Consultant Histopathologist

RCSI HOSPITAL GROUP

RCSI Hospitals Group was established in 2015 and comprises the following hospitals:

• Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
• Connolly Hospital, Dublin
• Cavan and Monaghan Hospital
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth
• Louth County Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

The Academic Partner for the Group is the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).

The RCSI Hospitals Group serves populations in five counties – North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan. A wide range of emergency, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services are provided across these, supported by a workforce of approximately 8,353 WTE staff. Our aim is to provide high quality and safe care underpinned by the development of a single effective corporate and clinical governance structure.

The RCSI Hospitals Group is committed to improving clinical performance in scheduled and unscheduled care and the development of clinical networks and delivery systems to improve access to excellent care, in accordance with the HIQA National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare and in alignment with the National Committee on Clinical Excellence, the National Clinical Programmes and the National Cancer Control Programme Guidelines.

Further information about the RCSI Hospital Group can be found at our website:

OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL, DROGHEDA

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda is a 485 bed, model 3 Acute General and Maternity hospital located in the North East of Ireland. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (OLOL) is a member of RCSI Hospitals Group. The RCSI Hospitals Group serves a population of 875,000 people and provides acute and specialist hospital services to populations in five counties- North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan. The hospitals within the group are Beaumont Hospital, Cavan General Hospital, Connolly Hospital, Louth County Hospital, Monaghan Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital & Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is the main acute hospital in the North East and the Hospital Services include Critical Care, Orthopaedic Trauma, Surgery, Medicine (wide range of specialties), Acute Stroke Unit, Cardiology, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is an acute academic teaching hospital and our academic partner is the Royal College of Surgeons University (RCSI). Our relationship with RSCI University is important in improving standards of care, fostering education, clinical research and innovation.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has a workforce of approximately 2,600 staff, providing a 24/7, 365 emergency care and related services. The services include scheduled and unscheduled care activity, with inpatient acute services being primarily of unscheduled care origin. The hospital team deliver safe and timely access to our patients and community and perform highly in national unscheduled care and ED Key performance indicators. The hospital team are committed to the delivery of world-class care and exceptional clinical services with respect & compassion.

Applications are invited for the following post:

Consultant Histopathologist

This is an appointment to the RCSI Hospitals Group on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive with an initial commitment to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda 33.5 hours per week and Beaumont Hospital 3.5 hours per week.

Applicants must be registered in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Pathology.

Informal enquiries may be made to:

Dr Ruth Law at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Tel: ,
email;

A panel may be formed from which other permanent vacancies for Consultant Histopathologist may be filled.
Applications can be made by applying online at no later than 12pm on 14/06/2024.