Professor of Clinical Medicine / Consultant Physician

Post Status: Type B - Consultant’s Contract 2008 (HSE APPROVAL Ref: TTGMGM09)

Department/Faculty: Discipline of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

Reports to: Head of School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and CEO, Tallaght Hospital

Location: Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24

Closing Date: 12 Noon on Wednesday, 15th May 2013

Salary Range: This appointment will be made on the HSE New Entrant Type B Academic Consultants salary scale at a point in line with current Government pay policy

Trinity College, Dublin and Tallaght Hospital seek to appoint a Professor of Clinical Medicine / Consultant Physician. The successful applicant will have a distinguished reputation in research and will be expected to provide leadership in both teaching and research in addition to clinical responsibility. S/he will work with key stakeholders to progress the development of the Trinity Health Ireland academic medical centre agreement

The candidate should have an excellent and world-class record in research in clinical medicine, a proven ability to attract substantial funding and be productive in research output. The research interests of the person appointed should also complement the research interests and service development activity of the clinical service at Tallaght Hospital. S/he will be expected to provide academic leadership in all teaching and related activities in the University at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

The candidate should be fully trained in clinical medicine to the level of Consultant Physician, and will be expected to demonstrate leadership in academic matters relating to patient care. S/he will liaise between Tallaght Hospital and the University to integrate the needs of the clinical services with the clinical experience required by students.

Further information can be obtained at: https://jobs.tcd.ie by clicking on the Apply button below.

Please note:  Applications will be accepted only through e-recruitment

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is noon, Wednesday, 15^th May 2013