General Practitioner, Primary Care Addiction Service

For informal enquiries please contact:

Name: Dr Garrett McGovern, Clinical Lead for CHO8  

Mobile: 087 239 2054 

The purpose of the job is to provide prescribing OST clinics to ensure that service users have access to treatment including Methadone/Buprenorphine, Naloxone and where appropriate provide benzodiazepine dependence and alcohol use disorder within the agreed timeframe set out in the National Substance Misuse Strategy and National KPIs. Work with the Regional Manager in relation to FOI requests and Complaints   

Doctors applying for positions within the Addiction Service are required to: 

1. • Hold a Certification of Specific Training Level 1/Level 2 in Addiction Acquired through the ICGP 

• • Be registered with the Irish Medical Council 

Health 

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.  

Character 

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character. 

Age 

The current contract stipulates that General Practitioners will cease to hold their GMS Contract on reaching 72 years of age 

Related Attachments: General Practitioner, Primary Care Addiction Service - HSE Job Spec

The HSE Dublin and North East Region are an equal opportunities employer.