University Hospital Kerry is the second largest of the Health Service Executive – South/South west Area's seven acute hospitals.
The hospital provides acute general hospital services to the population of Co. Kerry (180,554) and additionally, to a proportion of the populations of West Limerick and North Cork.
Services Include:
•Emergency Medicine
•Ear, Nose & Throat Services
•General Medicine including Medicine of the Elderly & Endocrinology
•General Surgery
•Gynaecology (Colposcopy & Urodynamics)
•Obstetrics
•Orthopaedics
•Paediatric including Special Baby Care Unit
•Pathology
•Psychiatry
•Radiography including C.T.
Scanning Service.
•Renal Dialysis Satellite Unit
•Oncology Satellite Unit
•Palliative Care
Purpose of Post To be responsible for the management, care and treatment of service users, to ensure that the optimum standard of care is provided within the designated area(s) of responsibility.
The primary role of the CNM 1 will be one of clinical and professional leadership and development in the nursing team, including the development of nursing staff by means of in-service training, orientation of new staff and arranging for clinical experience and supervision of student nurses where this is appropriate.
The CNM1 will;
•Deputise in the absence of the CNM 2.
•Be expected to provide clinical supervision and staff allocation in the absence of more senior staff.
Informal Enquiries Name: Aisling O'Carroll
Job Title: Assistant Director of Nursing
Tel: 087 361 8477
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Name; Sadie Evans
Job Title; CNM3
Tel; 0860408676
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