Job Overview
This is an exceptional opportunity to join Waterford Mental Health Services as a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, playing a critical leadership role within specialist CAMHS services. This senior position offers the chance to influence service delivery, shape clinical standards, and make a meaningful impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-level psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for children and adolescents
- Lead and support multidisciplinary CAMHS teams in delivering high-quality care
- Contribute to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives
- Supervise and mentor junior medical staff and allied health professionals
- Collaborate with community services, schools, and other stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with national clinical guidelines and regulatory standards
- Participate in on-call duties and service planning as required
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Extensive experience in child and adolescent mental health services
- Strong leadership and clinical governance experience
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
- Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement
- Access to transport is essential
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
This position offers competitive pay in line with HSE consultant salary scales.
Specified Purpose Wholetime contract with opportunities for professional development, leadership experience, and involvement in service innovation.
Location & Employer Information
This role is based within Waterford Mental Health Services, part of the HSE Dublin and South East region, covering Waterford, Tipperary South, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, and parts of South Dublin. The service provides comprehensive mental health care within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment focused on delivering high-quality patient outcomes.
Application Details
Please apply by submitting your Curriculum Vitae to Ms. Fiona O’Grady, Medical Manpower Officer.
Email: fionac.ogrady@hse.ie
Telephone: 087 7957535
Reference: WATCAMHS26
For informal enquiries, contact Dr. Peter Braben, CAMHS Clinical Director & Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist.
Email: peter.braben@hse.ie
Telephone: 087 0626451
Job Specification: View Job Specification
Last Day to Apply: 01 May 2026 at 5:00 PM
