable) Evidence of leading change & reform. (Desirable) The Purpose of This Role: Resident Anaesthetic Officer (RAO) plays a key role in building and maintaining relationships between the Consultants, Nursing Staff and the Multidisciplinary Teams. The Resident Anaesthetic Officer will be part of the dynamic anaesthesia department providing surgical services to patients for; Lower GI surgery and endoscopy Urology Vascular arterial and venous (surgery) Ophthalmology Gynaecology Maxillofacial surgery ENT surgery Key Responsibilities: Under the general direction and control of the Clinical Director and/or Consultant Anaesthetist on call, in the Higher Observational Team (HOT), the Resident Anaesthetic Officer will be responsible for the following, but not limited to: Conduct morning and evening ward rounds for the 11-14 patients in the higher observation beds with the higher observation team consultant anaesthetists Daily commitment to the theatre with HOT consultant and care of the HOT patients overnight Care of higher observation patient's (with reference to consultants and anaesthetists in anaesthetics and surgery and the HOT consultant) Perioperative care - based on surgical ward, dealing in the main with post op complications Contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards. Maintain awareness of the National Quality Improvement Programmes and ensure Bon Secours Hospital Limerick is compliant in all stages of the process for patient undergoing procedures at the hospital. To carry out Cardiac Arrest and other Emergency Procedures as per hospital policy. To Apply: Please submit your CV via Rezoomo, by clicking the apply button below Panel: a panel may be formed from which future vacancies will be filled. Informal Inquiries: please contactJanice Lyons, To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.