Dietitian, Senior, Acute Medicine
- Post Date:24th November 2022
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Job Description
- Cork, Ireland
- Permanent, Full time
- € 57,450 – 67,645
- Fluent English
Who We Are
The South/ South West Hospital Group (S/SWHG) is one of seven hospital groups in the Republic of Ireland. It has responsibility for the provision of acute hospital care for a population of over 915,000 people (19% of the population of the State) across Cork, Kerry, Waterford and South Tipperary, and a supra-regional catchment of 1.2 million which includes Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford.
The S/SWHG employs 11,800 highly skilled and caring staff and aims to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a great experience for all our patients and their families.
The S/SWHG consists of eight statutory hospitals and two voluntary hospitals. The statutory hospitals are:
- Bantry General Hospital (BGH)
- Cork University Hospital (CUH)
- Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH)
- Kilcreene Orthopedic Hospital (KOH)
- Mallow General Hospital (MGH)
- South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH)
- University Hospital Kerry (UHK)
- University Hospital Waterford (UHW)
The two voluntary hospitals in the Group are funded by the HSE as Section 38 agencies under the Health Act 2004:
- Mercy University Hospital (MUH)
- South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH)
These hospitals are defined as Models 2 to 4 based on the health services that are provided. There are two Model 4 hospitals (both of which are Cancer Centres), three Model 3 hospitals, two Model 2 hospitals, two exclusively elective hospitals and a Maternity Hospital. Emergency services are provided at six of the ten sites in accordance with the Acute Medicine Programme and Emergency Medicine Programme requirements.
The primary academic partner for the Group is University College Cork (UCC) and, together with our Higher Education Institutes of Technology in Cork and Waterford, plays an important role in developing and improving academic teaching, research and innovation to drive improved health for the population in the S/SWHG.
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Skills and attributes
- Communication Skills
- Professional Knowledge & Experience
Description
Cork University Hospital (CUH), Mallow General Hospital (MGH) and Bantry General Hospital are all part of the Cork University Hospital Group (CUHG)
Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and is a Level 1 Trauma Centre with the presence of over 40 different medical and surgical specialties on the campus. CUH has 830 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 3,269 (WTE) staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork. See more at http://www.cuh.hse.ie/ The Department of Nutrition & Dietetics of CUH/CUMH currently employs 45 WTE dietitians providing clinical nutrition services across the specialities of Paediatrics; Nephrology; Endocrinology; Oncology; Cystic Fibrosis; Surgery; Gastroenterology; General Intensive Care; Cardiology & Heart Failure; Neonatology; Ketogenics; Stroke; Food Provision; Respiratory; Neurosurgery; Cardiac Intensive Care; Neurology; Rheumatology, Orthopaedic & Trauma; Geriatrics; Infectious Diseases; Acute Medicine; Cardiothoraics; Urology, Plastics and Maternity. The Department is divided into five competency based groups of four to seven dietitians.
Mallow General Hospital (MGH) is a 37 bed hospital and is part of the South / South West Hospitals Group. The services provided at Mallow General Hospital include: General Surgery (including Urology and Ear Nose Throat [ENT]), General Medicine (including Cardiology, Respiratory, Gerontology and Gastroenterology), Day Procedure Unit’, Endoscopy Unit, Medical Assessment Unit, Local Injury Unit, Radiologynad an Out-Patient Department. The Dietetic Department of MGH currently employs 1 WTE Senior Dietitian.
Bantry General Hospital (BGH), located in West Cork, provides acute general hospital services to the population of a unique, rural, large geographical area encompassing West Cork and South Kerry. Its catchment population is 60,000, which increases by approximately 80-100% during the tourist season. The acute hospital services include General Medicine, Medical Assessment Unit, Local Injuries Unit, Acute Stroke Unit, Rehabilitation ward, Medical ward, High Dependency Unit, Endoscopy services, Surgery Day ward and a Palliative Care bed. Other services include Cardiology, Radiology, Laboratory, Outpatients, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, and Dietetics. The Department of Nutrition & Dietetics in BGH has been in place since July 2013 and employs 1.8 WTE dietitians . The Dietetic service encompasses inpatients from all wards; outpatient services are currently limited to Diabetes. There is a strong Multidisciplinary team ethos within the hospital.