Speech & Language Therapist, Senior, Acute Floor, University Hospital

Title of Post: Speech & Language Therapist, Senior, Acute Floor, CUH

Details of Service:

Cork University Hospital (CUHG) is the HSE statutory acute hospital provider for Cork. The group comprises 3 acute hospitals, Cork University Hospital Wilton (Model 4), Mallow General Hospital (Model 2) and Bantry General Hospital (Model 2R), 2 community inpatient units (St. Finbarr’s Hospital Rehabilitation Unit and Riverstick Transitional Care Unit).

Cork University Hospital is the largest statutory / HSE hospital in Ireland and the only Model 4 (Specialist Academic Teaching) Hospital in the state with all acute surgical and medical specialities integrated on the same campus (Adults, Paediatrics, Maternity and Mental Health). It is a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment area of HSE South, and also provides a number of supra-regional services in a range of specialities to the entire southern one third of Ireland, spanning 3 other RHA areas, and treating patients from the counties of Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Tipperary, Wexford, Carlow, Laois, Waterford and Kilkenny. At a national level CUH Wilton is one of two designated Level 1 trauma centres in the country, one of two 24/7 neurosurgical and stroke thrombectomy centres, one of five 24/7 PPCI centres, one of four cardiothoracic surgical centres, one of two comprehensive coagulation & haemophilia centres, a cystic fibrosis centre, and one of eight (NCCP) Cancer Centres. CUH provides Level 3s Critical Care with regional services to include neurosurgery, cardiothoracics etc.

The Speech & Language Therapy Department provides care across Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Mallow General Hospital & St. Finbarrs Rehabilitation Unit.

The SLT Department is a dynamic work environment with service delivery provided across a wide range of adult & paediatric specialities including Geriatric Medicine, Radiation/Oncology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Critical Care, Paediatrics and Neonatology. It is also a clinical practice site for undergraduates from UCC.

Informal Enquiries:

Sinead Brosnan, Speech and Language Therapy Manager In Charge 3, Tel: 086 0216022 Email:sinead.brosnan@hse.ie