Clinical Nurse Manager, General Hospital

Mallow General Hospital is part of the South West Region.

Mallow General Hospital (MGH) is a Model 2 hospital as defined by the Acute Medicine Programme.

Mallow General Hospital is a 71 bed Acute General Hospital providing inpatient, outpatient and Day patient services.

The services provided in the hospital include – general medicine, cardiology, respiratory, gerontology gastroenterology and endocrinology

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In patient medical activity is supported by a Medical Assessment Unit and a High Dependency Unit.

Mallow General Hospital also provides elective Day surgery, Endoscopy, Injuries Unit, Outpatient department, Physiotherapy, and Radiology including CT scanning services.

Specialist and Advanced Practice Nursing includes Cardiology, Respiratory, Diabetes, Tissue Viability, Obesity, Haemovigilance and Infection Control.

Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be operational from 2024.

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 delivered

· 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.

Services in the South West 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

South / South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare will become part of HSE South West Health Region from 3rd March, 2025, and the transition to the new structures will be taking place throughout 2025

Purpose of Post

The post of CNM2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating and managing activity and resources within the Medical Assessment Unit. The main responsibilities are patient safety and quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional/clinical leadership.

The CNM2 MAU will support the development of clinical protocols and guidelines and provide clinical leadership in nursing practice to ensure that the nursing staff have the necessary skills and competencies. The post holder is responsible for the day to day management of the unit and contributes to the strategic development of the service.

Informal Enquiries

Name: Patricia Moloney

Job Title: Director of Nursing

Tel: 022/30300

Mobile:087 1301584

Email: Patricia. Moloney@hse.ie