Consultant Physician – Sports & Exercise Medicine

A part-time ( 0.5 ), permanent vacancy has arisen for the role of Consultant Physician – Sports & Exercise Medicine. The successful candidate will provide MSK, Sports & Exercise Medicine clinical expertise and services in clinics across Vhi H&W aligned to the overall H&W strategy and vision.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary
• Performance related bonus
• Company pension – up to 10% employer contribution
• Comprehensive health insurance cover
• Income continuance
• Life insurance
• Medical indemnity paid for by Vhi

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Providing expertise in delivering MSK/ SEM services in line with Vhi’s model of care and the principles of integrative medicine.
• Collaborating with relevant individuals / teams across H&W (e.g. Clinical Directors, Operational Leads, national Heads of Discipline, physiotherapy, podiatry, health coaches to obtain input and ensure a coordinated approach aligned to the overall H&W strategy and vision.
• Championing clinical excellence and patient-centered healthcare and an integrated approach across Vhi H&W.
• Identifying and supporting the development and implementation of the appropriate patient pathways and processes within the MSK/ SEM service, Vhi H&W’s other services, and externally.
• Participating in the development of effective clinical governance and to ensure that processes are in place which address clinical effectiveness and outcomes, clinical risk, clinical incidents, patient experience and complaints.
• To identify education requirements and opportunities and provide education to staff, doctors, ANPs, nurses, and physiotherapists.
• Working with the relevant Quality, Safety & Risk (QSR) team members to ensure that the design and delivery of MSK/ SEM services adhere to H&W QSR policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines (PPPGs) and external standards / statutory requirements (e.g. HIQA), and oversee the process to secure and maintain the relevant external accreditation.
• Working with Vhi H&W to identify opportunities to develop the scope and depth of the service offering and new ways of working and support development of business plans.

The successful candidate must have:

• Full registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners or be eligible for same within six months of application, maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Sports & Exercise Medicine
• Experience in service development in SEM
• Experience of the delivering care within the Irish health system
• Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals
• Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision-making
• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills and has the ability to manage multiple complex tasks.
• Demonstrate a commitment to fostering partnerships and multi- disciplinary relationships
• Demonstrate strong and credible leadership in bringing people together across systems and clinical disciplines, with a proven ability to inspire them to deliver common goals.
• Demonstrate an interest in, and be an advocate for, preventative medicine and lifestyle health
• US guided injection techniques (desirable)
• Peer reviewed research and publications desirable
• Demonstrated alignment to Vhi values

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Reasonable Accommodations
Our commitment is to make any reasonable accommodation for you in the recruitment process to give you the best opportunity to perform to your optimum in the application, test, and interview process.