Details of Service
Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) is a 150 bedded Tertiary Referral Centre for Maternity, Neonatology and Gynaecology located on the campus of Cork University Hospital. CUMH incorporates Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology Services in the Cork University Hospital Group within the Health Service Executive Southern region. CUMH has approximately 7,000 births per annum and is a tertiary referral centre. Services at CUMH are delivered within the South Women’s and Infants Network (SWHG), Ireland, based on principles of partnership and integration and strongly supports the involvement of the multidisciplinary team in service provision. CUMH is a site for clinical placements for student midwives and student nurses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes delivered in partnership with University College Cork. CUMH Services incorporates the use of the MN-CMS (Maternal Newborn Clinical Management System) into care delivered at CUMH. There are four Maternity Units in the Ireland South Women and Infants Network – University Hospital Waterford, University Hospital Kerry, Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tipperary University Hospital – 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.
The Advanced Midwife Practitioner (AMP) – Birth Trauma and Social Inclusion Service is a specialist, midwifery‑led service designed to provide holistic, trauma‑informed, equitable care to women and birthing people who have experienced traumatic birth, complex psychosocial vulnerabilities, marginalisation or barriers to accessing maternity care. The service is embedded across the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal continuum, with a strong emphasis on psychological safety, dignity, inclusion and continuity of care. It aligns with a trauma‑informed care model, recognising that maternity experiences can trigger or compound trauma and that care must actively prevent re‑traumatisation.
Traumatic birth
Complex psychosocial vulnerabilities
Marginalisation or barriers to accessing maternity care
Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be operational from 2024. Each Health Region will be tasked with population specific planning, resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decision-making closer to the frontline.
Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:
Integrated, locally planned and delivered
Easier to access and navigate
Available closer to home
The HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region. Services in the South West region include the South / South West Hospital Group (SWHG) and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare (CKCH). The Department of Population and Public Health is also now aligned with this health region.
Purpose of the post
The purpose of this post is to develop the clinical, academic, and leadership competencies required to practice as a Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner in Birth Trauma/Social Inclusion. The role supports advanced, evidence‑based midwife‑led care to improve maternal psychological outcomes, service accessibility, and care experience, through early identification and support of birth‑related trauma, provision of specialist midwifery interventions, promotion of equitable and inclusive maternity care, and reduction in long‑term emotional and mental health morbidity.
Early identification and support of birth‑related trauma
Provision of specialist midwifery interventions
Promotion of equitable and inclusive maternity care
Reduction in long‑term emotional and mental health morbidity
The model for the Trauma‑Informed Care Framework is underpinned by trauma‑informed principles:
Realisation – understanding the widespread impact of trauma
Recognition – identifying signs of trauma in women and families
Response – adapting care to support psychological safety
Resisting re‑traumatisation – ensuring care practices minimise triggers
A key model for Social Inclusion Strategy of the service includes:
Proactive outreach and engagement strategies
Use of interpreters and culturally appropriate materials
Flexible appointment models (virtual/community‑based)
Trauma‑informed communication approaches
Partnership with community organisations
The cAMP will gain advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, ultrasound, clinical decision‑making, and service leadership, progressing toward autonomous AMP practice in line with NMBI Standards (2017). The individual will undertake the academic preparation and develop the clinical and leadership skills, competencies and knowledge required to meet the criteria to be registered as a RAMP with NMBI. The scope of the cAMP role must reflect the incremental development of expertise and as such, the cAMP cannot deliver care as an autonomous practitioner. The individual will complete and submit the necessary documentation for registration as an RAMP with NMBI. The role will provide clinical leadership and professional scholarship to develop nursing practice and health policy at local, regional and national levels. The role will contribute to nursing research to shape and advance nursing practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.
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