Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Theatre and Surgical Hub, Cork University Hospital

Details of Service

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has approximately 800 beds and this will increase further to 1000 beds on completion of the transfer of additional services to the CUH campus. CUH currently employs approximately 4571 (WTE) staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork (UCC). UCC is the Academic partner of the South/South West Hospital Group. CUH has very strong relationships with each of the six schools within the Science Faculty of UCC and this is a key area for future development to maximise the opportunities for both the service and academia.

CUH is a recommended Major Trauma Centre for the Republic of Ireland due to the wide range of specialties delivered by the hospital including Neurosciences Cardiac Services Orthopaedics General Surgery Renal Internal Medicine Vascular Ophthalmology Urology Plastic Surgery Maxillary-Facial Paediatrics Intensive Care Oncology Haematology Obstetrics Gynaecology Neonatology and Emergency Medicine. CUH is JAG accredited and is a Magnet4Europe Hospital.

CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area and the supra regional area of Limerick Clare Tipperary Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment population of approx. 550000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.2 million.

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 2024/2025.

Each Health Region is 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 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 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

Midlands Louth Meath Community Health Organisation

Community Healthcare Organisation Dublin North City and County

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 has become part of HSE South West health region from 3rd March 2025 and the transition to the new structures will be taking place throughout 2025.

Purpose of the Post

The post of CNM 2 has a pivotal role in service planning co-ordinating and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are quality assurance resource management staffing and staff development practice development facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

Theatre Complex and Surgical Hub

The Theatre Complex and Surgical Hub in CUH will ensure the provision of elective and emergency surgical procedures in the specialist theatre environments of Cardiothoracic General Vascular Orthopaedic Neurosurgery Pancreatic Colorectal Plastics Trauma Urology Renal Hepatobiliary Gynaecology and day procedures for adults and children. The Theatre Complex works on a 24/7 basis. There are a total of 13 theatres and 15 recovery bays.

The Surgical Hub at Cork University Hospital (CUH) will be a dedicated facility designed to enhance day-case surgery and ambulatory capacity addressing public waiting lists in advance of the development of regional elective hospitals. It will be located on the CUH campus a Model 4 hospital and will operate under the governance of CUHs surgical/perioperative directorate.

The post holder will work across all relevant areas of the CUH campus including the Theatre Complex and Surgical Hub.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Noreen O Leary (Assistant Director of Nursing) 0or Email: - for further information about the role

Contact Tamara Broderick- People Resourcing for enquiries relating to the recruitment process

Required Experience:

Manager