Health Care Assistant Maternity Services, Cork University Maternity Hospital
Health Care Assistant Maternity Services, Cork University Maternity Hospital
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Job Description
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 and Neonatology Services in the Cork University Hospital Group within the Health Service Executive Southern region. CUMH has approximately 7000 births per annum and is a tertiary referral centre.
Services at CUMH are delivered within HSE South West Women & Infants Directorate 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.
There are four Maternity Units in HSE South West - University Hospital Waterford University Hospital Kerry Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tipperary University Hospital - spanning four of the largest counties in the country. Maternity Services includes Neonatology and Gynaecology as well as Midwifery and Obstetrics.
The Groups Primary Academic partner is University College Cork. A wide range of educational programmes and research is conducted within all hospitals in the Group.
Purpose of Post
The Health Care Assistant (Maternity Services) as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team supports assists and complements the role of the midwife in the provision of safe effective quality care to women and babies. The Health Care Assistant in maternity service works under the supervision of a Registered Midwife.
The Health Care Assistant in Maternity Services will assist the midwives in the care of women and their babies and undertake other duties and communicate with others as has been delegated to him/her by a registered midwife.
The National Maternity Strategy (2016) puts the needs of mothers and babies at its center by ensuring women have access to safe high quality evidence based maternity care. This will be done by facilitating choice for women in so far as it is safe to do so.
Health Care Assistants provide assistance support and direct personal care to mothers and their babies in the healthcare settings. They generally work in support or under delegation direction and supervision of health professionals. They support multi-disciplinary teams in the delivery of high-quality care. - International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).
Informal Enquiries
Claire OHalloran Assistant Director of Midwifery CUMH
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Lorraine O Connor Assistant Director of Nursing (Gynae Services)
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Kate Lyons Assistant Director of Midwifery CUMH
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Employment Type
Full-Time
