Posted 23 August, 2026
Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine - July 2027
Childrens Health Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 1590109907
Join the Future of Paediatric Care at Children's Health Ireland (CHI)
The Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) offers a comprehensive 12 to 24-month fellowship program designed for senior trainees from around the world seeking to qualify as specialists in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine. This job will be based at CHI Crumlin. This post will commence in July 2027.
Start dates in January 2027 and January 2028 are also available if it better suits the candidates.
About the Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine
Paediatric Critical Care in Ireland is currently split over two sites; CHI Crumlin (Dublin) and CHI Temple Street (Dublin). Soon both intensive cares will merge onto one site at the brand new, state of the art New Children's Hospital (NCH) at St James in Dublin.
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin is home to:
CHI Temple Street houses:
Both units contribute to the Irish Paediatric Acute Transport Service (IPATS), which stabilises and transports critically ill children throughout Ireland and internationally (when required).
Induction Programme
All fellows and registrars undergo an induction programme upon arrival in PICU. A full protected teaching programme is allocated for this time so that the medics are familiarised with procedures and equipment within the ICU before starting their shifts. We avoid allocating new fellows and registrars to cover shifts during this period wherever possible.
Training Program
Supervision
Each fellow will be assigned a supervisor for the duration of the fellowship. The supervisors and trainees should meet within 4 weeks of the trainee starting at CHI, and at 3-monthly intervals (or as often as required) afterwards. Trainees will receive regular feedback from their mentors All trainees and suggested to take on a research or quality improvement project during their time here and this is expected for international fellows. Supervision will be provided by the PICU consultants to assist with research projects and to provide feedback as required.
Clinical Duties
Fellows will provide patient care under the supervision of full-time paediatric intensivists, gaining experience in:
On-call duties
Fellows will be required to provide overnight and weekend on-call services, promoting greater autonomy. Efforts will be made to balance the frequency of on-call duties to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
Why join CHI?
Career growth: A supportive training environment, exposure to sub-specialty services, and access to leading consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
Competitive salary: € 70,276- € 82,756, aligned with HSE incremental credit guidelines.
Impactful work: Make a real difference to the lives of children and families across Ireland.
Eligibility Criteria: To apply, candidates must meet the following requirements:
Be towards the end of (or completed) subspecialty training in paediatric intensive care, paediatrics, anaesthesiology, or emergency medicine.
A minimum of a year of experience in tertiary-level neonatal, paediatric, or adult intensive care.
If English is not your native language you must hold IELTS 7 or above or OET B or above, valid at the time of the advertisement
Application Process:
To apply, please submit your CV, Cover Letter, and completed Questionnaire via our career's portal: CHI Careers Page. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a preference sheet prior to interview.
Key Dates: Closing date: Sunday 27th September 2026 at 11:45pm
Please note: As part of your contract, you may be required to work across any of the CHI sites.
CHI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
All posts are subject to allocations from the relevant Training Schemes.
For queries, contact our Medical Recruitment team at: [email protected]
The Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) offers a comprehensive 12 to 24-month fellowship program designed for senior trainees from around the world seeking to qualify as specialists in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine. This job will be based at CHI Crumlin. This post will commence in July 2027.
Start dates in January 2027 and January 2028 are also available if it better suits the candidates.
About the Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine
Paediatric Critical Care in Ireland is currently split over two sites; CHI Crumlin (Dublin) and CHI Temple Street (Dublin). Soon both intensive cares will merge onto one site at the brand new, state of the art New Children's Hospital (NCH) at St James in Dublin.
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin is home to:
- A 23-bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), including both General and Cardiac ICUs.
- One of the largest PICUs in the UK and Ireland, with over 1,000 annual admissions, and last year (2024) was the second largest by admissions in the PICANET network
- 350-400 congenital heart operations/year and 350-400 Cardiac Catheter Interventions
- National sub-specialist services such as cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, oncology, respiratory medicine, ENT and more.
- Ireland's only extracorporeal life support (ECLS) service for children. Recipient of the ELSO Platinum Level Center of Excellence Award.
CHI Temple Street houses:
- A 9-bed general PICU, with 400 admissions a year
- National Paediatric Neurosurgical, Metabolic and renal transplant services
Both units contribute to the Irish Paediatric Acute Transport Service (IPATS), which stabilises and transports critically ill children throughout Ireland and internationally (when required).
Induction Programme
All fellows and registrars undergo an induction programme upon arrival in PICU. A full protected teaching programme is allocated for this time so that the medics are familiarised with procedures and equipment within the ICU before starting their shifts. We avoid allocating new fellows and registrars to cover shifts during this period wherever possible.
Training Program
- Three formal teaching sessions per week, including lectures, journal club, case-based discussions and simulation.
- Skills development in vascular access, airway management, and intubation and point of-care ultrasound.
- Time in theatre with anaesthetics for hands-on training.
- Communication training
- Monthly morbidity and mortality meetings, with fellows expected to present cases.
- An ECLS Study Day every six months and 3 monthly ECLS reviews.
- An annual ECMO conference held with the Mater adult hospital
- Monthly wellbeing sessions
Supervision
Each fellow will be assigned a supervisor for the duration of the fellowship. The supervisors and trainees should meet within 4 weeks of the trainee starting at CHI, and at 3-monthly intervals (or as often as required) afterwards. Trainees will receive regular feedback from their mentors All trainees and suggested to take on a research or quality improvement project during their time here and this is expected for international fellows. Supervision will be provided by the PICU consultants to assist with research projects and to provide feedback as required.
Clinical Duties
Fellows will provide patient care under the supervision of full-time paediatric intensivists, gaining experience in:
- Rotation through the Cardiac and General ICUs, with paediatric and neonatal patients.
- Application of organ support, including advanced ventilation, inotropes, vasoactive agents, ECLS, and ICP management.
- Participation in the hospital resuscitation team for acutely ill or injured children.
- Active participation in ward rounds and patient care planning.
- More senior fellows will take on leadership roles, including leading ward rounds and supervising junior trainees.
On-call duties
Fellows will be required to provide overnight and weekend on-call services, promoting greater autonomy. Efforts will be made to balance the frequency of on-call duties to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
Why join CHI?
Career growth: A supportive training environment, exposure to sub-specialty services, and access to leading consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
Competitive salary: € 70,276- € 82,756, aligned with HSE incremental credit guidelines.
Impactful work: Make a real difference to the lives of children and families across Ireland.
Eligibility Criteria: To apply, candidates must meet the following requirements:
Be towards the end of (or completed) subspecialty training in paediatric intensive care, paediatrics, anaesthesiology, or emergency medicine.
A minimum of a year of experience in tertiary-level neonatal, paediatric, or adult intensive care.
If English is not your native language you must hold IELTS 7 or above or OET B or above, valid at the time of the advertisement
Application Process:
To apply, please submit your CV, Cover Letter, and completed Questionnaire via our career's portal: CHI Careers Page. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a preference sheet prior to interview.
Key Dates: Closing date: Sunday 27th September 2026 at 11:45pm
Please note: As part of your contract, you may be required to work across any of the CHI sites.
CHI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
All posts are subject to allocations from the relevant Training Schemes.
For queries, contact our Medical Recruitment team at: [email protected]
