Clinical Nurse Manager, Paediatric Emergency Department, University Hospital

Details of Service

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has approximately 800 beds and this will increase further to 1,000 beds on completion of the transfer of additional services to the CUH campus. CUH currently employs approximately 4,571 (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 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. 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.2 million.

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.

Emergency Department

The Acute Floor currently comprises of the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Assessment Unit and Medical Short Stay Ward. There is a strong focus on safe and compassionate care. The Emergency Department is managed operationally and professionally by the Assistant Directors of Nursing collaborating with the Clinical Nurse Manager 3 in conjunction with the Emergency Department Consultants. The management of the Department is overseen by the Clinical Operations Group (COG). There is a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary team work within the department and throughout the Acute Floor.

For many children and their families, the emergency service is the primary contact with the health care system, with the emergency department acting as the ‘front door’ to the hospital. Emergency departments are responsible for the reception, triage, initial assessment, stabilisation and management of children from birth up to 16 years of age. Presentations to the emergency service are varied, with children attending daily with medical, surgical and psychiatric illnesses as well as accidental and non-accidental injuries.

Informal Enquiries

Siobhan Scanlon Assistant Director of Nursing

Email: siobhan.scanlon@hse.ie

Mobile: 086 7872209

Norma O’Sullivan, Assistant Director of Nursing

Email: norma.osullivan1@hse.ie

Mobile: 087 3536411