Occupational Therapist, Senior, General Hospital

The South/South West Hospital Group comprises of nine acute hospitals operating across the counties of Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Tipperary and Kilkenny. The Group serves a population of approximately 1.2 million and provides a wide range of inpatient, day case and ambulatory care services. The group has 2,139 inpatient beds and 382 day beds.

The ten hospitals under the group are:

• Cork University Hospital

• Cork University Maternity Hospital

• South Tipperary General Hospital

• University Hospital Kerry

• Mercy University Hospital

• South Tipperary General Hospital

• South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital

• Bantry General Hospital

• Mallow General Hospital

• Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

The primary academic partner for the group is University College Cork.

The Group has two major cancer centres, Cork University Hospital and South Tipperary General Hospital and three trauma centres in Cork University Hospital, South Tipperary General Hospital and University Hospital Kerry. It has three model three hospitals, University Hospital Kerry, Mercy University Hospital and South Tipperary General Hospital and two elective hospitals, the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital and Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene. It also has two smaller hospitals, Bantry General Hospital and Mallow General Hospital.

The South/South West Hospital Group has a Chairperson and the Board of S/SWHG has been recently appointed. A Group Leadership Team is in place, which is led by the Group Chief Executive Officer.

The establishment of hospital Groups provides a unique opportunity to deliver integrated models of care, and to bring research and innovation to the core of the clinical service delivery model.