Consultant Anaesthesiologist - Cork University HospitalThe closing date for this vacancy is 21/05/2026, 15:00Consultant Anaesthesiologist Cork University Hospital for 37 hours per week.This is an appointment to the HSE South West Region on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive. The initial commitment for this post will be to Cork University Hospital for 37 hours per week. This post may be subject to restructuring in the future to facilitate the reorganisation of acute services in line with new clinical models of acute and community services. It is noted that the post must be congruent with the requirements of, and facilitate implementation of national health policy, the HSE’s National Clinical Programmes including commitment to deliver the relevant performance outcomes.Main Duties of the JobThis post will support the continued development of the anaesthesia services across the multi-site campus served by the Department of Anaesthesia CUH.The post will provide key clinical service delivery as a consultant anaesthesiologist. The desirable subspecialty skillset of the successful applicant includes one or more of paediatric anaesthesia, ambulatory anaesthesia, regional & trauma anaesthesia, cardiothoracic anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the wider clinical service needs within the department of anaesthesia and may be asked to provide clinical anaesthesia services across the wider department.Information about the organisationCork University Hospital is the Model 4 hub for HSE Southwest and functions as the supra-regional trauma, cancer, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, obstetric, paediatric and critical care referral centre for the region. The Surgical Hub HSE SW is the latest addition to the CUH campus and comprises four operating theatres, two procedure rooms, outpatient consultation rooms and day ward capacity to service high volume ambulatory surgery.The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at Cork University Hospital currently employs 41 consultant anaesthesiologists with 85 doctors in training in anaesthesiology, critical care, and pain medicine. The Department provides anaesthesia, critical care, perioperative medicine services at CUH and Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH); anaesthesia and perioperative medicine services at South Infirmary Victoria Hospital (SIVUH) and Mallow General Hospital (MGH). Inpatient pain medicine services are provided to patients following surgery and/or injury at CUH, CUMH and SIVUH. Outpatient Pain services are located at SIVUH with an important outreach service to cancer services at CUH and Marymount University Hospital.The annual salary will be as set out in the Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023. Medical Consultants Salary Scales from 1st February 2026:Incremental credit is awarded in respect of previous experience at Consultant level.Selection Process DetailsA ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.The HSE is an equal opportunities employer.
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