Vacancy ID

4814

Department/Authority

HSE South West 

Department/Authority Website

https://www.hse.ie

Working pattern

Full-Time 

Advertising Date

14/05/2026
 

County

Cork 

Location

Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital

Closing Date for Application

04/06/2026, 15:00
 

Grade

Consultant Anaesthesiologist S.I. Pain Medicine 

Contract

Permanent 

Type of role

Health Service Executive

Accessibility Information: We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. Please see our Statement on Accessibility

Job summary

Consultant Anaesthesiologist S.I. Pain Medicine - Cork University Hospital & Cork University Maternity Hospital Cork University Hospital for 18.5
hours per week and Cork University Maternity Hospital for 18.5 hours

This is an appointment to the HSE South West Region on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive. The initial commitment for this post will be to Cork University Hospital for 18.5
hours per week and Cork University Maternity Hospital for 18.5 hours. This post may be subject to restructuring in the future to facilitate the reorganisation of acute services in line with new clinical models of acute and community services. It is noted that the post must be congruent with the requirements of, and
facilitate implementation of national health policy, the HSE’s National Clinical Programmes including commitment to deliver the relevant performance outcomes.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will provide key clinical services as a consultant anaesthesiologist at CUH/CUMH, and lead in the development of pain management services for women with endometriosis at CUMH.

The desirable skillset of the successful applicant includes having completed a recognised fellowship in pain management. Secondary, desirable and not essential higher fellowship considerations include obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia.

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the wider clinical service needs within the department of anaesthesia and may be asked to provide clinical anaesthesia services to ambulatory and inpatient services across the wider department. The post holder will be expected to engage with:
•    The provision of anaesthesia services as per the consultant workplan.
•    Attendance at Multidisciplinary team meetings. 
•    The development and delivery of outpatient pain consultation services.
•    The development and delivery of inpatient pain management services.
•    The development and delivery of disease specific multidisciplinary pain management pathways.
•    Participation in CME, education, audit and quality improvement programmes.
•    Participation in accreditation programmes and associated activities. 
•    Undertake teaching and training of Medical Students & Doctors in Training and other allied healthcare professionals.
•    The provision of education as required in the Hospital for student nurses, other nurses in training and other staff.

Please see information booklet for further details

Information about the organisation

Cork University Hospital is the Model 4 hub for HSE Southwest and functions as the supra-regional trauma, cancer, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, obstetric, paediatric and critical care referral centre for the region.

The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at Cork University Hospital currently employs 41 consultant anaesthesiologists with 85 doctors in training in anaesthesiology, critical care, and pain medicine. The Department provides anaesthesia, critical care, perioperative medicine services at CUH and Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH); anaesthesia and perioperative medicine services at South Infirmary Victoria Hospital (SIVUH) and Mallow General Hospital (MGH). Inpatient pain medicine services are provided to patients following surgery and/or injury at CUH, CUMH and SIVUH. Outpatient Pain services are located at SIVUH with an important outreach service to cancer services at CUH and Marymount University Hospital. 

Please see information booklet for further details

Benefits

The appointment is whole-time, permanent and pensionable.

The annual salary will be as set out in the Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023. Medical Consultants Salary Scales from 1st February 2026:

€235,862     €248,612      €262,070     €269,154     €276,236     €283,318

The standard working week applying to the post is: 37 hours per week.

The annual leave associated with the post is: 30 Working Days per annum.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form.  The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification.Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process. 

The HSE is an equal opportunities employer.

Vacancy contact: 

Dr. Brian O’Donnell

Consultant Anaesthetist, Cork University Hospital 

Brian.ODonnell@hse.ie