Consultant in Emergency Medicine (Temporary)

Our client is seeking a dynamic and resilient Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join our acute medical team for a fixed term.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in leading shop-floor clinical care within a busy Emergency Department (ED) supervising trauma resuscitation optimizing acute patient flow and driving clinical standards across emergency care pathways.

• Clinical Leadership: Provide senior hands-on clinical leadership and decision-making on the ED floor managing major trauma critical illness and acute undifferentiated medical conditions.

• Resuscitation & Flow: Lead trauma teams oversee resuscitation bays and collaborate with inpatient specialty teams to streamline admission and discharge pathways.

• Emergency Department On-Call: Participate in the Consultant Emergency Medicine on-call rota to ensure continuous governance and acute clinical cover.

• Quality & Governance: Drive patient safety initiatives clinical audits and risk management aligned with the HSE National Clinical Programme for Emergency Medicine (EMP).

• Education & Simulation: Lead resuscitation training simulation exercises and clinical supervision for registrars SHOs and nursing staff.

• Registration: Specialist Registration in Emergency Medicine with the Irish Medical Council (IMC) or eligibility for immediate registration.

• Qualifications: MB BCh BAO (or equivalent) FRCEM (or equivalent higher specialist qualification/CSCST).

• Experience: Extensive experience in acute emergency care advanced trauma life support (ATLS) emergency airway management and departmental leadership.

• Competencies: Crisis resource management rapid decision-making and strong cross-specialty communication skills.