Senior Emergency Medicine Consultant – Trauma Lead

Woodston Personnel Ltd.; Galway; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodston Personnel Ltd. is seeking a dynamic Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join our acute medical team for a fixed-term contract of 6 months.

The successful candidate will lead shop-floor clinical care within a busy Emergency Department, supervising trauma resuscitation and driving clinical standards across emergency care pathways. Responsibilities include clinical leadership on the ED floor, managing major trauma, optimising patient flow, participating in on-call rotas, and delivering

Qualifications

• Specialist Registration in Emergency Medicine or eligibility for immediate registration.
• MB BCh BAO (or equivalent) and FRCEM (or equivalent).
• Experience in acute emergency care, ATLS, airway management, and leadership.
• Strong governance and patient-safety focus with cross‑specialty communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership on the ED floor and manage major trauma.
• Lead resuscitation teams, oversee trauma bays, and streamline admissions.
• Participate in the Consultant Emergency Medicine on-call rota.
• Drive quality, audits and risk management aligned with EMP guidelines.
• Lead education and simulation for registrars, SHOs and nursing staff.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Decision making

Crisis resource management

Communication skills

Teaching / supervision

Education

MB BCh BAO

FRCEM

CSCST

Job description

Woodston Personnel Ltd. is seeking a dynamic Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join our acute medical team for a fixed-term contract of 6 months.

The successful candidate will lead shop-floor clinical care within a busy Emergency Department, supervising trauma resuscitation and driving clinical standards across emergency care pathways. Responsibilities include clinical leadership on the ED floor, managing major trauma, optimising patient flow, participating in on-call rotas, and delivering