Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmic Surgeon

Children’s Health Ireland Jobs; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) invites applications for a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmic Surgeon to join Ireland’s leading paediatric hospital environment. The role requires governance leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and delivery of high-quality ophthalmic care for children with a focus on complex, acute and multidisciplinary care pathways.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, negotiation and planning skills, with experience in public, professional,

Qualifications

• Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology is required.
• Registration as a specialist in ophthalmology with the Medical Council in Ireland is required.
• Experience in delivering acute unscheduled care at local and national levels preferred.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage staff and services.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder relations

Change management

Risk management

Planning

Teamwork

Education

Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology

Registration as a specialist with Medical Council (ophthalmology)

Job description

Join the Future of Paediatric Care at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is now inviting applications for Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmic Surgeon

Why join CHI?

• Career growth: A supportive environment, exposure to cross-disciplinary teams, and opportunities to work in Ireland's newest Hospital with state of the art equipment.
• Impactful work: Make a real difference and help in creating a culture of Ireland’s leading paediatric hospitals.

Essential Requirements:

• Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of ophthalmology
• Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology
• Significant experience in clinical practice in delivery of acute unscheduled care at both local and national levels
• Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals
• Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making
• Excellent inter-personal skills, including experience and familiarity with public, professional, media and political communications and stakeholder relations
• Demonstrate commitment to fostering partnerships, multi-professional and multi-disciplinary relationships
• Demonstrate a knowledge and undertaking of the current governance structures and anticipated changes with the establishment of the new children’s hospital
• Experience in reconfiguring acute services across organisations and regions
• Demonstrate leadership and team management skills including the ability to manage his/her staff and service and work with multi-disciplinary team members
• Experience of operating in complex and challenging environments
• Knowledge of the Irish health sector, national health programmes and health reform agendas
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Effective change management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Risk and issue management skills
• Ability to recognise and respect the expertise of others and the contribution of team members and harness good teamwork and open contributions to enable the achievement of programme aims
• Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills including awareness of resource management
• Have excellent computer skills, competencies and knowledge of hospital data/ information systems

Application Process

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

• Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Sunday 13th December 2026 by 11:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Miss Sarah Chamney at [e-mail]

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Naomi McGrath at [e-mail]

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.