Clinical Nurse Manager

Description:

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has approximately 800 beds and this will increase further to 1,000 beds on completion of the transfer of additional services to the CUH campus. CUH currently employs approximately 3,269 (WTE) staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork (UCC). UCC is the Academic partner of the South/South West Hospital Group. CUH has very strong relationships with each of the six schools within the Science Faculty of UCC and this is a key area for future development to maximise the opportunities for both the service and academia.

CUH is a recommended Major Trauma Centre for the Republic of Ireland due to the wide range of specialties delivered by the hospital – including Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Neonatology and Emergency Medicine.

CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment population of approx. 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.

The post of CNM 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

Puffin Ward in Cork University Hospital is a 31 bed acute care ward facilitating the care of children requiring medical and surgical management. There are many sub specialties within the Paediatric Department, including Cystic Fibrosis, Neurology, Cardiology, Endocrinology as well as surgical areas of interest such as Orthopaedics, Urology, ENT, and Plastic surgery. The Ward liaises closely with the Paediatric Emergency Department and the Paediatric Assessment Unit as well as other Paediatric wards. The ward also works with many of the multi-disciplinary teams to provide shared care for children whose primary care is being delivered by the National Children’s Hospital. Puffin Ward also provides transitional care for children with long term illnesses.