Clinical Nurse Manager, Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator, University Hospital

Details of Service

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 4,571 (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 1.2 million.

Cardiology Department

CUH is a tertiary referral centre receiving cardiac referrals from Kerry University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, Mallow General Hospital, Bantry General Hospital, Waterford University Hospital and the surrounding region.

Cardiology services in CUH are provided in the Cath Lab, Coronary Care Unit, Step Down Unit, Cardiology Ward, Cardiology Outpatients, Cardiac Assessment Unit and Cardiothoracic ward.

Purpose of the Post

The post holder 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.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Diarmuid Nolan (Assistant Director of Nursing)087 3653102 or Email: diarmuid.nolan@hse.ie - for further information about the role

Contact Tamara Broderick- People Resourcing, Tamara.broderick@hse.ie – for enquiries relating to the recruitment process