Staff Midwife, University Hospital Kerry

Job title:

Staff Midwife, University Hospital Kerry

Company:

Health Service Executive

Job description

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Kerry, provides comprehensive services for antenatal, intra natal, post natal mothers and their babies and also for women who require gynaecological procedures.The Department is closely integrated with the Regional Tertiary referral centre at Cork University Maternity Hospital in respect of clinical standards and governance.The Birth rate in 2021 was just under 1,300 deliveries.Midwifery Staff / Managers allocated to the area rotate between Fetal Assessment / Ante-natal/labour and delivery and post natal areas to ensure continuing care and midwife competence.Maternity Services at UHK are delivered within the HSE South West Maternity Directorate which is based on the principles of partnership and integration and strongly supports the involvement of the multidisciplinary team in service provision.There are four Maternity Units in HSE South West – University Hospital Waterford, University Hospital Kerry, Cork University Maternity Hospital and University Hospital Tipperary – spanning four of the largest counties in the country. Maternity Services includes Neonatology and Gynaecology as well as Midwifery and Obstetrics.The Group’s Primary Academic partner is University College Cork. A wide range of educational programmes and research is conducted within all hospitals in the Group.Purpose of PostTo work within a multidisciplinary team in providing a safe, effective, high quality midwifery service to women, babies and their families.Informal EnquiriesMs. Sandra O’Connor, Director of Midwifery, University Hospital Kerry,Email: sandra.oconnor@hse.ieTel: 066 718-4023

Expected salary

Location

Co Kerry

Job date

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:38:51 GMT

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