Phlebotomist, Staff Grade, University Hospital

Details of the Service

The phlebotomy department at CUH provides a varied service within the hospital. It covers seahorse paediatric day care unit, the Emergency department and all adult and paediatric wards. The Out Patient department in St Catherine’s which is located off campus provides blood tests for service users attending consultants and services within the City and County. Service is also provided to the Glandor Oncology unit and the Diabetic and Endocrine clinic located in the Cedar Building also off site.

Purpose of the Post

To collect venous blood samples from patients throughout the Hospital and the OPD clinics in order to provide a phlebotomy service which meets the needs of inpatients and outpatients in accordance with hospital guidelines, policies and procedures.

The Phlebotomist will be required to work individually in the wards or as part of a team in the out patients department.

Health Regions

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

For further information about the role, contact

Lynne Heeney, Senior Phlebotomist, Cork University Hospital

Mob: 0873500076

Email: lynne.heeney@hse.ie