Registrar in Neurology (Inclusion Health) - July 2025

at  St Jamess Hospital

Role title
Registrar in Neurology (Inclusion Health) - July 2025
Commencement date
Monday 14th July 2025
Purpose of the role
The role has been funded to support the development of modernised care pathways for epilepsy with the goal of improving access time to service, improving quality of service and delivering care in the best place for the patient.
The epilepsy pathway will focus on an integrated approach to the management of epilepsy in the community and via tele-medicine. The first objective of the pathway is to improve remote care and outreach provided to vulnerable populations such as inclusion health patients and patients with intellectual disability.
The successful candidate will work as part of the multidisciplinary epilepsy team which already has strong links to the inclusion health services in the hospital and the community. The focus of the role is to help develop the pathways and to deliver epilepsy and neurology care to vulnerable populations as well as the overall epilepsy 2 cohort.
The role is a great opportunity for any doctor with an interest in neurology and inclusion health. It will give the opportunity to develop skills in quality improvement and focus on patient centred care.
The post would suit candidates with an interest in and prior training in epilepsy and neurology, but this latter experience is not a requirement or candidates who have and interest and experience in inclusion health and would like to expand their knowledge of neurology and epilepsy
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
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SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO:

Be responsible for the safe and efficient assessment of patients
Work under consultant supervision to lead the resuscitation of all critically ill and injured patients
Liaise effectively with other specialty teams in relation to patient referrals
Supervise handover at the end of each shift.
Balance service demands with their personal educational needs and those of the doctors and medical students they supervise
Be supportive of junior staff, ANPs, nurses and other team members
Participate in clinical risk management, audit and research activities
Comply with departmental clinical guidelines
Support by the Consultants and their Registrar colleagues.
Comply with departmental leave policies and procedures
Demonstrate appropriate levels of professionalism in all aspects of your work and behaviour
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