Fellow in Neurology (Epilepsy) - July 2025

at  St Jamess Hospital

Role title
Fellow in Neurology (Epilepsy) - July 2025
Commencement date
Monday 14th July 2025
Department
Neurology
Directorate
MED (Medicine and Emergency)
Grade
Registrar
Salary
Basic salary will be applied in line with approved HSE salary scales. Incremental credit will be awarded commensurate with experience and qualifications
Job reference number

EFNEUROJUL25

Enquiries to
To apply for the above position please forward an up-to-date curriculum vitae to medicalmanpower@stjames.ie
Informal enquires to Elisabeth Doran, Consultant Neurologist email: eldoran@stjames.ie or Prof. David Bradley, Consultant Neurologist, MED Directorate, Telephone (01) 410-3688 or email: dbradley@stjames.ie
If you require any further information regarding the above post, please contact the medical workforce unit on (01) 410 3084, (01) 415-1101, (01) 415-1151 or (01) 428-4767
Closing date
02/02/2025
Post Type
Specific Purpose, Full Time & Pensionable
Normal working hours
39 hours per week
Directorate overview
The Medicine and Emergency Directorate, (MED), which includes all specialties in Internal Medicine, was established in 2014 and has consolidated all specialties of medicine within a single clinical governance structure. It’s mission, aims and objectives focus on safety, (zero harm), quality, (excellent outcomes), patient experience, access and flow.
The Directorate has agreed a clinically-led management cycle for continuous improvement for adoption across its specialties. Clinical Specialty Leads have been appointed with a common structure and data-driven approach to specialty and directorate operations meetings.
Service overview
The neurology department diagnoses and treats patients with the entire range of neurological disorders. We provide a busy outpatient and day ward service, a focused inpatient service and a busy consult service to advise on neurological issues across all medical and surgical specialties. The department has a particular interest in teaching and an active research staff.
The Epilepsy Fellow’s role is to work as part of a multidisciplinary team across the Epilepsy service which is the largest division in the neurology Department. The service offers a range of ambulatory and inpatient services including virtual care and is a leader in digital health using a national EPR. Data Analytics, peer support, paediatric transition, women health in epilepsy, Outreach services to marginalized communities , patient safety and quality improvement and also strengths within the department . We have strong links to the national Epilepsy Surgery Service in Beaumont and also to the SFI research centre FutureNeuro in RCSI www.futureneuro.ie The post would suit candidates with an interest in and prior training in epilepsy but this latter experience is not a requirement.
Principal duties and responsibilities
See below
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Eligibility criteria qualifications and/ or experience
Applicants are expected to have completed Basic Speciality Training in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Surgery or Intensive Care Medicine.
Possession of a post-graduate qualification (eg MCEM, MRCS, MRCP), will be advantageous to the candidate, but is not a requirement for the post.
Candidates are expected to be ATLS or ACLS providers. Core requirements for this post include: a demonstrable commitment to medicine, good decision making, a broad clinical knowledge base and appropriate clinical skills, awareness of patient safety and risk management issues and the ability to work efficiently under pressure and as part of a team.

Please refer the Job description for details