Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Medical Assessment Unit Bantry General Hospital
* Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
* Full Time, Permanent
Who We Are
The newly established HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry, serving more than 700,000 people. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region, including the South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare.
Skills and Attributes
* Commitment to providing a quality service
* Communication skills
* Professional knowledge & experience
* Building and maintaining relationships
Description
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. BGH operates on a 24-hour open access basis for undifferentiated medical intake, catering for all acute medical emergencies with a Medical Assessment Unit and a High Dependency Unit.
BGH also has a Rehabilitation and Acute Stroke Unit and a Care of the Elderly Ward, providing elective Day Case Surgery, Minor Procedures, and Endoscopy Day Cases. It is a site for clinical placements for the undergraduate student nurse programme delivered in partnership with the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
The Medical Assessment Unit treats patients over 16 years with acute medical conditions, consisting of assessment pods, a short stay ward, and 6 single rooms for inpatients. The Medical Assessment Unit manages all admissions to the hospital, accepting patients with undifferentiated medical conditions on a 24-hour basis through referrals by General Practitioners, Emergency Ambulance Presentation, and self-presentation.
Purpose of the Post
The post of Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM 2) has a pivotal role in service planning, coordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities include quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication, and providing professional/clinical leadership.
Informal Enquiries
Name: Ann O’Sullivan, Assistant Director of Nursing
HSE South is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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