An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Paediatrician with a Special Interest in Palliative Medicine to deliver specialist, child-centred palliative care services across acute and community settings in the South East. This senior consultant role offers meaningful clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and long-term career stability within the public health service.
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The post is split equally between University Hospital Waterford (18.5 hours/week) and IHA Waterford Wexford (18.5 hours/week), supporting integrated hospital and community-based paediatric palliative care.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide consultant-level paediatric palliative medicine services across hospital and community settings
• Deliver holistic, family-centred care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions
• Lead and participate in multidisciplinary team planning and decision-making
• Support symptom management, end-of-life care, and advance care planning
• Provide clinical leadership, teaching, and supervision to junior medical staff
• Contribute to service development, governance, audit, and quality improvement initiatives
• Liaise closely with acute hospitals, community services, and voluntary partners
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Registration on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council of Ireland in Paediatrics
• Demonstrated expertise or accredited training in Paediatric Palliative Medicine
• Proven experience at consultant or senior specialist level
• Excellent clinical leadership and multidisciplinary teamwork skills
• Strong communication skills with children, families, and care teams
• Eligibility to work in Ireland
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
• Salary in line with HSE Consultant Paediatrician pay scales (Grade 1155), adjusted in accordance with national public service agreements
• Permanent, pensionable appointment with access to the public service pension scheme
• Annual leave, study leave, and CPD supports as per HSE consultant terms
• Total working time: 37 hours per week (18.5 hours hospital / 18.5 hours community)
• Salary and conditions governed by Department of Health consolidated salary scales
Location & Employer Information
This role is based across University Hospital Waterford and IHA Waterford Wexford, serving children and families throughout Waterford and Wexford. The Health Service Executive delivers public healthcare services nationwide and is committed to high-quality, equitable, and compassionate care.
Application Details
• This competition is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants
• Informal enquiries:
Norma Goggin, Consultant Paediatrician
Tel: 086 8366375
Email: [email protected]
Last Day to Apply: 29 January 2026 at 15:00
