Locum Consultant Child

Location: Lucena Clinic, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services Initial Base: Rathgar, Dublin 6 Lucena Clinic provides a comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for young people presenting with moderate to severe mental health disorders, to defined catchment areas, with an under 18 population of 172,585, residing in South Dublin City and County plus North and West County Wicklow. Clinical Teams are based throughout the catchment area operating clinics in Tallaght, Rathgar, Dun Laoghaire, Bray, Wicklow town and Arklow. Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Lucena Clinic, Rathgar Team A (Locum (6 months), Full-Time) Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with St John of God Community Mental Health Services, Lucena Clinic on a Locum Full-Time basis. Minimum Requirements 1. Full registration in the General Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland or entitlement to be so registered. 2. Must be on the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or entitled to be on it within a six month period. 3. The possession of the MRCPsych or a qualification equivalent to one of these and (i) inclusion of the divisions of Psychiatry of the Register of Medical specialists maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland, or (ii) seven year's satisfactory post-graduate training and experience in the medical profession including five years in psychiatry of which three years were in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Remuneration Salary Grade 'Consultant Contract 2023 - Clinical' on the Consolidated HSE Pay Scale €231,215 - €277,736 per annum pro rata Initial location The initial location of this role is Lucena Clinic, Rathgar . However, you may be required, from time to time, to work at SJOG CS's other places of business or/and the premises of such associated s companies or organisations as SJOG CS may require. You will be given as much notice of any such change of place of work as is reasonably practicable. Application Process: The selection process for this competition will compromise several elements to select successful candidates for the position. These may include the following: Shortlisting based in the information contained within your application. An online video interview. Competitive competency-based interview. Presentation A panel may be formed from this competition from which current and future fixed term and specified purpose vacancies may be filled over the next 12 months. If your application contains gaps of employment within in your CV, please be advised that under HIQA, TUSLA and CORU regulations we are required to have explanatory information for these time periods. These must be provided with your application. Why work for us? St John of God offers a range of benefits to staff including the following: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Annual Increments Comprehensive induction training and continued in-house training/ professional development 30 days annual leave (pro-rata) Paid sick leave (minimum service period applies) Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (minimum service period applies) Opportunities for career progression Public Pension Scheme Group Health Insurance Scheme through VHI Group HSF Scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Closing Date: Wednesday 26 th of November 2025 Informal inquiries can be made to Dr Lisa Kelly, Clinical Director, on / Job description available on request. Reference: LUC-NOV-2025-02 St John of God Community Services are equal opportunities employers. By applying for this position you are giving Saint John of God Community Services consent to have your personal data stored which will be retained for the purpose of this competition only. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.