Catering Assistant, General Hospital

Details of Service

Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019.

Each Health Region will be tasked with population-specific planning resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decision-making closer to the frontline.

Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:

· Integrated, locally planned and 0delivered

· Easier to access and navigate

· Available closer to home

Health Regions are geographically-based units with clearly defined populations. They align community and hospital services within specific areas. The HSE will retain a strong but leaner central organisation, with more service provision developed at a local level.

The HSE South West Health Region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region.

This includes:

· South / South West Hospital Group S/SWHG

· Cork Kerry Community Healthcare CKCH

The Department of Population and Public Health is also now aligned with this health region.

HSE Services working within this region include:

· Acute Hospitals

· Primary care services

· Community services

· Social care services

· Health and social care professionals

· Voluntary sector services

Mallow General Hospital (MGH) is a Model 2 Hospital with 95 inpatient beds.

Mallow General Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient and Day patient services. The services provided in the hospital include – general medicine, cardiology, respiratory, gerontology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, ENT and urology.

In patient medical activity is supported by a Medical Assessment Unit and a High Dependency Unit. MGH also provides elective Day surgery, Endoscopy, Injuries Unit, Outpatients Department, Physiotherapy and Radiology including CT scanning services and ultrasound scan.

MGH Catering Department provides a catering service to 95 patients and to staff and visitors in a 60 seat Canteen. The Catering Department strives to meet the requirements set out in the National Food, Nutrition and Hydration Policy for Adult Patients 2018 and Food Safety Legislation.

Purpose of the Post

To assist with the preparation, cooking and serving of meals on a daily basis to patients, staff and visitors in Mallow General Hospital.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Anne Dennehy, Catering Officer, Mallow General Hospital.

Email: anne.dennehy@hse.ie

Tel: 022 30385

For further information about the role.

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