General Medical Consultant Physician – HSE West North West
Location: Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Job Details
* Temporary post for 1 year
* 37 hours per week
* Consultant with specialty interest desirable
* Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners is essential
Responsibilities
* Participate in the General Medicine 1:8 on‑call rota at Portiuncula University Hospital.
* Support inpatient, outpatient, emergency department care, intensive care, outreach services, ward rounds, education and training to NCHD’s.
* Use a wide range of diagnostic facilities on site including radiology, CT and MRI.
Additional Information
Portiuncula University Hospital comprises 194 beds, including a new 50‑bed ward opened in October 2024 and 12 of these beds are currently a 5‑day ward. There are also 24 day‑care beds, of which 6 are for oncology. In 2023, there were 30,000 unscheduled care visits to the Emergency Department and 54,104 scheduled care outpatient attendances.
Team
The team includes 18 registrars, 20 senior house officers and 7 interns. There are 9 Medical Consultant posts based at Portiuncula University Hospital with special interests in Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Endocrine, and a 50:50 shared geriatrician GUH:PUH.
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