5459
HSE Dublin & Midlands
https://www.hse.ie
Full-Time
03/06/2026
Laois, Offaly
Other
MHS Laois / Offaly
25/06/2026, 15:00
Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist
Permanent
Health Service Executive
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FPPSPS10 Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist MHS Laois / Offaly for 37 hours per week
This is an appointment to HSE Dublin & Midlands Region on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive. The initial commitment for this post will be to MHS Laois / Offaly for 37 hours per week. 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.
The Tullamore sector has a population of 65,620, necessitating 2 consultants to maintain approximation to Vision for change recommendations. The sector is led by 2 Consultant Psychiatrists each having a team comprising an NCHD, 2 community nursing staff, psychologist, occupational therapist, social worker and administrative staff. There is a day hospital, and day centre facilities shared across the sector. Acute inpatient services are provided at the Department of Psychiatry, Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, which has 46 beds, 23 beds on female and male admission wards. Consultants provide in patient care to patients from their sector.
Outpatient services including new patient clinic and review clinics, weekly MDT meetings and day hospital reviews will be provided in the CMHT base in the Bannon Centre MRH Tullamore 3 days per week. In patient ward rounds and ICP meetings will be provided in the acute admissions wards in Department of Psychiatry MRH Portlaoise 1.5 days per week. Weekly teaching, audit and continuing professional development are held in MRH Portlaoise 0.5 days per week
The person appointed will be employed under the terms and conditions of the Consultants Contract.
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The Laois/Offaly catchment area has a population of 175,000 (2022 census figures). The catchment area has the full range of Mental health Services (MHS) including 3 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) teams, CAMHS and Adult Mental Health of Intellectual Disability (MHID) teams, 3 Adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Rehabilitation and Recovery (R&R) team and Psychiatry of Later Life (POLL) team.
The Adult Mental Health Services are divided into three sectors, Birr (population 40,295, 1 Consultant lead Team), Portlaoise (population 69,112, 2 Consultant lead teams) and Tullamore (population 65,620, 2 consultant lead teams). Each sector is led by Consultant Psychiatrists and each sector has a team comprising NCHDs, community nursing staff, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and administrative staff. There are day hospital, day Centre facilities as well as a range of community residential facilities managed by R&R team.
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.
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.
Professor Henry O’Connell
Executive Clinical Director
henry.oconnell4@hse.ie
This vacancy is closed to applications.
