MATERNAL MEDICINE FELLOW in Dublin 2

About the Role

The National Maternity Hospital on Dublin’s Holles Street was established in 1894 and celebrated its centenary in 1994. Employing approximately 820 people, it is the largest maternity hospital in the State as measured by annual deliveries and also one of Europe’s largest maternity hospitals. The hospital mainly provides obstetric, gynaecology and neonatal services. The original focus of the service was the poor people of the districts surrounding Holles Street, Dublin however continuous change and growth from humble beginnings means that today, one in every twelve Irish citizens began life behind it's walls.

The National Maternity Hospital delivers over 9,000 babies a year. The hospital is recognised as a national referral centre for complicated pregnancies, premature babies and sick infants. Our gynaecology unit also treats over 9,000 patients annually.

The National Maternity Hospital has built up a reputation for undergraduate and postgraduate training and holds international courses on the Active Management of Labour each year. The hospital also trains midwives and runs an annual Higher Diploma course in Neonatal Studies in conjunction with the two other Dublin maternity hospitals and the College of Surgeons.

The National Maternity Hospital is part of the Ireland East Hospital Group (IEHG). Comprising 11 hospitals, IEHG is Ireland’s largest hospital group, with University College Dublin (UCD) as its academic partner.

Applications are invited for a one year fulltime maternal medicine fellowship commencing July 2027. Duties will include running the maternal medicine service along with our midwifery, obstetric, anaesthetic and physician consultant colleagues; organising the weekly maternal medicine MDT meeting; reviewing antenatal and postnatal patients on the wards and attendance at our maternal medicine and preterm clinics.

Requirements

The successful candidate must hold appropriate Irish Medical Council registration on the General Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland.

The successful candidate should ideally have spent two years in fulltime Obstetrics & Gynaecology and have MRCPI as a minimum.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge & Understanding:

• Would require the general confidence and support of consultant colleagues and management.
• Must demonstrate strong leadership skills
• Computer literacy in work processing, presentation and maintenance of databases would be advantageous, in addition to having a genuine interest in research.
• Must demonstrate the ability to liaise with colleagues on a range of issues and work effectively within a team
• Has a deep knowledge and understanding of the services provided by the NMH
• Is knowledgeable of current professional quality and audit issues/accreditation process.
• Must demonstrate the ability to plan and organise effectively.
• Must demonstrate strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Must show resilience and composure.
• Must demonstrate an openness to change.
• Must demonstrate integrity and ethical stance.

Details

Location: Dublin 2, Ireland

Contract type: Full time, Temporary

Closing date: 5 Oct 2026 4:00 PM

Salary: Not disclosed