Details of Service Cork University Hospital (CUH) has approximately 800 beds, increasing to 1,000 after transferring additional services.
It employs about 4,571 staff and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science at University College Cork (UCC), which is its academic partner.
CUH maintains strong relationships with six schools within UCC's Science Faculty, fostering future development opportunities for both service and academia.
CUH is a Major Trauma Centre for Ireland, offering specialties such as Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Neonatology, and Emergency Medicine.
It serves as the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area and the supra-regional areas of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford, and Kilkenny.
The hospital acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for approximately 550,000 people and as a supra-regional centre for 1.2 million.
Six Health Regions are established within the HSE, based on geographical boundaries agreed in July 2019, operational from 2024.
These regions will focus on population-specific planning, resourcing, and service delivery, enhancing accountability and governance, and decentralizing decision-making.
The HSE South West health region manages all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry, including:
South / South West Hospital Group Cork Kerry Community Healthcare Midlands Louth Meath Community Health Organisation Dublin North City and County Community Healthcare Organisation From 3rd March 2025, these services will be integrated into the HSE South West health region.
Purpose of the Post The post holder will be responsible for the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of renal nursing care and staff education.
Renal Department The Department of Renal Medicine at CUH offers treatments for kidney disease, including renal replacement therapies and clinics for CKD, transplant patients, donors, ESKD patients, vasculitis, adolescents, and high-risk pregnancies.
Annually, the department provides over 35,000 in-centre haemodialysis treatments, 15,000 home dialysis treatments, cares for 800 inpatients, manages post-transplant patients, and conducts thousands of outpatient consultations and inquiries.
The Renal CNS role is vital for delivering coordinated care across pre-dialysis, dialysis, and post-transplant stages, working within a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes aligned with the National Renal Office objectives.
The CNS will initially focus on adolescents and adults requiring renal services, emphasizing clinical care, advocacy, education, audit, research, and leadership.
For informal enquiries, please contact:
Ciaran Sweeney – Assistant Director of Nursing : | 087 0921093 Eimear O'Sullivan – People Resourcing : #J-18808-Ljbffr