Clinical Nurse Manager, Radiology, 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 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 designated 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.

Radiology Department

The Radiology Department provides a 24/7 service which supports trauma and inpatient requirements in addition to a busy Outpatient service. We provide care to patients for the wider CUH Group incl. Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) and we accept referrals from other hospitals in the region and from General Practitioners. CUH is the designated Cancer Referral Centre for the Southern Region and provides an Acute Stroke & Coiling Service and a STEMI Facility. The wide range of services offered include plain film radiography through to complex Interventional procedures, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Catherisation Labs and Interventional Radiology.

Purpose of the Post

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.

The department services are supported by a multidisciplinary team comprising of Consultant Radiologists, Trainee Registrars, Clinical Specialist Radiographers, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Radiology Nurses and Physicists. We also provide a 24/7 on-call Thrombectomy service which is an expectation of the role.

Informal Enquiries

Name: Ciaran Sweeney, Assistant Director of Nursing

Email: Ciaran.sweeney@hse.ie

Mobile: 087 0921093