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The NCHD’s standard duties and responsibilities include, as directed by the Consultant / Clinical Director / Employer to, inter alia:

• participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of medical care to patients;
• diagnose and treat patients;
• ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that prioritises the safety and well being of patients;
• assess patients on admission and/or discharge as required and write detailed reports in the case notes;
• order and interpret diagnostic tests;
• initiate and monitor treatment;
• communicate effectively with patients and clients;
• further progress knowledge of diagnosis and management;
• participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit and proactive risk management and facilitate production of all data/information for same;
• co-operate with such arrangements as are put into place to verify the delivery of all contractual commitments;
• co-operate with such measures as are necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of the European Working Time Directive and related Irish legislation;
• co-operate with investigations, enquiries or audit relating to the provision of health services;
• comply with statutory and regulatory requirements, agreed training principles1 where appropriate, corporate policies and procedures and human resource policies and procedures (e.g. Dignity at Work, Trust in Care, Flexible Working Scheme etc.);
• attend at NCHD Induction. Induction training before the commencement of the employment relationship is not paid, while induction training during the currency of the employment relationship is paid;
• perform other duties as required by the supervising Consultant / Clinical Director / Employer.