Locum Consultant Microbiologist

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Microbiologist at Cork University Maternity Hospital/Cork University Hospital.

Specialist Registration with the Irish Medical Council required.

Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) was opened in 2007 at a cost of €80 million and as well as delivering 6,446 babies in 2023 is also a national Gynaecology Cancer Centre and leading centre in Research and Innovation.

All sub-specialties in Obstetrics and Gynaecology are represented at CUMH. This is also the only Irish maternity hospital of this size co-located with an acute general hospital, facilitating access to other medical, surgical and radiological specialities.

CUMH has 2 fully integrated operating theatres (OR-1 systems) and a Robotic Laparoscopic system (Da Vinci Robot). Currently, theatre lists are currently run in one Gynaecology theatre 1 five days per week and theatre 2 fours days a week, shared amongst consultants in the Gynaecology service. The expectation is that CUMH will move to 12 hour theatre days in Q4 2024 in line with SlainteCare targets.

For further details on the hospital, please refer to the following website:

https://irelandsouthwid.cumh.hse.ie/