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Our client is currently looking for a Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist with special interest in Eating Disorders to work in Limerick, Ireland.
This post forms part of a specialist eating disorder service within a stepped‑care model.
Such teams typically:
- Function within a national or regional eating disorder network.
- Provide equitable access to evidence‑based eating disorder treatment for young people.
- Offer specialist input at stepped‑care levels, including:
- Outpatient care (assessment, therapy, dietetics)
- Day / intensive treatment programmes
- Inpatient consultation and support
What is on offer:
- Salary of €235,862 to €283,318 per year DOE
- 37 hours work week
- 30 days annual leave
- 10 days public holidays
- Up to 10 days medical education leave
- Up to €12,000 for continuous medical education
- Up to €8,000 for research/project
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Standard Consultant Duties
- Clinical leadership within designated areas of responsibility
- Delivery of clinical services within service plans and policy frameworks
- Participation in service planning, development, and evaluation
- Collaboration with management in resource allocation and service efficiency
- Professional supervision of junior doctors and multidisciplinary team members
- Provision of consultation to colleagues as required
- Participation in clinical audit, risk management, and quality initiatives
- Engagement in research and continuing professional development
- Compliance with professional, ethical, and regulatory standards
Eating Disorder–Specific Duties
- Ensure timely assessment and treatment for moderate to severe eating disorders
- Provide specialist input to complex or high‑risk cases
- Reduce need for inpatient admissions through early intervention
- Support general CAMHS teams managing less severe cases
- Develop consistent, evidence‑based treatment pathways
- Work to minimise duration of inpatient stays and enhance continuity of care
- Provide structured liaison with medical teams for physically compromised patients
Other Requirements
- Ability to travel for clinical or administrative duties where necessary
- Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Demonstrated expertise in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders
- Strong clinical, leadership, communication, and MDT collaboration skills
