Lead NCHD Resources

All Lead positions are filled for the period July 2018-January 2019. Please find the current Lead NCHDs here.

I want to encourage you to get involved in the Lead NCHD initiative and if you are interested to get in touch with me at nl.nchd@hse.ie or contact medical manpower at your hospital.

Here are some resources that may be useful for Lead NCHDs and NCHDs considering leadership:

• The Handbook for the role of Lead NCHD.
• The Job Description for the role of Lead NCHD.
• Presentation by Dr. Mortimer O’Connor, Mercy University Hospital “Valuing Voices”
• Presentation by Dr. Louise Hendrick, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital “Medication Safety – a collaborative approach”
• Presentation by Dr. Anna McHugh, Letterkenny General Hospital “Occasional Acts of Kindness – Beating burnout”          
• Presentation by Dr. John Duddy, Beaumont "NOTED: A Clinical Task Handover System for NCHDs and Nurses"
• Presentation by Dr. Deirdre Kelly, Mater "The Value of Physician Leadership" & "Improving Weekend Discharges"
• Presentation by Dr. Liam Healy, Cork University Hospital "The Lead NCHD Experience"

Information on medical careers and competition ratios for BST and HST schemes are available at: Medical careers.ie