New Graduate Staff Nurse Campaign, University Hospital

University Hospital Kerry is the second largest of the Health Service Executive –South/South West seven acute hospitals.

With a catchment area of Kerry, North Cork & West Limerick it services a population of approx. over 180,554.

In addition, the Kerry area has quite a large visiting population – Bord Fáilte/ Shannon Development estimate there are approximately 2 million tourists visiting this region annually, principally during the summer months.

The 24/7 Emergency department cares for 36,000 emergency presentations. The average annual activity levels of approximately 13,000 Inpatient discharges, 11,000 Day Cases Presentations and 54,000 Outpatient Attendances.

The hospital has 275 acute general beds; 50 Acute Psychiatric beds, and an Annual Budget of approximately 70 million.

University hospital Kerry has a directorate management structure and is educationally affiliated to Institute of Technology Tralee and University College Cork.

University Hospital Kerry’s range and scope of services provided.

• Emergency Medicine.

• Ear nose and Throat Services.

• General Medicine including Medicine of the Elderly & Endocrinology.

• General Surgery.

• Endoscopy.

• Adult Intensive Care.

• Oncology

• Orthopaedics.

• Paediatrics

• Audiology.

• Palliative Care

• Psychiatry

• Radiography, including C.T. Scanning Service

• Renal Dialysis Satellite Unit.

Purpose of Post

The delivery of effective, quality-assured and patient–centred nursing care.

Informal Enquiries

Name: Joanne Evans

Title: CNM3 Nursing HR, University Hospital Kerry.

Email Joanne.evans@hse.ie Tel: 066 7178654