Clinical Nurse/midwife Manager University Maternity Hospital

Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) is a 150 bedded Tertiary Referral Centre for Maternity, Neonatology and Gynaecology located on the campus of Cork University Hospital. CUMH incorporates the Obstetric, Gynaecology and Neonatology Services in the Cork University Hospital Group within the Health Service Executive South West region. CUMH has approximately 7,000 births per annum and is a tertiary referral centre.

Services at CUMH are delivered within Ireland South Women and Infants Directorate which is based on the principles of partnership and integration and strongly supports the involvement of the multidisciplinary team in service provision.

CUMH is a site for clinical placements for student midwives and student nurses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes delivered in partnership with University College Cork.

CUMH Services incorporates the use of the MN-CMS (Maternal Newborn Clinical Management System) into care delivered at CUMH.

As part of an established collaborative clinical and academic network, University Hospital Kerry, Cork University Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Waterford and South Tipperary University Hospital are supported by the HSE South West through the Ireland South Women & Infants Directorate (ISWID), and the HSE Dublin and South East through the Women and Neonatal Health Network (WNHN). ISWID will continue to provide the established clinical pathways and academic links. Maternity Services includes Neonatology and Gynaecology as well as Midwifery and Obstetrics.

The Group’s Primary Academic partner is University College Cork. A wide range of educational programmes and research is conducted within all hospitals in the Group.

Purpose of the Post

The introduction of the Electronic Health Record (MN-CMS project) has changed the landscape of documentation, data collection, reporting requirements and quality checks within the service. The Data Manager is responsible for overseeing validation of all clinical data in SSWHG Maternity Services.

The post of CNM/MM 3 Data Manager has a pivotal role in assisting the senior executive management team at CUMH to oversee the quality of clinical documentation to ensure that the quality of the data is reflective of the highest standard. The post holder assists the Data HUB committee in developing and implementing policies and procedures and monitoring clinical data activity and quality of data outputs.

The CNM/MM 3 Data Manager’s responsibilities include providing clinical and professional leadership and promoting the values of the organisation.

We welcome Informal Enquires.

Ms. Katie Bourke

Director of Midwifery,

Email: Katie.Bourke@hse.ie

Phone: 021 - 49 20705

Ms. Claire O Halloran

Assistant Director of Midwifery,

Email: Claire.OHalloran@hse.ie

Phone: 021 - 49 20704