Nurse Tutor University Maternity Hospital

Details of Service

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, Paediatric 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 the HSE South West Region which is based on the principles of partnership and integration and strongly supports the involvement of the multidisciplinary team in service provision.

CUMH is the 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 Network (ISWIN), and the HSE Dublin and South East through the Women and Neonatal Health Network (WNHN). ISWIN 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 (UCC). A wide range of educational programmes and research is conducted within all hospitals in the Group

CUMH is the clinical site for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing and midwifery education programmes which are delivered in partnership with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University College Cork. Clinical placements for students also extend to other outreach facilities and Health Service Providers in the Cork region.

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 became part of HSE South West health region on 3rd March 2025 and the transition to the new structures will continue throughout 2026.

The Centre of Midwifery Education is responsible for the provision of a broad range of quality assured education, training and professional development programmes for registered nurses and midwives to support them in the ongoing maintenance of competence and the provision of safe, quality patient care. In addition, the Centre provides programmes of education and training for support staff involved in supporting the nursing and midwifery function, and for other staff categories as relevant. Programme provision is based on identified service need and HSE organisational objectives and priorities. The Centre has a geographical remit for County Cork but may potentially incorporate the Maternity Services in the HSE Southwest Region. The Centre is part of the National Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director, situated in the Clinical Strategy and Programmes function in the HSE.

Aims & Objectives of the Centre

• Provision of education and programmes of professional development across all Divisions of Nursing & Midwifery

• Identification of the education, training and development needs to support the delivery of Nursing/Midwifery care, in partnership with Directors of Nursing and Midwifery, Planning and Development.

• Provision of a comprehensive training and development programme in accordance with annually agreed objectives and organisational priorities.

• Ensuring that training and development is aligned to national initiatives and to organisational objectives.

• Ensuring close working relationship and liaison between higher education institutions and health service agencies

• Promoting cross divisional and interagency educational practices

• Promoting the professional development of staff as integral to the management of the Nursing/Midwifery resource.

• Sourcing and evaluating internal and external education and training providers.

• Establishing and maintaining systems to record education, training and development activities in accordance with agreed procedures.

• Evaluation of education, training and development activities

• Encouraging and supporting the research agenda at local and national level

Ensuring that education, training and development activities are evidenced based

Purpose of the Post

· To assist the Director of the CME in planning, development and delivery of practice-based education and development programmes for nurses, midwives and health care assistants

· The role involves the planning, budgeting, co-ordinating, implementing and evaluation of a range of educational initiatives across the CME’s remit with regard to Midwifery and Nursing services. Education should be based on relevant and up to date research and provide a collaborative learning environment to encourage reflection and innovation.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Name: Katie Bourke

Job Title: Director of Midwifery

Email: Katie.Bourke@hse.ie

Tel: 021 4920705

Name: Mary O Connor

Job Title: Director of Centre of Midwifery Education

Email: Mary.OConnor3@hse.ie

Tel: 021 - 4920736

Contact Meagan McGlynn- People Resourcing, meagan.mcglynn@hse.ie– for enquiries relating to the recruitment process