Consultant Radiologist Children's Health Ireland (CHI) and National Maternity Hospital (NMH)

With this exciting opportunity there are 2 split posts available between Childrens Health Ireland & the National Maternity Hospital..

• 1) Childrens Health Ireland 23 hours& National Maternity Hospital 14 hours
• 2) Childrens Health Ireland 29 hours& National Maternity Hospital 8 hours

Purpose of roles:

The Consultant Paediatric Radiologist will form part of CHI's and NMh's radiology consultant team. This group includes consultants with a broad range of sub-specialty interests including neonatal imaging, fetal imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, neuroimaging, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, Oncology imaging, body imaging, ENT imaging, chest and cardiac imaging. It is envisaged that this post holder will have experience in, or a desire to develop expertise in, such a subspecialty area, in particular neonatal and fetal, given the role in NMH.

As clinical specialities develop throughout the hospitals there will be a need for the consultant radiologists to expand the range of subspecialist imaging capabilities and it is expected that this post holder, along with the rest of the consultant group, will embrace continuing education to facilitate the development of relevant expertise.

The Consultant Radiologist will join a cross-city CHI team of radiologists and will contribute to the evolving role of the Paediatric Outpatients and Urgent Care Centres at Connolly and Tallaght, as part of the overall vision for the Integrated Care Programme for Acute Paediatric Healthcare. This radiology service is always responsive to hospital, national and international developments in paediatrics and in paediatric and neonatal radiology, and continues to evolve in tandem with the relevant national models of care.

Essential Criteria:

Mandatory Professional Qualifications and Experience:

• A) Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Radiology.

And

• B) Two years certified postgraduate training in paediatric Radiology.

"The successful interviewee must be registered as a specialist in the relevant specialty on the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland before taking up appointment."

The Consultant must, at all times while continuing to hold office, continue to be registered with the Medical Council of Ireland.

Desirable Professional Qualifications and Experience:
• Consultant Experience.

Essential Skills & Knowledge:

• Significant experience in clinical practice in delivery of acute unscheduled care at both local and national levels.
• Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals.
• Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making.
• Excellent inter-personal skills, including experience and familiarity with public, professional, media and political communications and stakeholder relations.
• Demonstrate commitment to fostering partnerships, multi-professional and multi-disciplinary relationships.
• Demonstrate a knowledge and undertaking of the current governance structures and anticipated changes with the establishment of the new children's hospital.
• Experience in reconfiguring acute services across organisations and regions.
• Demonstrate leadership and team management skills including the ability to manage his/her staff and service and work with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Experience of operating in complex and challenging environments.
• Knowledge of the Irish health sector, national health programmes and health reform agendas.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Effective change management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Risk and issue management skills.
• Ability to recognise and respect the expertise of others and the contribution of team members and harness good teamwork and open contributions to enable the achievement of programme aims.
• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills including awareness of resource management.
• Have excellent computer skills, competencies and knowledge of hospital data/ information systems.

How to apply & informal queries:

The criteria for short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and/or the essential & desirable knowledge, skills and competencies section of this job specification.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

To apply for this position, please send a CV and letter of application.

The closing date for submissions of CV's and letter of application is Sunday July 19th 2026 at 11:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on www.CHI.jobs by clicking 'Apply for Job'.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

Informal Enquiries can be obtained from Dr. Siobhan Hoare, Consultant Radiologist, Children's Health Ireland via email: [email protected]

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Cillian Greene, Medical Talent Acquisition Specialist via [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below, you'll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.

• 10th August
• 7th September
• 5th October
• 2nd November
• 7th December