Paediatric Fellowship in Anaesthesiology - July 2026

Childrens Health Ireland Fellowship Program

The Department of Anaesthesia welcomes you to the Paediatric Fellowship Program at Childrens Health Ireland.

We are a collegial department of dedicated clinicians committed to providing the best care possible to children of all backgrounds.

We are offering a new and unique Fellowship program offering our Fellow exposure to all Paediatric Specialities.

The successful candidate will be based at CHI Crumlin with an option of spending time at CHI Temple Street and the Irish Paediatric Acute Transport 2026 these historic hospitals sites will amalgamate into the new Childrens Hospital.

CHI CRUMLIN

CHI Crumlin is a major quaternary Paediatric Hospital in Ireland in the vibrant city of Dublin. The hospital admits paediatric patients from all age groups up to 16 years.

We are the all-Ireland Congenital Cardiac Centre and the Paediatric Oncological referral centre for the Republic. There are over 40000 visits to our Emergency Department per annum and many of these children will require emergency surgery. We have a 23 bed PICU with a dedicated ECMO program. We work closely and together with the Department of Intensive Care Medicine.

We conduct over 10 000 surgical cases per year including approximately 500 on-pump cardiac cases. Additionally we provide sedation and anaesthesia for children undergoing diagnostic and interventional radiological procedures.

Our Fellowship is mentored and divided into monthly blocks. We can create a bespoke and fluid program considering your aims and career objectives.

CARDIAC

Including on and off pump cases and thoracic anaesthesia. During this rotation the Fellow will also provide anaesthesia for interventional cardiology in our hybrid catheterisation suite cardiac MRI and attend the Joint Cardio Thoracic Meeting. Surgical procedures on ECMO and ECLS maybe encountered.

ENT and AIRWAY

A breadth of procedures covering routine ENT procedures such as tonsillotomy to airway reconstruction. The Fellow will be invited to EXIT procedures and any other procedures on gravid patients presenting for foetal surgery during your Fellowship.

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Including acute and elective surgery complex spinal surgery upper and lower limb reconstruction and lengthening. You will gain exposure to a wide range of regional anaesthesia techniques.

GENERAL SURGERY

With a high volume of neonatal surgery urological abdominal tumour surgery and surgery for inflammatory bowel disease.

CRITICAL CARE

We have a 23 bed PICU with a separate Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. We offer all forms of organ support including cardiac ECMO.

Additionally we provide anaesthetic care for acute and elective plastic surgical ophthalmic GI scope dental procedures and the interventional radiology and CT/MRI services.

CHI TEMPLE STREET

CHI Temple Street is the other major quaternary paediatric referral hospital in Ireland located in the Georgian heart of Dublins North Inner City. It is the national paediatric centre for inherited metabolic disease neurosurgery nephrology including transplantation ophthalmology craniofacial surgery and trauma.

There are 50000 emergency attendances per year making it the busiest Paediatric E.D. in Ireland and one of the busiest in Europe. Temple Street has a nine bed PICU and is also home to the Irish Paediatric Acute Transport Service (IPATS).

As in Crumlin the Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine are intrinsically linked and the anaesthesia fellow will have the opportunity to work in PICU and IPATS if desired. Temple Street also houses a six bed neonatal HDU staffed by neonatology.

There are approximately 6000 surgeries per year performed in four operating theatres (soon to be five). Anaesthesia services are also provided for diagnostic and interventional radiology.

Subspecialities encountered in Temple Street include:

NEUROSURGERY

The fellow will have significant exposure to both elective and emergency neurosurgery. Elective work includes major tumour resections including posterior fossa and brainstem spina bifida surgery including management of hydrocephalus and foramen magnum decompression neurovascular work and epilepsy surgery. Emergency neurosurgery includes myelomeningocoele closure CSF diversion procedures and involvement in the trauma team for traumatic brain injury management.

CRANIOFACIAL

The fellow will obtain substantial experience in the craniofacial theatre providing anaesthesia for procedures including cranial vault remodelling fronto-orbital advancement Le Fort osteotomy and monobloc advancement. There will be a significant exposure to intra-operative haemorrhage management and use of blood products.

RENAL TRANSPLANT

The fellow will be exposed to anaesthesia for renal transplantation as well as post-operative management in PICU. There will be exposure to general principles of immunosuppression management.

OPHTHALMIC SURGERY

The fellow will be exposed to neonatal ophthalmic surgery for retinopathy of prematurity and retinoblastoma.

ORTHOPAEDICS

The full range of paediatric orthopaedic surgery is performed. There is a high volume of spinal surgery for children with congenital disease both inherited (including Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy) and those with neural tube defects.

CRITICAL CARE RETRIEVAL

The fellow will have the opportunity to work with the IPATS team travelling with a consultant initially with the potential to progress to team lead for suitable cases.

Additionally we provide anaesthetic care for acute and elective paediatric surgery ENT including airway surgery plastics urology dental and radiology services.

We believe the volume and breadth of our case load will provide the successful candidate with a robust and unique Fellowship. Under mentored supervision you will gain the skill knowledge and experience to become an expert in delivery of safe Paediatric Anaesthesia.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Dedicated Fellowship Mentors

Twice weekly didactic lecture series

Simulation participation and opportunity to join as a leader

Grand Round Series

Journal Club

CAREER PREPARATION

Formal career mentoring

Participation in continuous quality improvement activities

Weekly dedicated non-clinical time to support completion of academic projects

Clinical responsibilities:

The duration of the appointment is 12 months. Fellows will be expected to participate in clinical activities including provision of anaesthesia in all available specialties in rotation under the supervision of the attending consultant. There is a gradual progression in the level of responsibility allowing the Fellow to demonstrate their ability for independent practice nearing the completion of the Fellowship. Fellows will complete a 8 week rotation on PICU including paediatric cardiac PICU. Fellows will be required to participate in the on call rota .

Fellows will be required to engage in quality improvement projects teaching activities for medical students and junior trainees and is encouraged to participate in clinical research.

Application process:

A 12 month fellowship position will be offered on a rolling basis beginning in July 2026.

Eligibility to register with the Irish Medical Council is a prerequisite and the successful candidates will have completed their specialist training (Post- CCST) by the starting date of the fellowship.

The applicant should provide evidence of their interest and experience in Audit QI and or clinical research.

Applicant should contact the Fellowship Lead via email to express their interest and desired starting date including a well-formatted CV and a cover letter with information on how the Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowship program would contribute to their career plans.

The closing date for applications is Sunday August 31st at 11:45pm.

Applications for the above posts must be submitted via the career page including CV and cover letter. For more information please contact the fellowship leads Dr Yvonne Doyle () or Dr Andras Kelecsenyi ().