Clinical Nurse Manager High Dependency Unit General Hospital

Details of Service

Bantry General Hospital (BGH) is a 90 bed rural and remote model 2R Acute General Hospital providing inpatient, outpatient and day patient services. It provides undifferentiated medical care and day case surgical activity for the people of West Cork and South Kerry. It is a member of the South/South West Hospital Group.

BGH operates on a 24 hour open access basis for undifferentiated medical intake. The hospital caters for all acute medical emergencies and has a Medical Assessment Unit and a High Dependency Unit. It also has a Rehabilitation and Acute Stroke Unit and a Care of the Elderly Ward. Bantry General Hospital provides elective Day Case Surgery, Minor Procedures and Endoscopy Day Cases. Special Nursing includes Cardiac Rehabilitation and Stroke.

BGH is a site for clinical placements for the undergraduate student nurse programme delivered in partnership with the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Co. Kerry.

Purpose of the Post

The post of CNM2 is instrumental in the co-ordination and management of activity and resources within the clinical area.

The main responsibilities include resource management, ensuring a safe effective service to patients, staffing and staff development, standard setting and monitoring, facilitating communication and education and providing professional/clinical leadership in the area.

Close working relationships exist with the multidisciplinary team.

Informal Enquiries

Ann O’Sullivan, Assistant Director of Nursing

Email: ann.osullvan2@hse.ie

Tel: 027 52993