Health Care Assistant, University Hospital

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 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.

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

University Hospital Kerry is part of the HSE South West with a catchment area of Kerry, and parts of North Cork and West Limerick, serving a population of approximately 180,500. It is third largest hospital within the HSE South West. The hospital is a primary teaching hospital with close alliances to MTU and University College Cork (UCC), nursing, medical and allied health professional training.

University Hospital Kerry have a range and scope of services provided as follows:

· Haematology.

· Emergency Medicine – The Acute Floor.

· Ear nose and Throat Services.

· General Medicine including Medicine of the Elderly & Endocrinology.

· General Surgery.

· Endoscopy.

· Adult Critical Care (ICU and HDU)

· Gynaecology (Inc. Colposcopy, menorrhagia, Fertility and Urodynamics)

· Obstetrics.

· Orthopaedics.

· Oncology unit

· Paediatrics including Special Care Baby Unit.

· Audiology.

· Palliative Care

· Psychiatry

· Radiography, including C.T. Scanning Service

· Renal Dialysis Satellite Unit.

Purpose of Post

The purpose of the post is to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in assist nursing staff in the delivery of the highest standards of patient centred care. The post holder will work under the supervision of staff nurses and direction of the Clinical Nurse Manager.

Informal Enquires

Joanne Evans, Clinical Nurse Manager 3 HR, University Hospital Kerry

Email: joanne.evans@hse.ie

Contact Number: 087-4006751